Marlabs Capabilities Overview: Guidewire Services

Marlabs Capabilities Overview
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Guidewire Services

• Founded in 1996
• 2100+ employees
• Consistent year-on-year revenue growth
• 100+ blue-chip clients across multiple verticals
• IP driven global consulting and software services
• Headquarters in Piscataway, NJ – USA
• Global delivery headquarters in Bangalore, India
• CMMI Level 5 and ISO/IEC 27001: 2013 certified
Marlabs Snapshot
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Global Locations
Strategic PartnershipsAwards and Recognition Verticals Serviced
Overview
35%
22%
9%
23%
11%
Banking, Finance,
Insurance
Media &
Education
Transportation &
Logistics
Healthcare & Life
Sciences
Retail & Others

Global presence to drive speed and value
Key locations
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Marlabs Corporate HQ: One Corporate Place South, Piscataway NJ
• Global Data Center
• Network Operations Center
• Sales, Acct. Management & Operations Support
• Onshore Development Center
Marlabs North American Training Facility Broadhead Road, Bethlehem, PA
• Global Training Facility
• Multi-Discipline Center of Excellence
• Onshore Development Center
• DR Data Center
Global Development Center BWTC, Bangalore, India
• Global Development Center
• Multi Discipline Center of Excellence
• Asia-Pacific Data Center
• Network Operations Center
Global Development & Training Center Udayaravi Road, Mysore, India
• Global IV&V Center and CoE
• Asia-Pacific Training Facility
Global Development Center & CoE Infopark, Kochi, India
• Centers of Excellence

Partners in our success
Customers
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Media & Education
Banking, Financial Services,
Insurance
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Logistics & Hospitality Retail & others

Secure, scalable & state-of-the-art
Infrastructure
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• 20,000 Sq. Ft. of infrastructure
area (option to expand)
• N+1 infrastructure topography
• Dual and diverse power feed
• Lit with multi-entrance
fiber rings
• State-of-the-art backup system
& power unit
• Redundant service providers
for guaranteed network uptime
• Dedicated secure channel
• VLAN for ODC isolation with
selective access using ODC
gateway
• Restricted access monitored by
card and CCTV
• Two factor authentication and
biometric finger print scan
• Advance intrusion prevention
capabilities
• ISO 27001 compliant
information security practices
• Full disaster recovery for
hosted applications
• FM200 fire suspension system
for complete protection
• Multisite Network Operations
Center (NOC) for monitoring
and management
• Scalability and extending T1/T3
circuit to alternate DR sites
SSAE 16 Type II Compliant
Data Center, Piscataway, NJ
Guaranteed Security Disaster Recovery

The expertise driving our solutions and services
Centers of Excellence
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• Improve legacy and proprietary
Integration with current
solutions/software
• Positive impact on usability and
architecture decisions among project
teams
• Increase overall user adoption
• Implement the best practices for the
development of solutions
• Promote cross-platform flexibility
• Rapid scale up for project
requirements
Marlabs Centers of Excellence (CoE)
Primary objectives
Industrialized assets
and methods
Innovation
Architecture based on
cost/benefit analysis
Skills and Resources Alliance ecosystem
Microsoft
Java/ Open
Source
Digital Asset
Management
(DAM)
Testing
DW/BI &
Analytics
Mobile
Infrastructure,
Security & Cloud
UI/UX ERP/ CRM
Guidewire

Guidewire Practice Overview
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Center Of Excellence - Objectives
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PolicyCenter
BillingCenter
ClaimCenter
SCRUM
based
methodology
Platform: Data Model, UI, Business Rules, APIs
Requirements
Solicitation
Data
Migration &
Conversion
Configuration Integration Testing
CONTEXTOFFERINGS
Mobile and portal apps that expose Guidewire online
Onsite Offshore
Guidewire <add> <add>
Testing <add> <add>
TEAMGuidewire Practice Overview

OFFERINGS COMPONENTS
TECHNOLOGI
ES
Data Migration
& Conversion
 Legacy database and Guidewire application DB analysis
 Gap analysis and mapping of database entities
 Creation of ETL methodologies and staging tables
 Converting legacy data for Guidewire application DB
 Data integration checks as per Guidewire application rules.
 Post conversion validation and reconciliation
 Report generation for all converted entities
ETL-
Informatica,
PL/SQL, MS
SQL Server,
Oracle
Configuration
 Data model extension
 Customization of the Guidewire base product
 Implementation of security policies
 Product model configuration
 Creation of new business rules and processes
 Activity patterns and assignment
 Addition of roles, permissions and forms as needed
 Definition of workflows
GOSU, Java ,
J2EE,
JavaScript,
HTML
Integration
 Integration with external systems like: contact manager, ISO, policy admin,
authentication, check printing, reporting, general ledger, medical bill review,
geocoding service, billing admin
 Web services, plugins
 Messaging code
 Document and form templates
J2EE, Java,
Web Services,
HTML, XML
Testing
 Guidewire unit test cases based on lines of business
 Creating test data for various lines of business
 Automating functional testing by creating GOSU based framework for testing
 Performance testing, user acceptance testing and system integration testing
GOSU, Java,
Web Services,
ClaimCenter
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Our Guidewire Services

Client Project
Stakeholders
Customer Centric Blended Model
Seamless execution and engagement
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Client Executive
Sponsor
Client Program
Manager
Client Project
Manager
Client
SME’s
IT &
Infrastructure
Marlabs
Executive
Sponsor
Marlabs Account
Manager
Business Analyst/
Lead Developer
Technical
Architect
IT &
Infrastructure
Programmer/
Analysts
Quality
Assurance
IT &
Infrastructure
Client Team Marlabs On-Site/Off-Site Team Marlabs Off-Shore Team
• Strong Transition Mgmt.
• Peer to Peer Communication
• Defined Escalation Process
Steering
• Business Alignment
• Work Prioritization
• Metrics Monitoring
Project
Management
Requirements/
Deliverables
Task Monitoring
& Control
Project Status
Issue Management
Work
Packages
Technical Specs
Project Lead /
Manager
Project Lead /
Manager

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CORE SYSTEM
Workflow, Rules, Product Model
EDGE FRAMEWORK
MOBILE & PORTAL APPS
Backend
APIs
App
Assessment
•Fitment with digital
strategy
•Planning and
estimation
Implementation
•Solution
installation
•Full lifecycle
approach
Knowledge transfer
•Enabling customer
self sufficiency
•Through training
and mentoring
Guidewire Mobility on the go: Mobile & Portals

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 Regression Testing – Regression testing of user story or defect to ensure system integrity across
staging/integration environments.
 Conversion Testing – Execution of automated scripts to port and test converted data from the
conversion DB to Guidewire DB and ensure data integrity of a policy in Guidewire system.
 E2E Testing – Planning and executing end-to-end scenarios including data sets to test business flow
on different test environments with tightly integrated up-streams and down-streams.
 Security Testing – Validating roles & permissions spreadsheet aligned with access rights of a
user/role/permission for screen/functionality, against the Guidewire system and testing of multiple
end user access rights for each of the system functionalities.
 Sprint Defect Testing – Testing user stories and associated defects along a sprint cycle.
 Cross browser testing – Ensures uniform output on leading browsers like Firefox, Chrome, IE.
 Cross device testing – Supporting testing on multiple mobile platforms and operating systems.
 Repositories – Prebuilt test scenarios and defect repositories specific to Guidewire system.
 Guidewire Upgrades – Supporting clients in testing upgrades from V6.0 to V7.0.
Billing
Roles&
permissions
Claims
Policy
Full suite of Guidewire QA offerings

Requirements Planning
•Test Automation
Strategy Document
•Test Automation Plan
and Effort Estimate
•Test Automation
Design Document
•Scripting Standards
Design & Develop
•Automated Test Scripts
•Function Libraries
•Traceability Matrix
•Status Reports
Execution
•Defects
•Test Summary Report
Review & Sign-Off
Stringent Coding
Standards
Easy to maintain, Modular
Easy of use, controllable
execution & configurable
Environment
Variables and
constants
Configuration
Files
Object
Repository
Data Table
Recovery
Scenarios
Clean up scripts
DRIVERSCRIPTS
Function
Library
Generic
Function
s
Business
Function
s
Extende
d
Function
s
ReportingandLogging
Test Report
Error Log
Defect
Reports
Exception
handling
Statistics
(gathered)
Test Data 1
Test Data 2
Test Data 3
Output Data
Test Report 1
Output Data
Test Report 2
Output Data
Test Report 3
Automation Frameworks
Functional Decomposition, Library Architecture,
Keyword-Driven, Data-Driven, Linear,
Hybrid, BPT
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Robust yet flexible automation framework

Rate calc specific
macros
Driver Script
Rate Calc Driver Guidewire Rating Module
Driver Script
Generic functions
Comparison function
Results log
Exception log
Premium difference
Actual results
Mismatch log
Rate Calc
Specific Macros
Rate Results Guidewire Results
Results Viewer
Input data
Variables GUI
objects
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Navigation and
Extraction functions
Guidewire specific
functions
Automation to power rapid rates testing

Marlabs Insurance - Case Studies
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Overview
 The client is a provider of insurance and reinsurance services in US across personal and commercial lines.
 The client identified the Guidewire platform to ease/support their claims, policy and billing processes.
 Marlabs started the engagement in 2008 as their ‘Preferred Business Partner’ to support testing needs for ongoing maintenance
releases, new Guidewire enhancement projects and Guidewire upgrades. Marlabs currently has about 30 resources supporting QA
activities for various projects.
 Marlabs has operated as a one stop shop for all testing needs of the client across the Guidewire product and legacy systems.
Marlabs set up a testing center of excellence offshore for the client to cater to their multiple testing needs.
Line of Business Personal/Commercial Lines
Business
Processes
Claims, Policy, Billing, Registration, Endorsements, Mid-term Transactions, Underwriting File (Content
Management), Underwriting Systems, Submission, Clearance, Underwriting, Rating, Quoting, Binding,
Delinquency, Payments, Accounts, FNOL, Financials
Testing Services
Sprint/Defect Testing, Conversion Testing, System integration Testing, Manual/Automation Testing,
Performance Testing, Regression Testing, E2E Testing
Technology Flat File, Mainframe, SQL/Oracle,
Execution only model Partial ownership model Trusted partnership
 Delivery Model – Hybrid
Onshore/offshore model, which
resulted in low-cost testing
 Engagement started with maintenance
release testing
 In 2010, took up more applications in
Professional Liability Insurance space
 Formed regression test repository
across LOB to support maintenance
releases
 Engaged with test consulting for Insurance
space
 Introduced cost effective hybrid
resourcing model
 Started functional, automation and
performance testing
 Organized several best practices
workshops
 Global delivery model (onsite - offshore)
established to support the client during
onshore hours.
 Moved to a managed services model
 Jumpstarted UAT engagement in few
LOBs
 QA support for Portal program
 Entry into reinsurance division
From a Vendor to Partner
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Testing CoE for a large insurer
Marlabs – Case Study

Client Leading insurance group (the state's largest writer of Workers' Compensation and Personal Auto Insurance)
Need Implementing Guidewire (PolicyCenter & BillingCenter) as part of 5 year initiative.
Marlabs Solution  Analyzed current data model and identified custom changes to the model based on user requirements.
Analyzed the current user interface and enhanced it to meet business needs.
 Designed and developed the interface to integrate BillingCenter and PolicyCenter as well as BillingCenter
to other applications.
 Created user stories for each of the business requirements
 Built/extended the design to accommodate changes to the base system
 Identified individual components of the user story and broke it down into child stories
 Designed entity models to represent the business components
 Designed and implemented business rules for various business entities. Example: Account, Policy etc.
 Implemented plug-ins provided in the base system based on the business requirement
 Designed and developed workflow process to initiate time-bound actions
 Developed unit test cases along with the development of each use case
 Validated functional implementation of each feature against requirements specified for that feature as
well as to validate the entire system for the end-to-end process.
 Thoroughly verified correctness of configuration and tested all interfaces for proper data communication
and processing
 Performed functional testing of reports and document management
 Completed Workers’ Comp and started Personal Auto. Worked closely with Guidewire. Integrated
Guidewire with in-house rating, customer web interface for quotes and policies, and with Peoplesoft for
AP and AR. Policies maintained in the mainframe legacy system for some time.
 Conducted daily discussions/scrum meetings to track daily developments and identify and resolve any
road blocks.
Benefits  Successfully rolled out different LOB’s into new platform.
Technology
Platform
BillingCenter, PolicyCenter, Quickest Professional (QTP), Rally, HP’s Quality Center (QC), SharePoint
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Support for implementation of Guidewire (PolicyCenter & BillingCenter)

Client Group of property and casualty insurance companies
Need  Implement new HP Exstream applications by converting old and existing documents that are currently
generated through Documerg or other legacy applications.
Marlabs Solution  Conducted requirements analysis phase to understand and gather information from all different types
of focus groups and users. Analyzed existing workflows and tasks performed by users to design
interactive documents for effective usability.
 Created standards and consolidated specifications document templates based on the most common
scenarios to reduce processing time and generate documents faster.
 Created workflows for implementing new Exstream applications.
 Converted raw data into usable XML files and schema. These XML files are then consumed by HP
Exstream to generate different types of documents like PDF, TIFF, Postscript and live(DLF)
 Created new live interactive documents to replace the current Letter system using HP Exstream design
and production 8.0, HP Exstream Live 3.0. These live documents are capable of taking user input and
upon submission delivering the documents to multiple output channels like Imaging/Archival,
Production printers, Local print (if user needs to print locally), hand off documents to be attached to
email and hand off information for creation of task flows and automated follow-ups.
 This new system is a web application that allows the user to select any type of document, generate it and
work on it and submit it for processing to multiple output channels. This is a one to one real time
document processing.
Benefits  Created applications that are easy to maintain and troubleshoot for the application owners team who
oversee the maintenance after implementation.
 Duly trained application owner team developers who will be supporting the applications after
implementation.
 Multiple document outputs - System generates document output types like PDF, TIFF, Postscript &
DLF(Live document).
Technology
Platform
HP Exstream, SQL, Oracle Database, Documerg, XML
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Implementation of New Exstream applications

Client A global specialty provider of insurance and reinsurance
Need  Client had an existing data warehouse and associated BI and reporting system across multiple LOBs
(Lines of Business)/ products and wanted help with enhancing existing reports, creation of new complex
reports.
 The primary goal of this project was to provide the underwriting business with improved operational
reports that have been standardized as much as possible across all Professional Liability Lines of
Business
Marlabs Solution Marlabs provided project development and support services for the entire Data Warehouse
lifecycle i.e. Requirement Analysis, Design, Development, Unit Testing, QA Support and UAT
Support for the below business line reports.
1. Business Bound Reports – to capture bound policies details
2. Hit Ratio Reports – to capture the hit ratio w.r.t submissions, quotes, declines as well as aggregated
GWS.
3. Pipeline Reports – to capture In-Progress and renewal accounts
4. Policy Issuance Reports – to track all date related fields for bound policies
5. Administrative Reports – to help managers to check outstanding issues on bound accounts
6. Renewal Analysis Reports – to capture the rate at which the business is able to retain expired policies
7. Prospect Reports – to provide details of any prospective client
Benefits  Standardized reporting has raised efficiency of reporting across all Master Lines of Business as well as in
aggregating reporting required for upstream Management Information Systems.
 Standardized data definitions across the various Professional Liability lines of business will additionally
increase comparability of underwriting reporting overall.
Technology
Platform
SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
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Aggregated reporting for upstream Management Information Systems

Client A global specialty provider of insurance and reinsurance
Need  Client had an existing data warehouse and associated BI and reporting system across multiple LOB
(Lines of Business)/ products and wanted help with enhancing existing reports, creation of new complex
reports.
 The primary goal of this project was to improve the Cube processing performance.
Marlabs Solution Marlabs supported the client in improving cube processing performance. The existing cube took around
10.5 hours to process . Consequently reports were being refreshed on a monthly basis whereas the
business would have liked to have them on a daily basis. After performing optimization exercises the cube
build time was reduced to 2-3 hours i.e. an improvement of more than 300%.
 Cube partitions on measures/facts: Partitions on measures help efficiently process fact data and
aggregations using multiple threads. By partitioning cube measures on the time and data source
processing time was reduced.
 Physical dimension tables: The existing cube structure was designed to process dimensions from a
database view; with approximately 100 million records in the view. Cube dimension processing took
approximately 5 hours 30mins. With physical preprocessed dimension tables (an ETL package to
process the physical dimension) it took approx. 60 minutes.
 Usage based optimization: Usage based optimization helped to build aggregations on partitions based
on the history of queries sent to cubes.
 Incremental processing: Processing only the most recent partition. Daily processing of the
current/recent partitions and monthly processing of history partitions.
Benefits  Faster and improved decision-making.
Technology
Platform
SQL Server DB, SSIS, SSRS, SSASlien
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Enhanced existing Reporting System for faster and improved decision-making.

Client Managed Care Provider
Need  Streamline processing of workers’ compensation claims and increase productivity.
Marlabs Solution  Implemented MCO Central™ solution for end to end claims management - injury reporting, medical bills
and payments processing, case management, and financial accounting.
 Including both short term and long term case management, MCO Central™ helps coordinate treatment,
rehabilitation, and return to work.
 The software tracks therapy and results as well as patient status.
 MCO Central™ supports self -insured as well as insured employers.
 Our client stays compliant through MCO Central™ functionality for regulatory filings and reports.
Seamless communication between the MCO and BWC is achieved through an EDI interface.
 By including features such as provider rating and by storing treatment information, the solution helps
enhance timeliness and quality of treatment while lowering cost.
 It also helps build internal benchmarks, track progress, and improve claims performance over time.
Benefits  Reduction in data entry errors and decrease in the number of rejected bills.
 Faster settlement of claims and bills resulting in improvement in the quality of service.
 Significant increase in productivity and reduction in cost of treatment.
 Speedier return to work.
Technology
Platform
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, Windows 2000 Server, SourceGear Vault for source control, .NET
Framework, SQL Server, Crystal Reports
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End-to-End claims processing solution helps leading MCO achieve faster Return to Work

Client A leading US Insurance company
Need  An integrated platform for the sourcing and delivery of legal services for litigated claims.
Marlabs Solution  Built a comprehensive and workflow-enabled litigation management solution.
 Using the system, plan information is itemized as per budget heads.
 By storing litigation data over a period of time, solution provides an information repository for predictive
trend analysis and reporting.
 On receiving claims data, the system computes the ‘case management barometer’ for each firm
 Enables the claims representative to activate the selected firm and add/modify ratings.
 Integrated with the insurance company's case management system to enable a seamless end-to-end
process.
Benefits  Streamlines litigation management operations
 Enables faster payments and improved service levels
 Measures and raises law firm performance
 Enhances process of selection of law firms
 Brings down litigation cost - 20 % to 25%
Technology
Platform
.NET, SQL Server, IIS
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Integrating litigation management process and reducing litigation costs

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CMS G2 – Insurance/Securities Overview
Technology & Environment :
J2EE, Struts, Hibernate, Tomcat, Top-link, JQuery, Oracle, IntelliJ, WindowsLinux

Client Leader in Compliance and Learning
Need  Customer was looking for a partner to verify their product by Manual and Automation testing
Marlabs Solution  Marlabs did the entire test automation of the ‘Business System’ and ‘Online Center’ applications.
 Marlabs also deployed qualified domain experts for conducting the Functional testing and test
automation with Selenium and QTP functional testing tools to verify all the application features
against functional specifications.
Benefits  Increased the quality, performance and accuracy of the product / software.
 Strengthened testing process.
 Increased the test script maintainability.
 Reduced total cost of ownership.
 Decreased the cost of software testing.
 Ensured availability of the history of defects.
 Increased product stability.
 Enabled easy code maintainability and reusability of scripts through automation.
 Reduced test cycle.
 Enhance software quality.
Technology Platform Linux, PHP, Apache Tomcat, Flash, HTA, MySQL, Selenium
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Manual and Automation Testing Reduces Total Testing Effort by 83%

Client Leader in Compliance and Learning
Need  Customer was looking for a long-term partner to work closely with the their team for providing
development, testing and maintenance for their portals and product portfolio.
Marlabs Solution  The Marlabs team works closely with customer’s to provide end to end support for a large number of
products including their key Compliance portal.
 Engagement activities include:.
• Requirements Analysis and estimation
• Design
• Coding (according to Industry Practices and customer’s Coding Standards)
• Unit & Integration Testing
• Bug fix support during QA and UAT phases
• Maintain Technical and Configuration Documentations.
 Marlabs completed the entire test automation of the ‘Business System’ and ‘Online Center’ applications.
 Marlabs also deployed qualified domain experts for conducting the Functional testing and test automation
with Selenium and QTP functional testing tools to verify all the application features against functional
specifications.
Benefits  Reduced total cost of ownership.
 Decreased the cost of software testing by Increasing the quality, performance and accuracy of the product
/ software, test script maintainability and strengthened testing process.
 Manual and Automation Testing Reduces Total Testing Effort by 83%
 Ensured availability of the history of defects.
 Enabled easy code maintainability and reusability of scripts through automation.
Technology
Platform
Linux, PHP, Apache Tomcat, Flash, HTA, MySQL, Selenium , Java/JEE, WebLogic , Struts framework, Oracle
DB.
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Development, Maintenance and End to End Testing

Standing apart in the marketplace
Value Proposition
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Delivery
Excellence
Domain
Expertise
• Flexible, transparent, and mature engagement models
• Seamless solution integration
• Certification compliance
• Robust Governance
• Strong focus on emerging technologies
• CoEs for technology proficiency
• Best in class technology and security infrastructure
Customer
Centricity
Investment In
Talent
• US based, IP driven organization with a digital technology focus
• Flexible engagement models with global talent
• Proven record of successful on-site, off-shore and blended
engagements
• Customized solutions and services
• High competence levels in all technologies
• Home grown algorithm for matching resources with customer’s
unique need
• Global training centers: Continuous quality improvement programs
• High retention rates
Higher
Customer
Satisfaction
Excelling
Employees
Project
Certainty
Highest ROI
and Value

Contact Us
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USA
New Jersey
Marlabs Inc. (Global Headquarters)
One Corporate Place South, Floor 3,
Piscataway NJ 08854 - 6116
Tel: +1 (732) 694 1000
Fax: +1 (732) 465 0100
Email: contact@marlabs.com
India
Bangalore
Marlabs Software (P) Ltd.
Bagmane World Technology Center,
14th Floor, Citrine Block - 4,
Marathahalli Outer Ring Road, Mahadevapura,
Bangalore – 560 048
Tel: +91 (80) 67229400/700
Canada
Marlabs Canada Incorporated
1235, Bay Street, Suite 400
Toronto Ontario M5R 3K4
Tel: +1 (416) 934 5005
Mysore
# 462, A & B Block, Udayaravi Road,
Kuvempunagar,
Mysore - 570023
Tel: +91 (821) 4000200
# 469, A & B Block,
Udayaravi Road, Kuvempunagar,
Mysore - 570023
Tel: +91 (821) 4191450
Mexico
Marlabs Technology Services
Av. Patriotismo 229 Piso 8
Col. San Pedro de los Pinos
Mexico, D. F. C. P. 03800
Tel: +1 (732) 694 1000 ext.6011
Kochi
"Athulya", 2nd Floor, Infopark
Kusumagiri P.O. Kakkanad
Kochi - 682 030
Trans Asian Corporate Park,
XIV/396-C, Seaport Airport Road,
Chittethukara,Kakkanad
Kochi - 682 037
Ph: +91 (484) 6062885/886

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