Borland buys process consulting firm

SCOTTS VALLEY, California: Borland Software Corporation, a provider of Software Delivery Optimization solutions, has announced the acquisition of TeraQuest Metrics, Inc., a global process consulting firm based in Austin, Texas.

The acquisition will enable Borland to create one of the industry's most comprehensive process optimization practices, leveraging TeraQuest's deep experience and proven offerings in CMMI, software improvement, quality assurance and risk management, informs a company press release.

"The acquisition, our new process optimization practice and the addition of Borland's first Chief Process Officer significantly enhances our ability to bring Software Delivery Optimization to market," said Dale Fuller, CEO and president of Borland Software. "People at TeraQuest were co-authors of the various Capability Maturity Models, the industry's pre-eminent guides for process improvement and the standards by which software organizations' capabilities are measured. TeraQuest's consultants and process optimization assets will be an excellent addition to Borland's best-in-class technology."

The process component that TeraQuest brings to Borland's existing Software Delivery Optimization solutions will help organizations more easily align people, processes and technology in the software lifecycle. It is this alignment that can help transform software development from an unpredictable art form into a more managed and repeatable business process, stated the release.

"TeraQuest has spent the last 12 years partnering with global organizations to strengthen their business and software development processes," said Bill Curtis, co-founder of TeraQuest and now Borland's Chief Process Officer. "Over the years we've learned that successfully improving a software organization's effectiveness requires the integration of business, development and deployment teams through a seamless process. We're excited to combine our process expertise with Borland's global reach and superior products to offer customers a more complete solution."

"We are seeing increased interest from organizations to drive up productivity and to utilize metrics," states Thomas Murphy, vice president with the META Group. "Vendors that can provide highly productive tools combined with process automation, metrics and training will be best positioned to deliver strong customer value."

Over the years, TeraQuest has provided the Fortune 200 and governments with assessments, consulting, certification, measurement and training to improve software and business operations. TeraQuest will now become a part of Borland's worldwide services organization.

TeraQuest consultants, who average 25 years of industry experience, will join Borland experts to form the company's new Process Optimization Practice. This practice will provide the resources that customers need to develop, extend and deploy software process across the enterprise.

Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.