Informatics International reaches the SEI CMM Level 4

Colombo February 18th, 2005. Informatics International Limited (IIL) today announced that they have been assessed by TUV Rheinland Ltd., an independent assessor, at Level 4 of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

This signifies that IIL has a defined, documented and stable process for software development and maintenance. It also signifies that the measures to monitor, control and improve the process are in place as well.

“It is extremely gratifying to observe how Informatics International Limited has formalized their distinctive expertise into systems and aligned with the SEI SW-CMM ®. Informatics International Limited has demonstrated its inherent capability to leverage process potential and scale up on their business” said Mr. Srinivas Thummalapalli, Director, Management Advisory Services, TUV Rhineland India (Pvt) Ltd.

“This is a significant milestone in our quest for delivering quality to our customers and a stepping stone towards the next level of improvement which is SEI Software CMMI ® Level 5 capability. Our processes are already ISO 9001:2000 certified as well, to ensure that we deliver high quality, while meeting our business objectives” said Mr.Gamini Wickramasinghe, the Managing Director and Chairman of the Informatics group of companies.

This assessment affirms that IIL is among the few software engineering companies in the world that have been successfully assessed to have a capability level 4. Less than 15% of assessed companies satisfy the Level 4 and above process area requirements.

TUV Rheinland is a multinational professional services firm with 132 years of distilled expertise in offering assurance services in the realm of Quality System Certification on process and product quality aspects. Their team in the region has the combined experience of covering more than 100 organizations in various initiatives including CMM, CMMI and PCMM.

Informatics International Limited is an ISO 9001:2000 Certified Software producer and exporter of international repute, providing innovative solutions with quality software products and reliable support services. Informatics supplies software of international repute for Telecom, Insurance, Banking and other selected industry segments.
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The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics [OUSD (AT&L)].
The SEI's core purpose is to help others make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities and to develop the right software, delivered defect free, on time and on cost, every time.

Capability Maturity Model for Software (SW-CMM) is the generally accepted standard for assessing and improving software processes worldwide. The standard has been around for the last twelve years and is recognized by the software industry worldwide.

Informatics International Limited is the only company out of Sri Lanka to achieve this. MphasiS BFL Ltd, India, a CMMi Level 5 and ISO 9001:2000 certified Global IT and business services company were the consultants to IIL. Prudential Technologies (Pte) Ltd. represents MphasiS in Sri Lanka.