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 Press ReleaseMindTree Becomes Testing Entity for CUPPS Certification
MindTree among a few companies certified to help airlines and airports transition to CUPPS  standard 
Bangalore, INDIA, November 10, 2009:
MindTree Ltd.,a global IT Solutions Company, todayannounced that it has been selected as aCUPPS(Common Use Passenger Processing System)Testing Entity (CTE) by the CUPPS Committee, a collaboration of airlines, airports and vendors.MindTree is among a select few companies with the distinction of serving as a Testing Entity onthe CUPPS platform. As a CTE, MindTree, with its deep airline domain expertise coupled withits strong Testing capabilities, is now able to:
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Help airlines switch their IT applications from CUTE (Common Use TerminalEquipment) to CUPPS standard
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Assist CUPPS platform vendors in certifying their products
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Provide validation services to airline and airport applications that use those platforms CUPPS is a common, standardized system platform for agent-facing common-useimplementations at airports. As a CTE,MindTree has already provided CUPPS certificationservices to two of the world’s leading IT solutions providers to the air transport industry.CUPPS aims to standardize data flow among airlines and airports around a simplified XMLschema. CUPPS is an overhaul of the previous CUTE standard. Proliferation of non-standardized providers and their respective platforms and/or implementation methodologies made support of 
 
airline applications and airport environments difficult. CUPPS standard ensures a commonsystem platform that reduces support costs — by allowing the use of one application by an air carrier, in both the proprietary and common-use environments — and enables integration withother airport systems such as those supporting flight information display and dynamic signage.MindTree Head of Travel and Transportation Industry GroupSiva Vajjhala said, “CUPPS is a path-breaking evolutionary standard that will transform the way airlines and airports deal withtheir passengers, and will yield tremendous cost savings to the aviation industry at large. We areindeed pleased that the CUPPS Committee has chosen us as their CTE. As a CTE, we are nowable to add to our portfolio of services that we provide to our air transport industry customers.”MindTree President and CEO – IT Services, Anjan Lahiri, said, “This is indeed a milestone inMindTree’s track record of leadership in the global travel industry. We look forward tocontributing towards the creation of next-generation solutions and services for this rapidlyevolving industry.”MindTree’s decade-oldTravel and Transportation Industry Group delivers IT solutions to global customers that span across airline, car rental, travel distribution, and hospitality industrysegments. The types of services include application development and maintenance, legacymodernization, business intelligence and data warehousing, infrastructure management, testing,and others across a wide spectrum of technologies and products.
About MindTree Ltd.
MindTree Ltd. is a global IT Solutions company specializing in IT Services, IndependentTesting, Infrastructure Management and Technical Support (IMTS), Knowledge Services andProduct Engineering, which comprises of R&D Services, Software Product Engineering and Next in Mobility (N!Mo). MindTree partners with its clients to create a transparent, value-basedrelationship. Our people build innovative solutions in a wide range of technology domains thatenable our customers to succeed in their business goals.MindTree was ranked 45
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among the leaders in The 2009 Global Outsourcing 100 by theInternational Association of Outsourcing Professionals. Widely known for its focus on human
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