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Harris Corporation's RF Communications Business Receives Key Certification for Software Engineering Processes
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 www.harris.com .