pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION Partners with Quality Systems & Software, Inc.
pragma SYSTEMS to Offer DOORS® Integration with processMax®
Reston,
VA-August 17, 2000 - pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION
announced a joint integration and marketing partnership today with Quality
Systems & Software (QSS) - www.qssinc.com.
pragma SYSTEMS will develop an interface between DOORS(R)
and processMax to provide a powerful integrated solution
for requirements management, project management, and process improvement.
processMax is the only product on the market that offers
guaranteed compliance with the Capability Maturity Model for Software
(SW-CMM(R)), a standard used worldwide to assess the capabilities of software
development organizations.
processMax
allows software developers to effectively and efficiently manage software
development with the power of their intranet web. Using a role-based approach
to the management of software development, processMax
provides managers with step-by-step procedures, integrated document management,
and automated workflow. processMax enables increased
productivity, fewer defects, and reduced risk.
QSS'
DOORS requirements management solution allows project managers and organizations
to identify and track project requirements and changes to those requirements.
With more than 50,000 users at over 1,000 companies worldwide, the DOORS
multi-platform, enterprise-wide requirements management tool is designed
to capture, link, trace, analyze, and manage a wide-range of information
to ensure a project's compliance to specified requirements and standards.
Under this agreement, pragma SYSTEMS will
offer integration between their processMax products and
QSS' DOORS.
Rebecca
Bowerman, President and CEO of pragma SYSTEMS
said, "QSS is leading the industry with an excellent and proven product
for requirements management. DOORS' requirements management capabilities
compliment the processMax role-based process automation
and project management solution. pragma SYSTEMS
customers who choose to use DOORS for requirements management will be
rewarded with close integration."
Bill
Colacurcio, DOORSconnect Program Manager of Quality Systems & Software
said, "processMax will save considerable time and
effort for customers looking to ensure SW-CMM compliance. Our strategy
for this partnership with pragma SYSTEMS
innovates the use of intranet technology to present software project management
processes to software developers and their managers."
This
partnership includes pragma SYSTEMS as
a new addition to the DOORSconnect Program. The DOORSconnect Program is
designed to provide all partners joint strategic corporate marketing opportunities.
Based upon the commitment of both partners to invest in the success of
the relationship from joint engineering to joint marketing, the partnership
has already resulted in a unique opportunity. QSS and pragma
SYSTEMS CORPORATION have agreed to participate
in the Products and Partners Showcase September 19-20, 2000, at the Grand
Hyatt Washington, D.C. The Showcase will include presentations from QSS,
pragma SYSTEMS, and Distributive Software.
Distributive Software has partnerships with both QSS and pragma
SYSTEMS.
Quality
Systems & Software (QSS) is the world's leading provider of enterprise-wide
requirements management solutions for the development of products and
services. The DOORS(R) Enterprise Requirements Suite (ERS) is the most
comprehensive requirements management solution ever developed. The ERS
solution is comprised of DOORS, the market-leading requirements management
solution, DOORSnet(TM), an Internet based requirements viewing editing
and reporting solution, and DOORSrequireIT(TM), an entry-level MS(R) Word
based solution. QSS' ERS solution further ensures the successful projects
through effective Communication, Collaboration, and Validation.
pragma
SYSTEMS guarantees that organizations using processMax2
and processMax3 will be found compliant with Level 2/Level
3 of the SW-CMM by an independent CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process
Improvement (CBA IPI) or Software Capability Evaluation.
pragma
SYSTEMS has been in the CMM-based assessment and improvement
business since 1990, and is the market leader in CMM-compliant software
management products. pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION'S
headquarters are located in Reston, Virginia.
For
more information on pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION
or processMax contact:
Donn Milton
703.796.0010 ext. 11
E-mail: dmilton@pragmasystems.com
For
more information on Quality Systems & Software or the DOORSconnect
Program contact:
Bill Colacurcio
973.770.5832
E-mail: bill_colacurcio@qssinc.com
processMax
is a registered trademark of pragma SYSTEMS
CORPORATION.