Software Quality Systems AG

Software Quality Systems AG (SQS) is a consultancy company based in Cologne (Germany). The company describes itself as the largest independent provider of software testing and quality management services.

The SQS Group was founded in Cologne in 1982 and has around 1,450 employees. SQS has a strong presence in Germany and the UK and subsidiaries in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Overall, SQS has offices in 13 countries. Furthermore, SQS has a minor stake in an operation in Portugal and a partnership operation in Spain.

In 2008, the group achieved revenues of 143 million euros. SQS is listed on the London STOCK Exchange (AIM) and has a second listing on the Open Market on Deutsche Börse, Frankfurt.

Business activities

The group company’s main business activities involve the provision of products and services within the scope of software quality assurance, software quality management and software testing. All services form part of a consultancy concept that covers the entire software lifecycle. Further SQS services also include managed testing services, management services for the long-term outsourcing, offshoring and homeshoring of software tests, tool solutions and high end engineering in test systems and embedded systems. The company particularly focuses on the following activities: test management, test environment analysis, internet and web testing, SAP system testing, test asset management, health checks, performance and load tests and test automation. By taking on the role of an independent quality manager, SQS assesses existing testing processes and provides tool and measure recommendations that are tailored to specific customer requirements.

The company operates in many different business fields, including finance, industry & engineering, mass media & entertainment, transport & logistics, telecommunications, IT services, civil service and energy.

SQS clients include Barclays, BP, Credit Suisse, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post AG, Dresdner Bank, Eurobet, Eurogate, MessageLabs, Phoenics, T-Mobile, T-Systems and Zurich Group.

A further important facet of the company’s business activities is its education division, in particular its courses for the ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualification Board) and ISEB (Information Systems Examination Board), and the IT conference market. With nine well-established events in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Ireland, Australia, Scandinavia, [[Austria] and [South Africa]], the ‘iqnite’ conferences (formerly: Software & Systems Quality Conferences) are among extant quality management and software testing conferences.

Locations

• Egypt (Cairo)
• Germany (Frankfurt am Main, Görlitz, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Stuttgart)
• Finland (Helsinki)
• UK (Belfast, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Woking)
• India (Pune)
• Ireland (Dublin)
• The Netherlands (Houten)
• Norway (Oslo)
• Austria (Vienna)
• Portugal (Lisbon)
• Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg)
• Switzerland (Geneva, Zurich)
• Spain (business partnership)
• South Africa (Westville)
• USA (Dallas)

External links

• www.sqs-uk.com Company's UK website
• www.sqs-group.com SQS Group website