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NextSphere Press Releases
NextSphere Achieves CMMI, Maturity Level 3
Software services and development company
successfully secures quality management
certification to ensure highest level of client
support and quality output.
Clearwater, Florida, USA - January 7, 2011- Next
Sphere Technologies (www.NextSphere.com), one of the nation’s top mid-market
software development and services firms, announced today that its India
operations (Next Sphere Technologies (India) Private Limited
(“NextSphere–India”)) has been successfully appraised at the prestigious
Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 3, Version 1.2.
The Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI) of the
Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is an internationally
recognized standard for assessing software development practices. The assessment
was conducted by experts from ProMinds Consulting Pvt. Ltd., a well-recognized
consulting organization in independent testing and evaluation services.
“This achievement is another milestone highlighting the
outstanding efforts of our teams to deliver the highest quality services to our
customers," said Raju Dantuluri, Ph.D., CEO of NextSphere.
The CMMI Level 3 rating is independent validation that
the company has established effective, well-defined organizational standards and
documented processes in their services (delivery) practice. This rating
indicates repeatability, predictability and consistency in performance and
delivery.
The CMMI Maturity Level 3 appraisal covered full
life-cycle development projects carried out at the company’s facility in India
and demonstrates NextSphere’s organization-wide commitment to standardizing and
achieving compliance and is independent validation of NextSphere’s capabilities
in following key areas: Quality, Schedules, Cost and Customer Satisfaction.
Ravi Kumar Chellaboina, Director of India Operations
said “Achieving this CMMI level is a significant milestone for any company. It
is an important affirmation of NextSphere’s total commitment to customer
satisfaction through optimized operational efficiency”.
NextSphere continuously benchmarks the quality of its
processes and services. In addition to the ISO 9001:2008 certification it
achieved early this year, this CMMI appraisal places NextSphere among the best
performing application development and services firms in the world.
“The Level 3 appraisal validates our defined and
institutionalized processes for design, development and maintenance of software
and other supporting business processes that are aimed at improving quality,
service levels and the overall customer experience”, said Ramana Varanasi,
Quality Process Manager of NextSphere India.
About NextSphere
Next Sphere Technologies, Inc. ("NextSphere") is an
Information Technology company that provides outsourced IT services and software
solutions to mid-market companies. NextSphere offers comprehensive IT consulting
services, including the management, development, hosting and maintenance of
enterprise software applications. NextSphere uses a flexible Global Delivery
Model that enables customers to contract and interface with a U.S. company and
realize the cost-saving benefits of an outsourced operation. NextSphere is
headquartered in Clearwater, FL, with additional offices in Raleigh, North
Carolina and Hyderabad, India. NextSphere is known for its 100 percent client
satisfaction record, fixed-price and fixed-time solutions at a cost savings of
50 to 60 percent, and turnaround time that is half that of other firms by using
and maximizing productivity of a highly trained, adaptable and easy-to-work-with
global workforce. For more information, please visit www.NextSphere.com.
About ProMinds®
ProMinds Consulting Pvt .Ltd., is one of the leading
providers of professional services in the areas of CMMI®, Governance, Risk &
Compliance (GRC) and IT Security in India with over 150 clients. ProMinds® is a
worldwide transition partner with Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA for providing CMMI® Services. ProMinds is
empanelled with CERT-In, Govt. of India as an Information Security Auditing
Organization that serves governments, public, defense and private sectors.
ProMinds has served over 150 clients across the industry and business domains in
India and overseas. For more information, visit the SEI Web site at
www.promindsglobal.com.
About Software Engineering Institute
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a U.S.
Department of Defense federally funded research and development center operated
by Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI helps organizations make measured
improvements in their software engineering capabilities by providing technical
leadership to advance the practice of software engineering. For more
information, visit the SEI Web site at www.sei.cmu.edu.
Next Sphere Technologies Achieves ISO 9001:2008
Certification
Software services and development company
successfully secures quality management
certification to ensure highest level of client
support and quality output.
Clearwater, Florida, USA - August 6, 2010- Next
Sphere Technologies (www.NextSphere.com), one of the nation’s top mid-market
software development and services firms, announced that its India operations
(Next Sphere Technologies (India) Private Limited ("NextSphere–India"))
has achieved ISO 9001: 2008 certification. This
accreditation is issued by the International Standards Organization (ISO) for
the design, development and maintenance of software projects. ISO 9001:2008 is
used in 175 countries as the framework for software quality management systems
(QMS).
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"While
we’ve always made the quality of our products and services a priority, we
welcome the opportunity that ISO certification presented to benchmark our
processes against industry best practices," said Raju Dantuluri, Ph.D., CEO of
NextSphere. "Continuously improving not only the development process, but the
entire customer experience is one key to driving lasting sustainable growth for
our company. Earning the ISO 9001:2008 certification is a very important
milestone for NextSphere
and it assures our customers that we’re committed to
quality at all levels of our organization.
"It has been a great experience in terms of teamwork and
we’re delighted with this accreditation," said Venkataraman Narayanan, Quality
Assurance Leader for NextSphere-India. "Everyone at NextSphere had
contributions to make—both great and small. The teamwork paid off and our
customers will be the first to benefit. This demonstrates
NextSphere’s unwavering focus on creating and
implementing a quality management system for continuous improvements in our
solutions."
About ISO 9001:2008
The ISO 9001:2008 Certification established by the
International Standards Organization (ISO) is a quality management system that
sets a global standard for quality assurance processes. This certification also
ensures that a company’s products and services are among the best in the world.
About NextSphere
NextSphere Technologies, Inc. ("NextSphere") is an
Information Technology company that provides outsourced IT services and software
solutions to mid-market companies. NextSphere offers comprehensive IT consulting
services, including the management, development, hosting and maintenance of
enterprise software applications. NextSphere uses a flexible on-site/off-shore
model that enables customers to contract and interface with a U.S. company, but
realize the cost-saving benefits of an outsourced operation. NextSphere is
headquartered in Clearwater, FL, with additional offices in Raleigh, North
Carolina and Hyderabad, India.
NextSphere is known for its 100 percent client
satisfaction record, fixed-price and fixed-time solutions at a cost savings of
50 to 60 percent, and turnaround time that is half that of other firms by using
and maximizing productivity of a highly trained, adaptable and easy-to-work-with
global workforce. For more information, please visit www.NextSphere.com.
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Next Sphere Technologies Attains Gold Certified
Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
NextSphere Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning
Microsoft Competencies
in ISV/Software Solutions and Business Intelligence
Clearwater, Florida, USA - October 8, 2009 - Next
Sphere Technologies announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in
the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and
Business Intelligence, recognizing NextSphere's
expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a
Gold Certified Partner,
NextSphere has demonstrated expertise with
Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers' needs. Microsoft
Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access,
training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel. Less
than 9% of participating companies reach Microsoft's highest partners levels of
"Gold" and "Certified" with the Gold standard being the top level which can be
achieved.
more...
Next
Sphere Technologies offers comprehensive IT consulting services, including a
full suite of predefined offerings as well as the management, development,
hosting and maintenance of enterprise software applications. They are a top
mid-market IT company that successfully combines software and hardware
development. NextSphere has gained a reputation for delivering high
quality end-to-end solutions in software development market, has wide
experience, unique developments and highly qualified staff.
"We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold
Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to
clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers,"
said Raju Dantuluri, Ph.D., NextSphere
CEO. "The benefits provided through our Gold
Certified Partner status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that
we provide for customers."
"Customers are looking for partner companies that
can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities,"
said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at
Microsoft Corp. "They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert
adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified
Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from
Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies.
Today, Microsoft recognizes Next Sphere Technologies as a new Gold
Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer
satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology."
As one of the requirements for attaining Gold
Certified Partner status, NextSphere
had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft
Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with
specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of
solution. Each Competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits,
formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that
partners bring to the technology industry. Within select Competencies, there are
Specializations that focus on specific solution areas that recognize deeper
expertise within that Competency. Serving as a specialized path to earning those
Competencies, Specializations give direct access to the tools and resources that
support that specific area of focus. In addition, for certification, NextSphere
had to develop and maintain a Microsoft certificated product. For this portion
of the process, NextSphere choose to highlight their TradeShowManager® product,
their highly successful application for streamlining all aspects involved in
planning, operation and managing the trade show process as an exhibitor or an
organizer.
"We are very proud to receive the title of Gold
Certified Partner", stated Raju Dantuluri, Ph.D., CEO of NextSphere. "It
enables us to reach out to new businesses, better serve our clientele, and offer
systems not available from most full service IT companies. The new status allows
us to demonstrate high skill level and technical knowledge of our employees as
well as adding effectiveness to our existing clientele, such as Corpsavers
Healthcare."
Dan Siewert, III, Corpsavers Chairman and CEO
commends NextSphere "for both the professional way they conduct themselves and,
most importantly, getting our major new system developed and implemented using
latest Microsoft Technologies on a timely and seamless basis. The NextSphere
team is among the most professional group of people I have had the pleasure to
work with on a project of this magnitude. The NextSphere team has been
responsive to all of our needs and has delivered a high quality product on
schedule. I recommend NextSphere very highly."
The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in
October 2003 and represents Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of
partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework
that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have
in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners'
businesses be successful. Today there are has about 360,000 partner companies
enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Network with only about 34,000 at the Gold or
Certified levels.
About NextSphere
Next Sphere Technologies, Inc. ("NextSphere") is an
Information Technology company that provides outsourced IT services and software
solutions to middle market companies. NextSphere offers comprehensive IT
consulting services, including the management, development, hosting and
maintenance of enterprise software applications. NextSphere utilizes a flexible
on-site/off-shore model that allows its customers to contract and interface with
a U.S. company, but realize the cost saving benefits of an outsourced operation.
NextSphere is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, with additional offices in
Raleigh, North Carolina and Hyderabad, India.
Next Sphere is known for their 100% client
satisfaction record, fixed-price-and-fixed-time solutions at a cost savings of
50% to 60% to their customers, and turnaround time that is half that of other
firms by utilizing and maximizing productivity of their highly trained,
adaptable and easy-to-work-with global workforce. For more information, please
visit www.NextSphere.com
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