Exigen Services Successfully Passes the Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Audit

San Francisco, CA, March 21, 2011 --(PR.com)-- On February, 24, 2011 Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance has confirmed certification renewal of Exigen Services business entities in Latvia and Lithuania upon the successfully completed audit.

As a result Exigen Services Baltic offices have received the ISO 9001:2008 certification for Quality Management Systems (QMS), an internationally recognized standard for a quality management system demonstrating an ability to consistently provide products that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and focusing on the ongoing improvement of the system.

The scope of the audit included design, development, implementation and maintenance of bespoke IT solutions: application software as well as independent testing of software products.

The audit report included the following observations: “Exigen Services possesses a mature quality system that is well implemented and maintained. Overall, both the Latvian and Lithuanian offices have given the impression of a particularly high level of commitment to the quality system at all levels and adherence to the established quality procedures. The activities as sampled indicated that the QMS continues to be effectively operated in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 requirements.“

Maris Dreimanis, Deputy COO, Quality Management at Exigen Services Latvia had this to say about the results: "We continue to demonstrate our commitment to strengthening the excellence in software development services, while creating and effectively maintaining the right structure, policies and business routines. The latest Lloyd's audit that we have passed and the resulting certification is a proof of our consistent efforts to achieve the highest standards as an organization in IT business. This also serves as an incentive for continuous development and improvements."

“As one of the leading IT outsourcing organizations in Eastern and Northern Europe, we are proud to have excelled in such quality assessment and. It also is vital for us to choose IT-specific certification of Quality Management System, which is done by opting to use Tick IT schema." Maris Dreimanis added.

About ISO 9001:2008
The ISO 9001:2008 standards give organizations an opportunity to add value to their activities and continually improve performance by focusing on their major processes. The standards place great emphasis on developing quality management systems that are closely linked to the organization’s processes and their continual improvement. As a result, it directs users to the achievement of business targets, such as customer satisfaction.

About Exigen Services
Exigen® Services is an Inc. 5000 global IT company that provides a lower risk alternative to conventional application outsourcing. The company combines advanced development methodologies with value-based project governance and performance-based contracts to mitigate outsourcing risks and provide a higher return on IT project investments.

Since 2000, Exigen Services has been a global leader in the use of distributed Agile methods for rapid and precise systems development throughout the banking, insurance, brokerage, healthcare, telecommunications, government and media industries. Exigen Services has achieved high honors in a variety of independent lists and rankings, including Brown & Wilson's Black Book of Outsourcing in 2008, Global Services 100 in 2009, Global Outsourcing 100 in 2009 and Inc Magazine’s 2009 Inc5000. Clients range from mid-sized growth companies to Fortune 500 organizations, and include Sun Microsystems, CSC, T-Mobile and Westpac Bank.

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