EVRY group company in India achieves SEI CMMI Maturity Level 5, the highest SEI CMMI rating

3 mei 2012 (Oslo, 3 May 2012) EVRY's wholly-owned subsidiary in India, Span Infotech, has been CMMI assessed and has achieved the highest possible rating, SEI CMMI Maturity Level 5. Only a limited number of companies around the world have achieved Maturity Level 5 in a CMMI assessment. The rating was based on an assessment of Span Infotech's solutions for software development at the company's development centre in Bangalore, India. Span Infotech, together with IONNOR, represent EVRY's delivery environment for offshore sourcing from India. "We welcome this excellent rating, which confirms the continuing commitment to quality at our operations in Bangalore. This rating gives us a big comparative advantage when competing for assignments where customers are looking for the high quality standards demonstrated by a CMMI Maturity Level 5", comments Laxmi Akkaraju Head of Global Sourcing at EVRY. Span Infotech is fully committed to maintaining the highest possible level of quality and reliability at all stages of its activities and in the company's deliveries of software development to its customers. In addition to the Maturity SEI CMMI Level 5 assessment, the company also holds ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification as part of its commitment to exceptionally high delivery equality and added value for its customers. Globally 52 companies has achieved CMMI 1.3 Level 5. In India 13 companies has achieved CMMI 1.3 Level 5. About CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration CMMI is a process improvement model developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University. CMMI models identify best practice and give businesses the opportunity to achieve dramatic improvements in both efficiency and quality. CMMI Maturity Level 5 is the highest rating a company can achieve for a CMMI assessment. For further information, please contact: Torgeir Kristiansen, Information Director Corporate Communications, EVRY. Tel: +47 901 27 909 About EVRY EVRY is one of the leading IT companies in the Nordic countries, with a strong local and regional presence in 50 Nordic towns and cities. Through its knowledge, solutions and technology, EVRY contributes to the development of the information society of the future, and so creates value for the benefit of its customers and for society as a whole. EVRY combines in-depth industry knowledge and technological expertise with a local delivery model and international strength. EVRY has some 10,000 employees, and the company is committed to demonstrating that Nordic customers are best served by a supplier that understands Nordic business from the inside. EVRY reports annual turnover approaching NOK 13 billion. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and operates from headquarters in Oslo, with major activities in both the Norwegian and Swedish markets. EVRY is the result of the merger in 2010 of Norway's two leading IT companies, EDB Business Partner and ErgoGroup. This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: EVRY via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1608030]