[SatNews] This new rating is good through July of 2014...

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has announced that its Government Communications Systems business has been appraised at Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI)® Maturity Level 3. First achieved in 2005, this new rating is valid through July 2014. It denotes superior process maturity within the business and has been a competitive differentiator on many government and commercial programs. The CMMI® Level 3 rating was determined by a team of trained assessors using the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Standard CMMI® Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPISM) and the CMMI® for Development, version 1.3 (CMMI®-DEV v1.3). The appraisal team was led by an independent and SEI-Certified SCAMPISM High Maturity Lead Appraiser, and measured process and product excellence of an integrated set of processes applied across GCS's functional organizations.

"The CMMI® Level 3 rating is consistent with the culture of continuous improvement and commitment to excellence that we embrace here at Harris," said Sheldon Fox, group president, Harris Government Communications Systems. "This achievement clearly demonstrates to our customers that we are fully committed to a high-level of process improvements that assure the delivery of superior product, system and service solutions."