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Harris Corporation’s Government Communications Systems Business Attains CMMI® Level 3 Rating

Dépèche transmise le 21 octobre 2011 par Business Wire

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announced that its Government Communications Systems business has been appraised at Capability Maturity Model^® Integration (CMMI^®) Maturity Level 3. First achieved in 2005, this new rating is valid through July 2014. It denotes superior process maturity within the business and has been a competitive differentiator on many government and commercial programs.

“The CMMI® Level 3 rating is consistent with the culture of continuous improvement and commitment to excellence that we embrace here at Harris”

The CMMI^® Level 3 rating was determined by a team of trained assessors using the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Standard CMMI^® Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI^SM) and the CMMI^® for Development, version 1.3 (CMMI^®-DEV v1.3). The appraisal team was led by an independent and SEI-Certified SCAMPI^SM High Maturity Lead Appraiser, and measured process and product excellence of an integrated set of processes applied across GCS's functional organizations.

"The CMMI^® Level 3 rating is consistent with the culture of continuous improvement and commitment to excellence that we embrace here at Harris," said Sheldon Fox, group president, Harris Government Communications Systems. "This achievement clearly demonstrates to our customers that we are fully committed to a high-level of process improvements that assure the delivery of superior product, system and service solutions."

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 approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and more than 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

Capability Maturity Model and CMMI are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Carnegie Mellon University.

SCAMPI is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University.