pragma SYSTEMS processMax® Chosen By
Naval Ammunitions Logistics Center To Meet Criteria
For Level 3 Of SW-CMM
Compliance With Level 3 of SW-CMM Guaranteed with processMax

Reston, Virginia (December 7, 2001)-pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION today announced that the company's flagship product, processMax, will enable the Naval Ammunitions Logistics Center (NALC) to manage its software projects in compliance with Level 3 of the Capability Maturity Model® for Software (SW-CMM®). The NALC purchased processMax3 for 100 users off the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule to shorten the timeframe in achieving compliance with the SW-CMM.

"Acceptance as an approved vendor on the GSA Schedule has been a real benefit for our government customers," explained Rebecca Bowerman, President and CEO of pragma SYSTEMS CORPORATION. "Working at Level 3 of the SW-CMM from the outset provides these agencies with the advantage of integrated document management and automated workflow from day one, while building a library of documentation to pass the independent appraisal."

With processMax, software organizations manage software development and maintenance projects with the power of their intranet web. Using a role-based approach to the management of software development, processMax provides managers and developers with step-by-step procedures, integrated document management, and automated workflow. processMax enables increased productivity, fewer defects, and reduced risk.

pragma SYSTEMS (www.pragmasystems.com) has been in the CMM-based assessment and improvement business since 1990, and is the market leader in CMM-compliant software project management products.  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’ headquarters are located in Reston, Virginia.

For more information on pragma SYSTEMS or processMax contact:
Donn Milton
(703) 796-0010 ext. 11
E-mail: dmilton@pragmasystems.com