Mount Pleasant, SC, December 9, 2014 – Ishpi Information Technologies, Inc. (DBA ISHPI), a forward-leaning four-time Inc. 500 | 5000 Defense and Federal Cyber and Information Dominance (ID) company, today announced that its Advanced Information Services Software Development Group has been appraised at Level 5 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)^®. The appraisal, performed by Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC, is the highest level in the CMMI model and places ISHPI among the top 5.6% of CMMI appraised companies in the US and among the top 7.4% of CMMI appraised companies in the world, according to the CMMI Institute’s Published Appraisal Results.

CMMI^® is a capability improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. An appraisal at maturity level 5 indicates that ISHPI is performing at an “optimizing” level. At this level, an organization continually improves its processes based on a quantitative understanding of its business objectives and performance needs. The organization uses a quantitative approach to understand the variation inherent in the process and the causes of process outcomes.

“This CMMI Maturity Level 5 appraisal is clear recognition of ISHPI’scontinuing commitment to instituting sustainable capability and process improvements to further enhance ourcompany’s CyberSmithed™ and ActiveDefense™ software products and i-Holistic CyberStance™ service offerings,” said Earl D. Bowers, ISHPI’s President and Chief Strategy Officer. “This CMMIDEV/5 rating, possessed by only a handful of American companies, testifies to ourunwavering determination to continuously improve our customers’ experience by institutionalizing the delivery of superior ‘cyber security guaranteed’ software products and outstanding services.”

About the CMMI Institute

 The CMMI^® Institute, a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, is dedicated to elevating organizational performance through best-in-class solutions to real-world challenges. The Institute is the home of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)^® for Development, Services, and Acquisition; the People Capability Maturity Model; and the Data Management Maturity Model (DMM)^SM, which are capability improvement models that create high-performance, high-maturity cultures. The models are used in thousands of organizations worldwide to deliver business results that serve as differentiators in the global market. For additional information about the CMMI^® Institute, please visit http://cmmiinstitute.com.