Ball Aerospace Achieves CMMI-DEV 1.2v Maturity Level 3
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BOULDER, Colo., July 9 / -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. today announced that it has earned the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development (CMMI-DEV) Maturity Level 3 status for its software development capabilities.
The rating demonstrates Ball's commitment to continuous improvement and affirms a consistent and unified approach in all areas of software development life cycle, including engineering, project management, and support activities.
"The prestigious CMMI-DEV is a yardstick by which the government and industry gauge capability and process maturity. The rating is a major milestone and recognizes Ball Aerospace for delivering outstanding software capability to support complex national space systems," said David L. Taylor, president and CEO.
The SEI is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. SEI's objective is to advance software engineering and related disciplines to ensure the development and operation of systems with predictable and improved cost, schedule, and quality.
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions of important national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. Over the past 50 years, Ball Aerospace has been responsible for numerous technological and scientific 'firsts' and acts as a technology innovator for the aerospace market.
Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) is a supplier of high-quality metal and plastic packaging products for beverage, food and household customers, and of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 15,500 people worldwide and reported 2006 sales of $6.6 billion.
FCMN Contact: rbrown@ball.com
Source: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
CONTACT:Roz Brown of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.,
+1-303-533-6059, rbrown@ball.com
Web site: http://www.ballaerospace.com/
