NelsonHall Rates Sonata's Consulting-Led Approach to Testing and its Vertical Specific Offerings as Key Differentiators in the Industry

MIDDLESEX, England and BANGALORE, India, August 5, 2010 - NelsonHall, the leading analyst and advisory firm, in its
latest report, has highlighted several specificities which differentiate
Sonata Software (www.sonata-software.com), from other similar-sized IT
services providers based out of India. Among these are Sonata's offerings for
verticals such as Travel, Transportation and Logistics (TTL), Life Sciences
and Manufacturing, and its strong presence in Europe. Sonata has also
received high ratings from NelsonHall for its structured consulting-led
approach in large Testing engagements. Sonata Software's Testing Practice
provides an alternative to those by tier-one Indian offshoring firms, affirms
the analyst firm.

According to the report, Sonata's ability to scale up resources, train
and deploy them on projects and invest in IP-creation, strengthens its
position in the Testing services industry.

Sonata offers a comprehensive Testing service portfolio
covering functional Testing areas such as System Testing, System Integration
Testing, Compatibility Testing and Localization Testing. The portfolio also
includes consulting and specialized offerings such as Agile Testing, Testing
Automation, Performance Testing and Security Testing and Compliance.

Sonata has established itself as a prominent player in
software Testing services, helping organisations achieve predictable and
improved software quality levels to meet their business goals. Sonata's
Independent Testing Practice provides independent validation and verification
services to enterprises globally, helping them reduce the cost of quality
during the entire application lifecycle management process. Sonata also
leverages its strategic partnerships and alliances with global technology
leaders such as HP (Platinum Partner), Radview, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and
TMMi to provide the best-of-breed Testing tools, infrastructure and services
to its customers. Sonata's customers have experienced 30 to 40 percent
improvement in efficiency, both in terms of costs and quality, in addition to
faster Testing cycles and better control on RoI.

With Sonata's efficient Managed Testing Services, enterprises
can achieve significant business benefits such as reduced costs, enhanced
productivity and improved software quality. Sonata leverages its repository
of best practices, techniques like Risk-based Testing and SonnetTEST - its
Regression Test Automation framework — to reduce the automation effort and
time.

Sonata has come up with a pay-per-use offering specific to performance
Testing, which includes hardware as well as software tools, license cost and
execution services. This will eliminate any capital investments on
infrastructure and licensing of tools and help enterprises to move from
capital expenditure (capex) to operational expenditure (opex) models.

Mr. C.V. Narayanan, Head - Managed Testing and Web
Technologies, Sonata Software, said, "We are delighted that our best
practices, offerings and capabilities are being acknowledged by an industry
expert like NelsonHall. The report reinforces Sonata's leadership position in
the Testing services industry and is testimony to our ability to provide
innovative solutions that deliver real business results."

To access the full report register here: Sonata-NelsonHall Report
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ts/current/testing_Vendor_profile_a_nelson_hall_report.html)

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    For further information, please contact:

    Srihari K
    Sonata Software Limited
    UK: Tel: +44-20-8863-8833
    hari@sonata-software.com

    Swati Sengupta
    India: Tel: +91-80-30971999
    swati.sengupta@sonata-software.com

For further information, please contact: Srihari K, Sonata Software Limited, UK: Tel: +44-20-8863-8833, hari at sonata-software.com; Swati Sengupta, India: Tel: +91-80-30971999, swati.sengupta at sonata-software.com