MUMBAI: IT solutions provider MindTree Consulting on Wednesday said it has formed an alliance with Borland Software India to set up a software testing laboratory at its development centre in Bangalore."As part of this alliance, the company and Borland will jointly set up the next generation software testing Centre of Excellence lab at its development centre in Bangalore, which will be fully operational by June 30," MindTree said in a communique to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).MindTree said the centre would serve as a technology incubation hub and provide training, evaluation software, online learning, technical seminars and solution demonstration to testing professionals of the company."The Borland Testing centre at MindTree development centre in Bangalore will help our customers rely on industry leading solutions for their performance testing and test automation needs," MindTree President and Chief Executive Officer (IT Services) Krishnakumar Natarajan said.MindTree provides independent testing solutions to customers, while Borland Software India is a subsidiary of Borland Software Corporation, a global leader in open Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).The shares of MindTree dipped 1.43 per cent to close at Rs 773.40 on the BSE.