Aricent Approved for Latest CMMI Level 5 Certification.Achieves Highest Quality Rating from Software Engineering Institute; Joins Elite Group of Companies for Software Development PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Aricent(TM), a global innovation, technology and services company, today announced that it has been appraised at Maturity Level 5, the highest maturity level of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model[R] Integration (CMMI See CMM. [R]) process improvement framework. This achievement recognizes Aricent for best-in-class processes related to design, development and maintenance of software that enables the world's leading communications manufacturers and services providers to provide the best user experiences for their customers. By reaching the highest maturity level of the CMMI framework (version 1.2), Aricent now joins a worldwide elite group of just 50 companies that meet the highest quality standards of software built to power a broad range of industries including communications. "Aricent software is powering many of the world's finest World's Finest may refer to:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. R. Sathyavageeswaran, Assistant Vice President of Quality at Aricent. "By achieving CMMI Maturity Level 5 we have demonstrated that Aricent software design and development processes are amongst the very best in the world and significantly enhances our capability to deliver on-time, error free products and solutions to our customers." The Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement The Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) is the official SEI method to provide benchmark-quality ratings relative to CMMI models.[1] (SCAMPI-A) appraisal was conducted over a range of Aricent business units. The appraisal team was led by Rajesh Naik, Consulting Partner at the Quality Assurance Institute (QAI QAI Quality Assurance International QAI Quality Assurance Institute (Orlando, Florida) QAI Quality Assurance Inspection QAI Quality Auditing Institute QAI Quantitative Analytics Inc. QAI Quality Assurance Instructions India), and the results were announced after the SEI completed its audit process on the appraisal results. "As the lead appraiser A person selected or appointed by a competent authority or an interested party to evaluate the financial worth of property. Appraisers are frequently appointed in probate and condemnation proceedings and are also used by banks and real estate concerns to determine the market for the CMMI[R] SCAMPI-A appraisal, I had an opportunity to thoroughly examine Aricent's software design, development and maintenance process in action," said Mr. Naik. "I can say with full confidence that Aricent has the best-in-the-world processes for managing and executing software design and development. The use of statistical techniques and process performance models to manage projects gives Aricent an edge over its nearest competitors." For more information about Aricent's development quality processes, visit: http://www.aricent.com/quality. Keywords & tags: sei, software engineering institute, cmmi, capability maturity model integrated, software development, process improvement About Aricent Aricent is a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on communications. Aricent combines the leading innovation capabilities of frog design with unparalleled domain expertise in communications as a strategic supplier to the world's foremost infrastructure, application and service providers. The company's investors include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on late-stage leveraged buyouts. It was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office and Flextronics International Ltd. For more information, visit www.aricent.com. About the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a U.S. Department of Defense federally funded research and development center Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) conduct research for the United States Government. They are administered in accordance with U.S Code of Federal Regulations, Title 48, Part 35, Section 35.017 by universities and corporations. operated by Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). . The SEI helps organizations make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities by providing technical leadership to advance the practice of software engineering. For more information, visit the SEI Web site at www.sei.cmu.edu. Aricent is a trademark of Aricent Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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