CSC receives SEI CMM Level 5 rating

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) India Pvt Ltd, Indore Center, was assessed and rated at Maturity Level 5 of Software Capability Maturity Model (v1.1) for all software development and maintenance activities (excluding Software Subcontract Management) in December 2002. The assessment was led by SEI authorized lead assessor Rajesh Naik of QAI India Ltd. using CBA IPI methodology (v1.2). The

centers achievement is noteworthy also because the transition from CMM Level 4 to CMM Level 5 has been achieved in a record time of 8 months.

CSC India has successfully completed hundreds of software projects in US, Canada, Argentina, Costa Rica, UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. CSC India has
developed domain expertise in Property and Casualty Insurance, Life Insurance, Baking and Healthcare Industries. It is one of the fastest
growing IT companies in India and has very ambitious goals for further growth. The company has development centers in
Noida and Indore and is planning a third one in South India.

"Right from day one, we set ourselves the highest quality standards in every facet of our work-our motto has been 'Quality in
All Things' -- and this assessment brings us closer to our goal of using the best quality
practices" said Dr Arun Maheshwari, MD and CEO, CSC India. 

"It also reinforces our sustained commitment to deliver best quality services to our customers. To continuously deliver the best
quality and cost-effective solutions and services to our customers, we need to continuously improve ourselves. We see CMM
Level 5 not as the final destination but as a major step in our ongoing journey to become better and
better."

India ranks #2 in the worldwide ranking of number of assessments and maturity levels reported to the SEI by countries, with
187 assessments (including maturity level 5), second only to the US with 1,563 assessments (including maturity level 5). 

UK with 110 (no level 4 and 5) and France with 105 (no level 5) rank third and fourth respectively. CSC Indore, India, joins the
ranks of only 42 select organizations in the Indian software industry and 76 companies worldwide, that have attained CMM
Level 5 rating. 

DQW News Bureau