Harris Corporation's RF Communications Business Receives Key Certification for Software Engineering Processes
March 19 2008 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Achieves CMMI(R) Maturity Level 3; Rating Recognizes Process and
Product Excellence ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, announced that its RF
Communications business has received the highest level of
recognition and certification for its software engineering
processes. The recognition is used as a prerequisite and evaluation
factor for many military and civilian government programs that have
significant systems and software engineering projects. Harris RF
Communications has been appraised at Maturity Level 3 against the
18 process areas defined in Version 1.2 of the Capability Maturity
Model Integrated (CMMI(R)) process improvement framework. CMMI(R)
Maturity Level 3 is a globally recognized indicator of software
engineering process and product excellence. It measures an
organization's ability to manage and improve its project
management, engineering, supply chain and quality assurance
practices. The new CMMI(R) Maturity Level 3 rating applies to RF
Communications' software group; the division's Systems Engineering
group previously received a CMMI(R) Maturity Level 3 rating in
December, 2006. "This CMMI(R) appraisal is an important part of our
mission to provide world-class, high-value communications solutions
to our U.S. and international customers," said Mark Turner,
Director of Software, Secure Products and Programs Engineering,
Harris RF Communications. "CMMI(R) is a natural evolution from our
current software capability model and demonstrates our longstanding
commitment to continuous improvement and engineering excellence."
The CMMI(R) Maturity Level 3 appraisal was conducted in November
2007 by a Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
(SEI) licensed lead appraiser. The appraisal covered software
development across all RF Communications locations, including:
Rochester, New York; Columbia, Maryland and Palm Bay, Florida. The
results of the registered appraisal passed SEI quality-control
reviews in December. The CMMI(R) appraisal was performed using
CMMI(R) requirements for best practices in software engineering.
CMMI(R) is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University.
Harris RF Communications Division is a leading supplier of secure
voice and data communications products, systems, and networks to
military, government, and commercial organizations worldwide. About
Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual revenue of almost $5 billion and
16,000 employees - including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.
Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(TM)products, systems, and services. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Kevin Aman, RF Communications, +1-585-241-8186, , or Jim Burke,
Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, , both of Harris
Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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