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Software Testing : Principles and Practice

Srinivasan Desikan is the author of one of the best selling book "Software Testing - Principles and Practices". He has occupied a variety of technical and management positions at Novell Inc., Wipro, Talisma, Siebel and Agile Software.
He has delivered talks on testing at international conferences both in India and abroad, such as QAI-India, ASIASTAR-2002 (Melbourne, Australia), PSQT/PSTT-2003 (Washington, USA), SPIN (Chennai) and STeP-IN (Bangalore) A post-graduate in computer applications from Pondicherry Engineering College, he is currently the convener of the quality forum at the Bangalore Chamber of Industries and Commerce (BCIC).

• Author of best selling book Software Testing : Principles and Practice, 1/e Published: 2006 List Price: Rs. 275 (India) ; ISBN-10: 817758295X, ISBN-13: 978-8177582956; Also available through http://www.amazon.com/ for International readers
• Honarary advisor to companies on software testing and Quality processes
• Syllabus board member and advisor to academic institutes on software testing and software engineering
• Founder member for STeP-IN/STEP-AUTO Forums that conducts conferences on software testing

BCS awards testing book 10/10

Co-authored by Experimentus' Consultancy Director, Geoff Thomson, Software Testing: An ISEB Foundation, has received more outstanding accolades; topping the ratings in a number of recent reviews carried out by the BCS and Amazon.
Already �the best selling software testing book on Amazon.co.uk', Brian Peaker, a BCS member, awarded it "an unreserved 10/10 for value for money". His concluding comments were:
"Although the book is aimed at the exam, it would be invaluable for anyone involved in testing and would lift the game of most VV&T staff (including designers doing their 'informal' reviews and tests) and their project managers. It is succinctly and clearly written with no nonsense."
Each of the Independent reviews posted on Amazon have also received the maximum 5 star rating. Comments include:

• "It's always good to see a text book pitched at exactly the right level."
• "Perfect in style and content."
• "Unlike many text books, I found this book was easy to just sit down and read."
• "I passed the exam (ISEB Foundation Certificate with a Distinction (88%) and would recommend this book to anyone thinking of, or currently working towards this qualification."

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