Having partly owned Q-Labs since 1998, DNV has now fully acquired the company. Together with other recent acquisitions in software process improvement, Q-Labs is vital for the development of DNV’s new business area DNV IT Risk Management.
The acquisition of Q-Labs is part of DNV’s IT Risk Management’s growth strategy and follows a series of recent acquisitions:
- London based Information Security and Safety specialist, Echelon
- Utrecht based consulting and education company, CIBIT
- Hamburg based IT Management company, Tireno
Together with DNV Management of Systems and Software these units will form the backbone of DNV’s new business area DNV IT Risk Management.
“Our new structure enables DNV to give high priority to the integrity and reliability of business and safety critical IT-systems and software,” says COO of DNV IT Risk Management Annie Combelles. “Adding Q-Labs’ proven IT competence to DNV’s risk management excellence and joining forces with other highly specialised consulting companies in the IT field enables us to continue our rapid growth strategy while maintaining a clear technology focus,” she continues.
An international leader
Q-Labs is an international leader in the definition and the optimization of processes related to development and maintenance of software and systems.
Established in 1989, the company today has offices in France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, China and the United States. It employs a team of 120 consultants, and has for more than 15 years specialised in software process improvement and has successfully implemented projects for world leaders in the automotive and finance industry, telecommunications, general industry, and aerospace.
About Q-Labs
Q-Labs is an international leader in providing engineering and software process improvement services. Q-Labs provides assessment, training and consulting services to assist clients in implementing CMMI and SPICE-based improvement programs. Additionally, Q-Labs is a CMMI Transition Partner with the SEI.
About DNV
Established in 1864, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is an independent foundation with the objective of safeguarding life, property, and the environment and is a leading international provider of services for managing risk. With 6.100 employees in 300 offices in 100 different countries, DNV operates in multiple industries, and has been a leader in the development of training, assessment, certification and improvement services and tools since 1977. DNV is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
For more information please contact:
Q-Labs SAS
Annie Combelles
28 Villa Baudran
94752 ARCUEIL Cedex
France
Phone +33 (1) 49 08 58 00
Fax +33 (1) 49 08 95 88
akc@q-labs.fr
www.q-labs.com
in-house Agentur eK
Michael Ihringer
Kastanienallee 24
64289 Darmstadt
Germany
Phone +49 (6151) 30830-0
Fax +49 (6151) 30830-11
ihringer@in-house.de
www.in-house.de