Sonata Software Achieves SEI CMMI Level 5, the highest standard in Quality Software Delivery

onata Software (www.sonata-software.com), a leading IT consulting and software services provider, today announced that it has been assessed at Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 5 (Version 1.2-Development Model) for its development centres in Bangalore and Hyderabad. The Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) assessment was done by QAI Global Services. The assessment covered Development, Testing, Maintenance and Support Projects at the centres.


The assessment recognises Sonata's capability to provide high quality software solutions through robust software development processes. It also signifies Sonata's commitment towards delivery excellence, process maturity and service quality ensuring timely and best-in-class solutions for its customers globally.

Developed by Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University, USA, CMMI Maturity Level 5 is the highest level of process maturity that independently verifies an organization's capabilities to continuously enhance its processes through incremental and innovative process and technological improvements. CMMI Maturity Level 5 affirms the organization's ability to statistically manage the sub-processes in order to achieve process and business objectives.

Mr. Gururaj Managuli, Lead Appraiser, QAI Global Services said, "It was good to see the diligence shown by the organization in application of CMMI so as to maximize benefits. People across all levels are interested and excited about process improvements especially in using statistical techniques and models."

Mr. P Srikar Reddy, Chief Operating Officer, Sonata Software said, “We are proud of this achievement as the assessment further reinforces our commitment to continuous process maturity at the organization level which are in line with the best practices in the industry. At Sonata our focus has always been towards quality and on-time delivery to our customers. The accreditation reflects Sonata’s commitment to delivering measurable business results and will enable us to enhance our global competitiveness.”

About SEI & CMMI

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) The SEI is a federally funded research and development center conducting software engineering research in acquisition, architecture and product lines, process improvement and performance measurement, security, and system of systems and dependability.



Developed by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a set of three models - Development, Services, and Acquisition. The model practices enable an improvement infrastructure, allowing process and performance improvements across five different levels. CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) provides a comprehensive integrated set of guidelines for developing products and services.



About Sonata Software Limited

Sonata Software (www.sonata-software.com), headquartered in Bangalore, India, is a leading IT consulting and services company. Sonata's customers are located across the US, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its key business segments include Product Engineering (ISV), Enterprise IT and Travel, Transportation and Logistics. As per the industry rankings released by NASSCOM for FY 2009-10, Sonata Software figured among the Top 20 IT Software Services Exporters in India for the third consecutive year. Sonata has been recognized for its excellence in providing Software/ISV R&D and Cloud Computing Services to global customers by Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Sonata features both under the Software/ISV as well as Cloud Computing verticals in Zinnov’s “Execution Zone”.

Zinnov acknowledges Sonata’s excellence in providing Software/ISV R&D and Clouices to global customersd Computing Serv

Sonata Software (www.sonata-software.com), a leading IT consulting and software services provider, today announced that it has been rated as a specialist in providing innovative Outsourced Product Development (OPD) services to organizations globally by Zinnov Management Consulting, a leading globalization advisory firm. Zinnov has recently released its Global R&D Service Providers Rating for the year 2010-2011 based on a comprehensive study conducted across R&D service providers.

The rating is based on multiple parameters including the size of the organisation, R&D practice and maturity, industry presence, innovation and expertise. Sonata’s ability to deliver complete product development services to customers and emerge as the partner of choice for companies looking at offshoring as a strategic initiative was the key to its inclusion in the OPD segment. In the Cloud Computing vertical, Sonata is featured for its comprehensive services that enable product companies in SaaSification of their products as well as helps enterprises in the adoption of Cloud technologies to improve operational efficiencies and optimize costs.
A pioneer in the product development space, Sonata has provided services to over 100 software product companies since 1992. Sonata’s expertise in product development spans across Enterprise Products and Embedded Systems as well as Internet and Social Media applications. Sonata has a specialized array of services and solution accelerators to meet the requirements of each of these unique sub-segments.
Sonata’s unique 360° partnership model empowers all business functions within a product company such as engineering, professional services as well as go-to-market activities.  The partnership model helps product companies optimize their engineering budget and achieve faster time-to-market.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. C.V. Narayanan, Vice President, Sonata Software stated, “This recognition from Zinnov further reinforces our leadership position in the industry. Our commitment is reflected in our willingness to offer risk-reward and output based pricing models in our engagements with the product companies and also in our investments in proprietary solution accelerators that offer reduced time to market and cost advantages to the customers.”

“We congratulate Sonata on their performance and featuring both under the Software/ISV as well as Cloud Computing verticals in Zinnov’s “Execution Zone”. Our launched framework called ‘Zinnov Zones’ present a unique perspective on the capabilities of service providers as potential partners for global engineering customers. ‘Zinnov Zones’ provide a dashboard view of the stage of evolution of product engineering services practice at a vertical / overall level and we are happy to recognize Sonata for their capabilities in the Software / ISV as well as the Cloud space,” said Mr. Pari Natarajan, Chief Executive Officer, Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Sonata showcases a host of solutions for Enterprises and Independent Software Vendors at Convergence 2011

Sonata Software (www.sonata-software.com), a leading IT consulting and software services provider, announced that it is showcasing its Microsoft Dynamics solutions for Enterprises and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) at the premier Microsoft Dynamics event Convergence 2011 in Atlanta, United States. Sonata Software, a Microsoft Gold Certified partner is a silver sponsor at Convergence 2011. At the event, Sonata is also showcasing its specialized Microsoft Dynamics solutions for the Retail and Professional Services industry.


Sonata a global partner for Microsoft is a member of the Technology Adoption Program for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Sonata has established Microsoft Dynamics, Business Intelligence and Information Worker competency centers which are involved in providing framework based solutions, implementations, global roll outs, upgrades and support services to Enterprises and ISVs.

Sonata's extensive project experience in Microsoft technologies, rich experience of implementing earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX, including Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, and early exposure to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 establishes it as a partner for Enterprises and ISVs to upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

“Over the past two decades, we have worked together with Microsoft to help customers streamline their business processes and stay ahead in the competitive market. We are excited about the launch of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and are confident that its robust and scalable foundation will enable us to provide customized solutions to our customers helping them to meet their business objectives,” said Mr. P.V.S.N. Raju, Head - Enterprise Solutions & Microsoft CoE, Sonata Software Ltd.

“As an early adopter of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Sonata has made significant investments in building solutions for ISVs and Enterprises. We have also successfully built vertical add-ons for some key verticals such as Retail and PSA. We can foresee a strong momentum for the solution among Enterprises and ISVs and we look forward to leveraging the platform to reach out to newer markets,” he further added.

Sonata in the last few years has strengthened its portfolio of solutions and offerings for the retail industry, enabling more than 35 customers in this space implement the right technology to deliver business results. Sonata has established a “Retail Showcase Centre” and a “Centre of Excellence” on Microsoft Dynamics to offer solutions that can cater to the specific business and technology requirements of the customers. Sonata’s offerings on Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail enables Enterprises and mid-sized specialty Retailers to achieve a deep level of integration across point of sale, store management, supply chain, merchandising and financials and deliver business productivity while enhancing customer service through a single integrated solution.

Sonata’s offerings and professional services built on Microsoft Dynamics AX help customers to integrate information, project activity and financial data. By partnering with Sonata organisations are able to save time, increase profitability and experience unmatched service. Sonata's Microsoft Dynamics solutions are powered by Sonnets -- a family of reusable frameworks built on Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Sonnets are very amenable to customizations to suit an organization's unique business requirements. These solution assets help organizations rapidly deploy Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and achieve higher RoI faster. Sonata provides tailor made reusable frameworks for the Construction, Real Estate, Consumer Product Goods, Retail and Professional services Industry.
Sonata leverages on its rich experience of over 120 packaged application implementations to provide a gamut of services on Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics CRM to customers and partners, helping them benefit from their rich features and functionalities to derive more business value.

About Sonata Software Limited

Sonata Software (www.sonata-software.com), headquartered in Bangalore, India, is a leading IT consulting and services company. Sonata's customers are located across the US, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its key business segments include Product Engineering (ISV), Enterprise IT and Travel, Transportation and Logistics. As per the industry rankings released by NASSCOM for FY 2009-10, Sonata Software figured among the Top 20 IT Software Services Exporters in India for the third consecutive year. Sonata has been ranked among Top 10 R&D Services players globally by Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Zinnov has rated Sonata 6th in the Software Products segment.

Sonata opens office in Netherlands

Sonata Software, a leading IT consulting and software services provider, has announced the opening of its new office in the European region. Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the office will cater to the requirements of Sonata’s growing number of customers in the BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) countries. This move will further strengthen Sonata’s ties with its European customers and improve its understanding of the local European IT markets.


“Our long-term strategy is to establish a local presence in all the key markets, and be where the customers are. The Netherlands office further extends our footprint in the European region and provides us an opportunity to offer near shore support to our customers in the BeNeLux market,” said Mr. B Ramaswamy, President and Managing Director, Sonata Software Limited.

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“Europe is a strategic market for Sonata. This new office will facilitate us to strengthen our relationships with the existing European customers, identify and initiate new business opportunities, and actively promote our services and offerings in the region,” he further added.

With this new office, the total number of Sonata’s offices outside India increases to 12. 6 of these are in the US, 4 in Europe, 1 in the Middle East and 1 in Singapore.

Sonata partners with TMMi Foundation

Sonata Software, 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.

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.”