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Hyderabad: The makers of the Software Test Design and Data Generation tool TestersDesk (™), Hyderabad based ValueMinds Solutions Private Limited announced today that it has been selected by Microsoft to join the Microsoft Bizspark Program.

Designed to accelerate the success of Software Testing Efforts, TestersDesk.com severs as a complementary value-added tool in the areas of Software Test Design and Test Data Generation. It helps manual testing activities as well as adds value to test automation tools by generating reduced test sets, generating various kinds of test data etc.

The company just released version 1.0 of its product as a Free Online Community Edition, and has plans to release a premium edition later this year.

“We are excited to be enrolled in this program and aim to leverage the Support and Visibility provided by it. We are very thankful to Microsoft for having provided this program to startups like us, especially during this time of recession.”, said Ashwin Palaparthi, founder of ValueMinds Solutions who primarily architects TestersDesk.com.

Back in November 2008, ValueMinds (and TestersDesk.com) has been shortlisted in the Top 30 Hottest Startups among 600 nominees from different domains. Courtesy: NenGlobal.org. The shortlisted companies mirror the wide range of opportunities in today’s India. Some of the Finalists are poised to take India’s leading IT industry to the next level; others are tackling some of the most critical problems in India today: education, employability, agricultural distribution; still other startups are bringing entertainment to people’s lives, or easing travel to remote corners of the country.