News – 2009

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Qentinel in RWSUG seminar on 27.1.2010 (22.12.2009)

Rational- and WebSphere - User Group organizes their annual RWSUG seminar on Wednesday 27.1.2010 at IBM's headquarters in Helsinki. This years theme in the seminar is "Added Value in High Quality - Mission Impossible?"

During the afternoon the top names in the industry are sharing there views on how quality can be produced and developed cost-efficiently in software projects. Key-Note speaker is Jean-Lois Vignaud (Product Management Lead for Rational CCM products). In addition the programme includes e.g. example case of an electric medical report archiving, novelties in Jazz-technology, electronic trade, and the From Business requirements to Testing - pilot project of RWSUG.

Qentinel's CEO Esko Hannula will give a presentation "How quality assurance is done in buyer-supplier interface?" in the seminar.

More information: http://www.rwsug.fi/default.asp?path=1;39;584

Qentinel in TalentIT-event at 5.11.2009 in Dipoli (16.12.2009)

Qentinel participated once again, for the seventh time, to the TalentIT recruitment event on November 5. organized in Dipoli. Also this year Qentinel had many interested visitors at it's standand and made new contacts to future professionals. This year there were altogether 44 companies as exhibitors, of which Qentinel was the only company specialized in professional testing and quality assurance services.

Qentinel's fiscal year 1.7.2008-30.6.2009 (5.11.2009)

Qentinel's fiscal year 2008-2009 (1.7.2008 - 30.6.2009) was challenging. Autumn 2008 brought along a global finance crisis that very rapidly manifested itself as a serious recession in Finnish industries. Effects were soon seen also in Qentinel's business. When investments into information systems and product development decreased, also the demand for quality assurance services was declined rapidly. Large projects were rare but demand for the professional QA services remained steady. Qentinel's turnover on the fiscal period 2008 - 2009 was 5.3 million Euros and profit after taxes was 0.34 million Euros. These numbers were clearly behind our targets, but taking the market conditions into consideration they can be considered reasonable. The outlook in the global economy turned somewhat more optimistic in summer 2009. This change has been visible also in the beginning of the new fiscal year. We are predicting moderate growth and improvement of profitability for the fiscal period 2009 - 2010.

Qentinel received certificate of credit Rating classification AAA® (23.09.2009)

Soliditet Finland has again this year acknowledged Qentinel with a certificate for the highest credit Rating classification AAA®. Only 4,3 % of all companies in Finland achieve the same rating. Out of seven different ratings, AAA® is the highest.

Qentinel's Successful Software Acquisition - Breakfast seminar 16.10.2009 (18.09.2009)

Welcome to Qentinel's Breakfast seminar on 16.10.2009

SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITION - QUALITY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IS QUALITY OF LIFE

In this seminar we are delving into quality assurance and testing operations related to the deployment and maintenance of software packages.

We are focusing on topics that are important in succeeding, such as requirements analysis and testing of package software, and quality assurance of upgrades.

This seminar is useful to anyone taking part in package software and package system acquisitions, those responsible of deployment and maintenance projects, and people taking part in project's testing and quality assurance.

Date and time: 16.10.2009 at 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Location: Restaurant Pääposti, Auditorio, Mannerheiminaukio 1 C, Helsinki

The seminar is held (mainly) in Finnish (more information).

Qentinel speaking at HITA's fall seminar (12.08.2009)

The Helsinki IT Association's (HITA) AKVA Club (active decision-makers) organizes as continuation to last fall a seminar with new views and experiences, on the cruise route Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki on 30.9. - 2.10.2009. The topic of the fall seminar is "Does Agile help, testing produce, scrum save?" Qentinel is participating with Esko Hannula's presentation "How can you insure the success of IT acquisition?". Other companies speaking in this seminar focusing on agile projects and tools are Asianajotoimisto Hannes Snellman, IBM, Microsoft, Sininen Meteoriitti and Talent Partners.

A performance testing workshop at Qentinel together with Sytyke 3.9. at 9:00-14:00 (11.08.2009)

The special interest group of testing operating in Sytyke, a Finnish association for persons working in various system design tasks, is organizing together with Qentinel a workshop concentrating in performance testing. The workshop will be held 3.9. at 9:00 - 14:00. The workshop is in Finnish.

The program and additional information of Sytyke here.

Qentinel participating again in Sytyke boat seminar (29.06.2009)

Qentinel attends the Sytyke boat seminar 2009. Theme this year is "Software smoothly - How to be in the project's driver's seat". The seminar is held on 9.9. - 11.9.2009 on Viking Gabriella cruiser. Software project theme is discussed in many viewpoints; the needed level of professional skills during the time of change, different project models, communication, management of change, what are the elements of a successful project, to name a few. Qentinel's speech is "What does the future's tester look like?". More information here.

Qentinel's phone number changes (1.06.2009)

Qentinel's phone numbers change starting from 5.6.2009. The new switch number is 075 7555 300, and our sales can be reached at 075 7555 310. Fax number is 075 7555 399. Other numbers do not change.

Qentinel's Successful acquisition - Breakfast seminar 15.5.2009 (22.04.2009)

Welcome to Qentinel's Breakfast seminar on 15.5.

SUCCESFUL ACQUISITION - QUALITY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IS QUALITY OF LIFE

In this seminar, Qentinel's experts share their experiences on quality assurance and testing when insuring IT projects' success. The important parts for succeeding are being discussed: hooking testing up already when defining business requirements, securing quality assurance in projects with multiple suppliers, and investing in producing correct and useful quality information.

Date and time: 15.5.2009 at 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Location: Restaurant Pääposti, Auditorio, Mannerheiminaukio 1 C, Helsinki

This seminar is useful to the decision makers of IT projects, and for those preparing them, as well as to project responsible persons and all taking part in testing and quality assurance in IT projects. The seminar is held in Finnish (more information here).