EANS-News: adesso to help BARMER GEK conduct software tests as part of major projects
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information/Contracts Subtitle: IT service provider and health insurer close long-running framework contract Dortmund (euro adhoc) - Following an open tender by BARMER GEK, adesso AG has been awarded a strategic partnership framework contract and will now support Germany's largest health insurance provider in its software testing activities. BARMER GEK is undertaking an ever-increasing number of major projects, and the current contract covers the implementation of application tests to ensure their subsequent error-free start-up. To achieve this objective, BARMER GEK will rely on the expertise adesso has accumulated in the field of public health insurance funds and modern software testing procedures. BARMER GEK is currently updating a number of its existing software systems and has selected the SAP-based sector-specific solution oscare® as its core platform. BARMER GEK and adesso have signed a framework contract that runs for several years so the insurance company has full access to expert support for its inhouse IT unit's work on major projects. adesso will use company-wide testing processes to ensure components in BARMER GEK's software solution can be launched as planned and without software errors. To this end, adesso will assign testers with certificates from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) to the job. These highly qualified professionals will not only be familiar with the technical basis of the work, but they are also experts in the relevant processes. Automated testing processes will also be used where possible to ensure particularly efficient testing. BARMER GEK is Germany's largest health insurance company and employees approximately 15,000 people at over 800 offices and branches nationwide. The company handles the health insurance needs of some 8.7 million people. The Executive Board Further inquiry note: Martin Möllmann Manager Investor Relations Tel.: +49 231 930-9330 E-Mail: ir@adesso.de end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: adesso AG Stockholmer Allee 24 D-44269 Dortmund phone: +49 231 930-9330 FAX: +49 231 930-9331 mail: ir@adesso.de WWW: http://www.adesso-group.de sector: Computing & Information Technology ISIN: DE000A0Z23Q5 indexes: CDAX stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/general standard: Frankfurt language: English
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