FRAMINGHAM, Mass, April 16, 2002 -- E-SoftSys LLC, an e-Commerce solutions provider, announced today its offshore development center in India,Global E-SoftSys Pvt. Ltd. has received the prestigious ISO 9001:2000 certification from the Netherlands based Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

 

DNV who did the audit based on international benchmarks with regard to facilities, processes and practices found Global E-SoftSys to conform to the Quality Management Standard: ISO 9001:2000 in the areas of design and development of e-commerce applications, development of web portals and websites, quality assurance services, software maintenance and support of business applications and multi-media services.

 

In the last few years E-SoftSys has perfected its offshore software development, maintenance and quality assurance services model in the United States. With the help of E-SoftSys, a number software companies have introduced new e-commerce sites, web portals, software modules and wireless applications at a rapid pace and at low cost to their client base.

According to Kat Shenoy, President of E-SoftSys LLC, “We started our ISO 9001 certification efforts over a year ago with the objective of achieving higher levels of quality standards for a wide range of services we offer including e-commerce consulting, software development and quality assurance. ISO 9001:2000 certification is a testimony to the dedication and excellent efforts from our energetic, highly motivated and experienced team of software and quality assurance professionals. We will continue to delight our customers with our services while constantly improving our software development process.”

 

ASA International Ltd. (Nasdaq: ASAA), headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts is an investor in E-SoftSys LLC. ASA International Ltd. develops, markets and supports vertical market business solutions throughout the United States, Latin America and Canada.

 

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Kat Shenoy at E-SoftSys at 610-277-7457, or by visiting the company's websites www.e-softsys.com and www.e-softstudio.com or by email to kshenoy@e-softsys.com.