The software quality assurance experts http://www.planet12.com GLASTONBURY, CT., February 10, 2010 – QSoft Consulting, LLC, was awarded the Minority Business of the Year by The Urban League of Greater Hartford. The presentation took place at the 2010 Black History Awards Celebration – Innovation in a Diverse Business World, held on February 6, 2010, at the Connecticut Science Center and hosted by NBC Anchor, Anjuli Porter. http://www.qsoftconsultingllc.com/media-kit/QSoft-ULGH.pdf QSoft Consulting, the Glastonbury, CT based provider of high-value added QA services, was certified by the CT State Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Supplier and Diversity Program on April 30th, 2009. QSoft received the Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman Owned Business Enterprise certifications. DAS’s mission is to provide statewide policy to State of Connecticut agencies on matters related to purchasing, fleet, human resources and other centralized services, and to supply the best possible people, goods and services to the agencies on time, aligned with their business needs, and within statutory guidelines. http://www.das.state.ct.us/Home/About_das.asp The Dear Group’s mission is to be the provider-of-choice for companies in the greater Philadelphia area who are seeking Business Continuity Planning and Project Management services. We are achieving this by using only experienced professionals, proven methodologies and recognized best-practices. The appropriate blend of people, process and technology. http://www.deargroup.com QSoft Consulting is currently exploring opportunities to off-shore testing services to the Caribbean. Michelle Nicome, QSoft's CEO and Chairman of the board, has been in touch with key officials in the public and private sector of Trinidad and Tobago to discuss the possibility of creating a QSoft datacenter in the Caribbean to provide QA services to American companies. The Caribbean offers a rich pool of talented, local resources and has vastly improved its infrastructure over the last decade. It is becoming clear that this region will not go untapped for much longer. http://www.qsoftconsultingllc.com Scoring an 84 out of a possible 99 points, Q Soft's web site has been found by the judges of DesignFirms to be among the best on the internet. The web site was created by Planet 12, a Hartford, CT based advertising agency. http://www.designfirms.org/awards/web/archive/2009/02/show/9565/planet-12--q-soft-consulting/ QSoft Consulting, the software quality assurance experts, has created a page on facebook.com, the very popular social networking site. Facebook members can now become fans of QSoft and participate in online discussions about what's hot in the field of software quality assurance. It also provides a forum for practicing professionals to have discussions with fellow practitioners about challenges that they are currently facing in the field. QSoft's presence on facebook is keeping with a new trend where many businesses are providing an online environment for professionals around the globe to share information and ideas. http://www.facebook.com QSoft hires Planet 12, a Hartford area company to develop version 2.0 of their website. Planet 12 will bring a new look and feel to QSoft that is certain to enhance the user's browsing experience. QSoft's intends to form a long-term, strategic relationship with Planet 12 and has already begun discussions on future releases of the website. Users should expect to see additional flash enhancements, links to industry white papers and registration capability, just to name a few. Subscribe to QSoft's RSS feed for further updates. http://www.planet12.com