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Source: Ramco Systems Limited
Wednesday, May 04, 2011 12:41 PM IST (07:11 AM GMT)
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Ramco Systems conferred the 'Watts S Humphrey Award'
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Wednesday, May 04, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Ramco Systems (BSE - 532370, NSE - RAMCOSYS, MSE - RSST); a leading software company focused on consulting, product and managed services, has secured the esteemed Watts S Humphrey award for Software Quality and Process Improvement at the SPI Conference 2011, organised by Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN), Chennai.
Ramco Systems won the award for a paper presentation on 'Automation of Maintenance Process' which was adjudged as the best paper and won the first place in the first-ever Watts S Humphrey Award of Best Practices from SPIN Chennai. Mr. M. Raghuraman from Quality Management Group and Mr. R. Srinivasan from Technology presented the winning paper during the Best practices session at the conference.
Award installed in memory of Watts S Humphrey
"Known as the "Father of Software Quality", Humphrey dedicated the majority of his career to addressing problems in software development including schedule delays, cost increases, performance problems, and defects. Humphrey joined the SEI in 1986, after making what he described as an "outrageous commitment to change the world of software engineering."
SPIN Chennai instituted the 'Watts S Humphrey Award for Best Practice' in memory of its mentor Watts S Humphrey known as the "Father of Software Quality". The organization invited nominations from industry experts to present unconventional, innovative and interesting papers on the best practices that have benefited their organization. Some of the best names in the IT industry such as TCS, Cognizant, Accenture, Wipro, Polaris, iGATE and many other organizations battled it out in this prestigious forum.
On receiving the award, Mr. Kamesh Ramamoorthy, Chief Operating Officer, Ramco Systems, said, "We are delighted to win this prestigious award, especially since we were contending with the best practices of some of the finest names in the IT industry. This award reinforces our conviction and focus on improvisation and our belief that innovation is vital. Unconventional and innovative ideas that can benefit our organization and the industry at large are always welcome. 'Automation of Maintenance Process' is one such innovation."
Presenting the award to Ramco Systems, Mr. Chandra Kumar Raman, President, SPIN Chennai, said, "We are pleased to confer the Watts S Humphrey Award for Best Practice on Ramco Systems. Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a forum for open exchange of software process improvement experiences and ideas. Ramco Systems truly deserved this award for their continuous focus on innovation."
Watts S Humphrey was the founder of 'SEI's Software Process Program' and recipient of the National Medal of Technology of the United States. At the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Humphrey established the Software Process Program and led development of the Software Capability Maturity Model, and introduced the Software Process Assessment and Software Capability Evaluation methods. These later became the basis for the development of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), a framework of software engineering best practices that have been adopted by thousands of organizations across the globe.
About SPIN Chennai
SPIN, Chennai (software process improvement network) is a forum of software professionals for open exchange of software process improvement experiences and ideas. The organization serves as a source of educational, scientific and practical information for its members, other spin organizations, and the general software community. The SPIN group aims to be a leadership forum for open exchange of spi experiences and ideas, covering all aspects of how an organization improves the way it develops and maintains software and delivers software intensive services. SPIN organizes a variety of meetings, all aimed at mutual self-help for practitioners. SPIN Chennai was formed in 1994.
About Ramco Systems
Ramco Systems, a part of the USD 875 million Ramco Group, is a leading software company focused on consulting, product and managed services business. Headquartered in Chennai, Ramco Systems was started as an R&D division of Ramco Industries Limited in 1992, and later established as an independent company in 1999. The company focuses on providing innovative business solutions that can be delivered quickly and cost-effectively in complex environments. Globally, Ramco has over 125,000 users from 800+ customer organizations since inception. The company currently has 15 offices spread across India, USA, Canada, Europe, Middle East, South Africa and APAC and employs over 1,500 employees.
Ramco's key differentiator is its innovative approach to develop products through its revolutionary enterprise application assembly and delivery platform - Ramco VirtualWorksT. Ramco Systems has seven major product suites - Ramco Enterprise Suite, Ramco Enterprise Asset Management Suite, Ramco Aviation, Ramco OnDemand ERP (ERP on SaaS), Ramco Enterprise Information Management Suite, Ramco Advanced Process Control, and Ramco Mine Management. Strong domain knowledge coupled with proven implementation expertise enables Ramco to provide specialized solutions in verticals such as Manufacturing, Real Estate & Construction, Energy & Utilities, Logistics, Mining & Cement, Facilities Management, Banking & Financial Services, Aviation, Government and Defense.
Ramco Systems has been assessed for ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 27001:2005 information security standards. Ramco's BPO unit is SAS 70 Type II certified.
"Ramco Systems Limited ("the Company") is proposing, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, a rights issue of its equity shares and has filed a draft letter of offer ("DLOF") with the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI"). The DLOF is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in, on the website of the lead manager at www.centrum.co.in and of the Company at www.ramco.com. Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to the same, see the section titled "Risk Factors" of the aforementioned DLOF. The distribution of the DLOF to persons in certain jurisdictions outside India may be restricted by legal requirements prevailing in those jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession the DLOF may come will require them to inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. The equity shares proposed to be issued have not been and will not be registered, listed or otherwise qualified in any other jurisdiction outside India (including but not limited to any securities laws in the United States) and may not be offered or sold, and persons in any such jurisdiction shall not participate in the proposed issue except in compliance with the applicable laws of such jurisdiction".
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Mr. M. Raghuraman and Mr. R. Srinivasan from Ramco Systems collecting the award from Mr. Arun Jain, Polaris Software
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Mr. M. Raghuraman and Mr. R. Srinivasan from Ramco Systems collecting the award from Mr. Arun Jain, Polaris Software
CONTACT DETAILS
Vinitha Ramani , Ramco Systems Ltd., +91 9840368048, vinitharamani@rsi.ramco.com
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