Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Sonata inaugurates second Microsoft Offsite Facility

Leading IT consulting and software services provider Sonata Software today announced the opening of Sonata’s second Offsite Facility (OF) for Microsoft at Sonata’s new Global Village facility in Bangalore. The first OF which is in Sonata’s Hyderabad office, has been operational since 2006. The new development centre has been designed keeping in mind flexible, scalable and independent operations. The facility will provide design, development, testing, production and maintenance of Microsoft’s products.
A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Sonata engages with Microsoft over multiple engagement models, technologies, platforms and geographies. With Sonata’s wide array of service offerings, the state-of-the-art facility promises to deliver high-impact solutions for Microsoft.
Inaugurating the facility, Mr Hal Howard, general manager, Microsoft Dynamics, said “Sonata has been a key partner for Microsoft in our commitment to provide best-of-breed ‘People Ready’ solutions to our customers. Sonata’s deep domain knowledge and technical skills help us ensure accelerated development cycles, improved time-to-market and increased competitive agility.”
Speaking on the occasion, President and Managing Director of Sonata Software, Mr B Ramaswamy stated, “We continue to invest aggressively to build capacity in order to serve our customers. This strategy allows us to quickly scale our organization, support the business demands of our global customer base, and further establish our leadership position in Software Product Development services. Our relationship with Microsoft is an intrinsic component of Sonata’s growth strategy and continues to provide significant synergistic opportunities for both companies. We are committed to delivering world-class IT solutions and services with flexible delivery models to support Microsoft’s global expansion plans.”