Cigniti Technologies (formerly Chakkilam Infotech) is an independent software testing services company, announced the opening of their office in Prague, Czech Republic. With this new expansion, Cigniti further extends its global footprint in the European region to meet the growing digital transformation needs of leading enterprises based in the region. Cigniti is currently serving enterprises from eight countries in the Europe and the U.K.

"Being the best country for business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with rich scientific tradition, incredible talent pool, and well developed R&D infrastructure that supports business’s ecosystem, Czech Republic was a natural choice for us as we looked at expanding our presence in the Europe region," said Srikanth Chakkilam, CEO, Cigniti."

This new office will enable us to be more agile and responsive towards the needs of our existing clients in the region and serve them from close proximity. This will also be the nearshore delivery centre for our clients in the UK & EU and tap into the rich talent pool available locally," said Nanda Padmaraju, Cigniti’s head of RoW business.

Cigniti has helped accelerate the digital transformation journey of several global automobile enterprises by providing highly innovative & strategic quality engineering solutions.

 Shares of the company gained Rs 8.05, or 1.41%, to trade at  Rs 579.50.  The total volume of shares traded is 10,350 at the BSE (11.25 a.m., Thursday).