Under the umbrella of the initiative “We make IT.berlinbrandenburg” the sustainable cooperation network "SeSamBB – Security and Safety made in Berlin-Brandenburg" - is to form an open and central cooperation platform for all participants of the industries involved in “Security and Safety with IT”.

The network pursues three superordinate targets:

• Preserving and developing sustainability and competitiveness with focus on preservation of innovativeness and product/production competence of small and medium-sized companies in the area of IT in Berlin and Brandenburg.
• Extending and increasing value creation of the industries involved in “Security with IT in Berlin and Brandenburg”.
• Enhancing the profile of the business location Berlin-Brandenburg and increasing visibility of the region’s available competence in development, production and innovation.

Method Park has been successfully developing software for many years now in the field of safety-critical systems (such as for the automotive industry and in medical engineering applications). We have attained comprehensive know-how in areas where the most stringent quality and safety requirements are demanded. With this knowledge we are able to provide a complete solutions package to contribute to the success of your company.

Method Park is a competent partner for consulting, coaching, training, engineering services and products when it comes to software development processes. We are particularly specialized in software development where error-free operation is crucial.

The software product, "project kit", developed by Method Park offers you support in achieving the practical implementation of your development processes. With project kit the fulfillment of given quality standards (e.g. CMMI, SPICE, V-Model XT) and process models is assured. project kit facilitates distributed, global collaboration beyond company boundaries.

Method Park, which was founded in 2001 in Erlangen, Germany, currently has 103 employees. Since 2004 Method Park has had subsidiaries in Berlin and Munich in Germany, as well as in San José/California.

The ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is responsible for the internationally accepted qualification scheme "ISTQB Certified Tester". The qualifications are based on a standardized syllabus, and there is a hierarchy of qualifications and guidelines for accreditation and examination.

Our main goals are:

• Increased number of qualified testers in the world
• To be able to compare testing skills across different countries
• Promote testing as a profession
• Development of a common body of understanding and knowledge about testing,  increase the level of knowledge about testing for all participants

The ATB (Austrian Testing Board) is an official ISTQB member and responsible for pursuing these goals in Austria. It cooperates closely with the German and Swiss Testing Board.

sd&m software design & management AG develops high-performance custom software solutions and provides implementation-oriented and independent IT consulting services. Our customer base boasts major enterprises from all sectors and public institutions, particularly from the automotive, banking and insurance industries. Customers who put their faith in software solutions from sd&m include BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen, HypoVereinsbank, Munich Re, Deutsche Post, Deutsche Telekom, AOK, the Federal Employment Agency and the Federal Office of Administration.

sd&m employs 1400 staff at its branches in Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg and Zurich and reported revenues of 198 million euros in 2007. The company is part of Capgemini, making it part of a global network.

The design and consulting company D-LABS was founded 2006 as part of Hasso Plattner Ventures portfolios in Potsdam, Germany. By connecting design methods with IT experiences, innovative concepts for complex problems in the software industry are developed. Of particular importance is the application of the ‘Design Led Innovation’ approach which is a structured process for user-oriented product and service development. In addition, interdisciplinary teams secure a multi-perspective view for solution development.

The Austrian association for software quality management is a platform for people interested in software quality. The idea is to cultivate a circle of friends who exchange experience and information in meetings, seminars and conferences on a national and international level with the objective of promotion of software quality.

PureTesting is a privately held, global software test consulting and services company. It specializes in building innovative end-to-end testing solutions, and managing critical testing processes that help clients plan test investments that reduce the cost of producing quality software.

Since its inception, PureTesting has taken quite a few innovative initiatives and established itself as a Thought Leader in software testing. Q-Patterns and PureAutomation are two examples of innovative initiatives.

PureTesting has a proven track record of delivering projects on-time and within budget, which has resulted in customer satisfaction and repeat business. A staff strength of 100+ responsive and agile people have made this possible.

PureTesting offers Test Consulting and Testing Services. Test consulting includes Test Process Consulting, Test Effectiveness Measurement, and Automation Strategy. Testing services offerings include Functional testing, Performance testing, Compatibility and interoperability testing, Installation testing, Standards and Compliance testing, Internationalization/Localization testing, Accessibility testing, and Regression testing.

A Global Delivery Model helps PureTesting service its customer base covering Fortune 500 clients. The domains covered are: Datacom & Telecom, Banking and Financial Services, Embedded Systems, eLearning, Pharmaceuticals, EAI verticals, and ISVs.

PureTesting has established a center of excellence in NOIDA (near Delhi) and has offices in the US, UK, and New Zealand.

Daffodil International University (DIU) is an excellent center of learning arising from the social commitment of Daffodil Group, country’s leading ICT conglomerate. DIU emerged as one of the nation’s prominent IT based university in Bangladesh running with the interdependent, integrated and market oriented programs and professionally accomplished faculty who are strongly committed to student learning and knowledge-based research to ensure quality education. DIU mission is to prepare broadly educated, technologically proficient and highly productive and market oriented labour force to attain meaningful careers, to enjoy enriched lives, and to make contributions to the nation.  DIU offers degrees in all branches of Business & Economics and Information Science & Technology including Humanities and Social Sciences Departments such as Real Estate, Environmental Studies, Journalism and Mass Communications, English and Law. It also offers Master degrees in a number of programs. It is the pride that in a recent evaluation of a high powered committee of Ministry of Education has evaluated DIU as 6^th among the 53 private universities in Bangladesh.