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AppLabs 
Type Private Industry Software testing, IT Services Founded Hyderabad, India (2001) Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Key people Sashi Reddi, Founder & Chairman Employees 2800 Website http://www.applabs.com/ AppLabs is a software quality assurance/management testing company operating out of India, United States and United Kingdom. The company has emerged as the global provider of Web Application Software security testing services by acquiring US-based KeyLabs Inc and UK-based IS Integration in 2005 and 2006. On September 14, 2011 Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) acquired Applabs.
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History
According to company's official website, AppLabs was established by Sashi Reddi in 2001 in the city of Hyderabad, with the initial seed money provided by the venture capital company Sequoia Capital. AppLabs was created at a time when the concept of independent third party testing or an unbiased quality check for software was in its infancy. Outsourced IT Projects involved development and software testing activities rolled into one and it was awarded to a single company.
On september 14, 2011 Computer Science Corporation(CSC) acquired Applabs. Promoters of Applabs hold 40% stake, private equity firm Westbridge Capital holds 50% and employees hold 10%, Applabs Founder and Chief Executive Officer Shashi Reddy told media persons here. The company has revenues of over $16 billion.
Acquisitions
- 2005: KeyLabs
- 2006: IS Integration
- 2010: ValueMinds
- 2011: Applabs acquired by CSC
Offices
The company has three major headquarters in the three markets it operates in: India, USA and UK. In India, the nerve centre of testing activity is located in the DLF building in Gachibowli, Hyderabad(AP Capital twin cities). The company returned to Cyber Towers. This year AppLabs completely shifted away from the 'Global Engineering Centre' building to SEZ zone (DLF and Cyber Towers in Hyderabad)
- USA Headquarters - located in Philadelphia, PA, USA
- India Headquarters - located in Hyderabad, India
- European Headquarters - located in London, United Kingdom
External links
- AppLabs
- TEST Magazine : Offshore testing with a global reach
- Professional Tester: Better than life
- Silicon India : The Changing face of Software Testing
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