3i Infotech awarded STQC’s
Capability Approval Certification
Mumbai, April 9, 2008 – 3i
Infotech, a global provider of IT solutions and the fourth largest Indian
Software Product company*, has been awarded a “Capability Approval
Certificate” by the STQC (Standardisation, Testing & Quality
Certification) Directorate, Department of Information Technology (DIT),
Government of India. This certification is the first of its kind, among IT
companies doing work in e-governance in India.
STQC recently
launched the “Website Quality Certification Scheme”, based on International
/ National standards for both Public and Private Websites, to fulfill the
needs of the developers and users for a website quality certification. STQC
used broad integrated engineering based evaluation methods for the
assessment and comparison of the complex website quality scheme.
The scheme is based on two parameters:
- International Standard (ISO/IEC 23026:2006 Software Engineering
– Recommended Practice for the Internet - Web Site Engineering, Web Site
Management, and Web Site Life Cycle).
- Guidelines for Indian
Government Websites developed by National Informatics Centre, Department of
Information Technology, Government of India.
The scheme
had two broad categories for Certification:
- Capability Approval
Certification – provided to the Company for having a capability to develop
websites as per the guidelines in the scheme.
- Website Quality
Certification – Provided to a website/portal as per the guidelines of the
Scheme.
Mr. Anirudh Prabhakaran, Chief Executive
Officer, South Asia, 3i Infotech, on receiving the certificate said, “Over
the years eGovernance has become a major focus area for 3i Infotech. I thank
STQC for bestowing this honor, as it recognises our capability and effort in
this space. The value of such websites is truly felt when they deliver the
right information and services to their target audience. We feel that the
success of such websites depends not just on the technological aspect, but
also when they prove to be a user friendly medium. Thus, we at 3i Infotech
have tried to ensure that the information available on the web site meets
the user’s needs and expectations, while matching the international
technology standards”.
The Capability Approval Certification
has been awarded to 3i Infotech for their capability to develop websites as
per the guidelines in the scheme formulated by the Government.
The scheme will provide users the confidence that
best practices have been followed by the companies in respect of quality,
security, legal compliance and ethical requirements, along with other key
requirements for the engineering and management of websites.
3i Infotech
is one of the top 4 Indian Software Products Companies.* The company
provides software products and IT services (Managed IT Services, Application
Software Development & Maintenance, Payment Services, Business
Intelligence, IT Consulting, BPO, Document Imaging & Digitization and
Data Warehousing) for the Insurance, Banking, Capital Markets, Mutual Funds,
Government, Manufacturing, Retail & Distribution verticals. The company
services customers in over 50 countries across 5 continents. 3i Infotech is
SEI CMMI Level 5 compliant for its Software services and ISO 9001:2000
certified for its IT Infrastructure and BPO services.
For more information, please contact:
M.B.
Battliwala
Senior General Manager
3i Infotech Limited
Akruti
Centre Point, 6th Floor
M.I.D.C Central Road
Next to Marol
Telephone Exchange
Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 093
India
Tel: 91-22-39145700
Fax: 91-22-39145520
Email: corporate@3i-infotech.com
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