Sonata Partners With TMMi Foundation

Sonata Partners With TMMi Foundation

BANGALORE, India, March 23, 2010--     Sonata Software (BSE: 532221 )(NSE: SONATSOFTW), a leading IT consulting
and software services provider, today announced that it has joined the TMMi
Foundation. The TMMi Foundation is an independent non-profit organization
dedicated to improving testing processes and software quality on a global
scale. As a part of this initiative, Sonata will contribute to the
development and review of new levels of TMMi. Sonata will also participate
in the overall awareness and growth initiatives of the foundation that are
targeted towards improving global testing standards.

    TMMi Foundation is committed to promoting the uptake of TMMi
model as an international industry standard for assessing and rating
organizations' testing process capabilities. Over the years, the TMMi
standards have gained acceptance with many organizations across the globe,
for standardizing and streamlining testing processes as well as optimizing
the overall cost of quality.

    Sonata has established itself as a prominent player in
software testing services, helping organizations achieve predictable and
improved software quality levels to meet their business goals. With Sonata's
Test Consulting Services (SonnetQcheck), based on the Test Maturity Model
(TMM), 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. By joining hands with TMMi Foundation, Sonata will
further enhance its capabilities of developing a common, robust model of test
process assessment in the industry.

    Mr. C.V. Narayanan, Head - Testing Practice, Sonata Software,
said, "More companies across geographies are looking at streamlining their
testing operations and are using software quality as a catalyst to optimize
the overall cost of IT. The metric and KPI-based TMMi framework, combined
with Sonata's expertise in implementing a continuous improvement framework,
will especially benefit enterprises that are looking at adding credibility to
their testing processes."

    Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Klaus Olsen, Commercial Work
Stream Chair, TMMi Foundation said, "The TMMi Foundation is pleased to
welcome Sonata Software as one of its newest supporting organizations. The
Foundation is dedicated to improving test processes and practice in the
software industry. Our prime focus is the development of a common, reference
model for test process assessment and improvement in IT organizations. Our
association with Sonata will enable us to work actively and continuously
towards our stated objectives and improve testing processes for everyone."

    The partnership with TMMi Foundation will help Sonata to
reinforce its position as a leading provider of Consulting-Led Testing
Services in the industry.

    "We will be able to strengthen our offerings by aligning our
approach completely with TMMi best practices. Sonata will leverage this
enhanced capability to help its clients in adoption of latest TMMi
methodologies to mitigate testing challenges, improve testing efficiencies
and reduce the overall cost of operations," Mr. Narayanan further added.

    Sonata's Testing Services also include ERP Testing, Tools
Setup, Test Automation, Managed Testing as well as Performance and Security
Testing.

   
    For further information, please contact:

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

    http://www.sonata-software.com

Source: Sonata Software Ltd.

For further information, please contact: Swati Sengupta, Sonata Software Limited, Tel : +91-80-30971999, swati.sengupta@sonata-software.com .