Acceptance Testing of Deliverables. (i) Each Deliverable provided to Nielsen for acceptance shall be accompanied by an acceptance request that will require Nielsen to affirmatively accept or reject the Deliverable (and to the extent that a Deliverable is divided into discrete subparts, to accept or reject each subpart individually). Further, prior to delivering any Deliverable to Nielsen, TCS will first perform all required quality assurance activities, and System Testing as described in Section 3.1(e) of this Schedule A to verify that the Deliverable is complete and in conformance with its specifications, and TCS shall also provide Nielsen with all testing results and associated testing data. When delivering a Deliverable to Nielsen, TCS shall certify in writing to Nielsen that (1) it has performed such quality assurance activities; (2) it has performed all applicable testing (including System Testing); (3) it has corrected all material deficiencies discovered during such quality assurance activities and testing; (4) it has assured that all material deficiencies no longer exist and has re-tested for all similar defects; and (5) the Deliverable is in a suitable state of readiness for Xxxxxxx’x review and approval. After expiration of the agreed Review Period Nielsen will be considered to have accepted the Deliverable if Nielsen does not provide TCS with any written notification of its objections with reasons after three (3) Business Days notice that a decision needs to be made. In discharging its obligations under this Section 3.1(e)(i), TCS shall at all times implement quality assurance processes and procedures conforming to the best practices of the IT and BPO industries.
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Acceptance Testing of Deliverables. (i) Each Deliverable provided to Nielsen for acceptance shall be accompanied by an acceptance request that will require Nielsen to affirmatively accept or reject the Deliverable (and to the extent that a Deliverable is divided into discrete subparts, to accept or reject each subpart individually). Further, prior to delivering any Deliverable to Nielsen, TCS will first perform all required quality assurance activities, and System Testing as described in Section 3.1(e) of this Schedule A to verify that the Deliverable is complete and in conformance with its specifications, and TCS shall also provide Nielsen with all testing results and associated testing data. When delivering a Deliverable to Nielsen, TCS shall certify in writing to Nielsen that (1) it has performed such quality assurance activities; (2) it has performed all applicable testing (including System Testing); (3) it has corrected all material deficiencies discovered during such quality assurance activities and testing; (4) it has assured that all material deficiencies no longer exist and has re-tested for all similar defects; and (5) the Deliverable is in a suitable state of readiness for Xxxxxxx’x Nielsen’s review and approval. After expiration of the agreed Review Period Nielsen will be considered to have accepted the Deliverable if Nielsen does not provide TCS with any written notification of its objections with reasons after three (3) Business Days Days’ notice that a decision needs to be made. In discharging its obligations under this Section 3.1(e)(i), TCS shall at all times implement quality assurance processes and procedures conforming to the best practices of the IT and BPO industries.
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