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OMG Announces Appointment of QAI as their Official OMG Certification Program Representative in India

NEEDHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - The Object Management Group™ (OMG™), is pleased to announce that it has appointed QAI as its official OMG Certification Program representative, to service India. QAI will provide marketing and customer support to individuals and organizations interested in OMG’s three certification programs. For more information on OMG’s Certification Programs, visit the OMG website at http://www.omg.org.

“The OMG is very excited to begin working with QAI to offer our certification programs in India,” said William Hoffman, president, Object Management Group. “India has one of the fastest growing technology economies in the world and we expect that there will be great demand for certification in UML modeling, real-time and embedded systems and business process management.”

“The IT certifications market in India and candidate’s demand for credible and industry aligned international testing programs has grown to sustain India’s competitive position in the global arena. Also, India being a preferred IT outsourcing destination, has a huge market for certifications in technologies like UML and Embedded systems. We are pleased to associate with OMG and look forward to a long term relationship,” said Navyug Mohnot, CEO, QAI India.

About the OMG Certification Programs

OMG Certified UML^® Professional (OCUP): OCUP to provides a certification, an objective indication, of a person’s knowledge of UML^®, OMG’s Unified Modeling Language™. There are three different exam levels: Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced.
OMG Certified Real-time and Embedded Specialist (OCRES): OCRES is a rigorous, comprehensive, and fair test of a person’s knowledge of Real-time and Embedded systems software standards. The examinations test the candidate’s knowledge of OMG’s specifications for distributed real-time and embedded computing.
OMG-Certified Expert in BPM (OCEB): OCEB is currently in the beta test stage of development. When it is completed, it will consist of five examinations, granting five Certifications. Above the single Fundamental level, the program splits into two tracks – one Business-oriented, the other Technically oriented. OCEB will be a rigorous, comprehensive, and fair test of a candidate’s knowledge and skills in the areas of Business Process Management and Business Process Modeling.

OMG has developed these certification programs in partnership with the UML Technology Institute (UTI). More information about these programs, including coverage maps, study and training resources may be found on the OMG website at http://www.omg.org.

About QAI

QAI is a leading global consulting organization set up in Orlando, USA in 1980. QAI addresses ‘Operational Excellence' in IT, BPO and Knowledge intensive service organizations. QAI helps organizations with Project Management, Quality Management, Process Management, Human Capital Management, Innovation Management etc.

QAI, today has regional bases across the globe in the US, India, Singapore, China, Malaysia and UK which help to innovatively distribute and manage engagements across multiple locations. QAI facilitates enhanced competitiveness through multi-faceted interventions leading to Business Improvement through Consulting, Training, People, Process & Assessments, Benchmarking, Certification, Conferences, Resource provisioning through Quality Outsourcing and e-Learning.

QAI has also developed the IP of internationally recognized certification programs – Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) and Certified Software Project Manager (CSPM) – and has certified over 35,000 professionals globally on these offerings.

QAI clients include IBM, Accenture, Wipro, Prudential, Genpact, American Express, Sony, TataMotors and 200 others across 30 countries. For more information, log in to http://www.qaiworldwide.org or http://www.qaiasia.com

About the Object Management Group

OMG is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies, including: Real-time, Embedded and Specialized Systems, Analysis & Design, Architecture-Driven Modernization and Middleware and an even wider range of industries, including: Business Modeling and Integration, C4I, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Legal Compliance, Life Sciences Research, Manufacturing Technology, Robotics, Software-Based Communications and Space.

OMG’s modeling standards, including the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML^®) and Model Driven Architecture^® (MDA^®), enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes, including IT Systems Modeling and Business Process Management. OMG’s middleware standards and profiles are based on the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA^®) and support a wide variety of industries.

More information about OMG can be found at www.omg.org. OMG is headquartered in Needham, MA, USA.

Note to editors: MDA, Model Driven Architecture, OMG Logo, XMI, UML, UML logo and CORBA are registered trademarks, and OMG, Object Management Group, MOF, MDA Logos, BPMN, OCRES, OCUP, OCEB and Unified Modeling Language are trademarks of Object Management Group. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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