NEW DELHI, INDIA: CSC, a leading global information technology services firm, and iTKO (Interactive TKO, Inc.), producer of the award-winning LISATM suite of testing, validation and virtualization solutions, has announced that the companies have collaborated to offer a SOA testing service to CSC customers and joint prospects.

The offering consists of:

• A proven test and delivery methodology based on successful CSC and iTKO engagements, which have been optimized for the complex and changing nature of enterprise software based on distributed, multi tier, service-based architectures
• CSC testing resources within a SOA Testing Center of Excellence in Chennai, India, and experienced delivery personnel in the field
• “Powered by LISA” service teams

“CSC offers end-to-end business transformation services to address complex business scenarios within and across enterprises,” said Krishnaswamy Subrahmaniam, president of CSC’s operations in India. He added, “This SOA testing collaboration is a strategic part of our independent verification and validation service offerings and will help us deliver a software solution to enable our customers to transform their business reliably, with reduced total cost of ownership and improved time to market.”

“We are excited about working with CSC to build and deliver innovative test and virtualization solutions for top financial, healthcare, technology and government customers,” said Shridhar Mittal, CEO, iTKO.  “This relationship brings customers a full complement of very specialized SOA testing expertise within CSC’s SOA Test Center of Excellence, combined with unparalleled capabilities for automating unit, functional, regression, load and performance testing and service virtualization, powered by iTKO LISA software,” he added.