FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bunni Bates
Communications Manager
11700 Plaza America Drive, Suite 810
Reston, VA 20190
703.471.9793 ext. 220
bbates@platinumsolutions.com
PLATINUM SOLUTIONS ACHIEVES
PRESTIGIOUS CMMI® SW MATURITY LEVEL 2
Designation Affirms Platinum Solutions' Competency in
Integrating Process Improvement Practices Across Engineering and
Management Teams
Reston, VA (December 13, 2005) - Platinum Solutions Inc., a fast-growing, award-winning systems integrator serving the U.S. government, has attained the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration SW Maturity Level 2. The prestigious CMMI® designation demonstrates Platinum Solutions' proficiency in implementing process improvement best practices across a broad software product development life cycle-from conception to delivery and maintenance.
By obtaining CMMI SW Maturity Level 2, Platinum Solutions joins a select group of companies worldwide that have obtained a Level 2 rating. The designation validates Platinum Solutions' commitment to establishing and implementing effective processes that enable the development and delivery of quality software products on time and within budget to the benefit of customers. The assessment process is defined and monitored by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University.
"This special achievement demonstrates our ability to implement rigorous processes while maintaining our dedication to the development of open, independent system architecture and solutions," said Adam Rossi, President of Platinum Solutions. "The CMMI designation is testament to the company's ability to integrate best practices related to performance reliability and continual improvement processes in an open system environment. Aligning these practices across engineering and management teams, the company is able to help clients better meet their business objectives. We are extremely proud of the employees in all of our departments for their focus and achievement on the CMMI. The 26-member multi-disciplinary team of staff and senior management labored continually for the last six months to obtain this important rating," said Rossi.
"Platinum Solutions has made a significant achievement in a short period of time, which shows their commitment and ability to implement process improvement for the benefit of the customer," said Mark Schilling of the Pocasset, Massachusetts-based company Integrated System Diagnostics, the SEI accredited lead appraiser who evaluated Platinum Solutions. "They showed a good commitment throughout the organization to achieve process maturity against the international standard in Level 2."
About The SEI
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a preeminent software engineering research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Its core purpose is to help others make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities. The SEI provides the technical leadership to advance the practice of software engineering so the DoD can acquire and sustain its software-intensive systems with predictable and improved cost, schedule, and quality.
About Platinum Solutions
Platinum Solutions (www.platinumsolutions.com) of Reston, VA, is an award-winning leader in system integration and collaborative solutions for the federal government. The company develops custom software based on open standards and an agile methodology so its clients can quickly respond to a changing world. With particular expertise in law enforcement, intelligence, defense, and homeland security, its software helps decipher and monitor terrorist communications and arrest violent criminals. Their solutions in health and human services are also helping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve the safety of prescription drugs. Platinum Solutions placed 18th among Washington Technology's 2005 Fast 50 Government Contractors, and landed first place in the Fast 50 Systems Integration category. For more information, please visit www.platinumsolutions.com or call (703) 471-9793.