For Immediate Release
ISD Announces Dr. Paul Nielsen, Director and CEO of the
Software Engineering Institute, to Deliver Keynote at the 3rd ISD
Brasil Customers Conference
Dr. Nielsen to present “The Future of Process Improvement – The Three
Dimensions of Growth.”
POCASSET, Mass. (September 18, 2006) – Integrated System Diagnostics, Inc. (ISD)
today announced that Dr. Paul Nielsen, Director and CEO of the Software Engineering Institute at
Carnegie Mellon University, will deliver the keynote address at ISD’s 3rd ISD Brasil Customer
Conference, September 20-22, 2006 at the WTC Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Dr. Nielsen’s presentation, “The Future of Process Improvement – The Three Dimensions of
Growth,” is intended to motivate firms to apply CMMI-based process improvement principles as
an enterprise solution-across functional disciplines, up and down supply chains, and deeper
software engineering issues such as architecture and security. This broader perspective presents
opportunity to adopters of CMMI-based process improvement services.
“Bringing an enterprise perspective to model-based process improvement programs helps
organizations adopt a more disciplined approach to software and systems development,” said Dr.
Nielsen. “Our mission is to help organizations identify opportunities to put improvement models to
work, and realize business benefits beyond those achieved in the software engineering
organization.”
“We are pleased Dr. Nielsen has agreed to deliver the keynote address at ISD’s Customer
Conference,” said Albert Soule, ISD Director of Business Development. “This is a highly relevant
message for our customers to understand as they formulate their improvement goals and
objectives.”
ISD, Inc. and ISD Brasil deliver a broad range of SEI, and internally developed process
improvement consulting, training, appraisal services and tools as one of SEI’s Partners since
1992.
About the 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 http://www.sei.cmu.edu.
For more information, contact Kelly Ann Kimberland, Public Relations Manager, at 412-268-4793
or public-relations@sei.cmu.edu. Visit SEI at www.sei.cmu.edu.
About ISD
Integrated System Diagnostics Incorporated (ISD) is a US-headquartered, multinational
corporation dedicated to the dissemination and successful application of model-based process
improvement technology. Based in Pocasset, Massachusetts, ISD is the premier, high value
supplier of model based process improvement training, consulting, appraisal services and tools,
for global commercial, aerospace and defense customers. ISD is a technology leader in the
development of model-based appraisal methods and appraisal automation solutions.
For more information, contact Albert Soule, Director, Business Development, at 508-743-0802 or
als@isd-inc.com. For ISD Brasil, contact Carlos Alberto Carem, Executive Director ISD Brasil at
(11) 3818-8989. Visit ISD Brasil at www.isdbrasil.com.br.

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ISD Announces New Generation of Appraisal Life-cycle Management with the Release of Appraisal Wizard™ V7.0
Wednesday September 6, 9:00 am ET 
V7.0 offers advanced functionality to those responsible for enterprise process compliance management activities.

POCASSET, Mass., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/—Integrated System Diagnostics Incorporated (ISD) today announced the release of Appraisal Wizard™ V7.0, delivering advanced functionality to those responsible for all enterprise process compliance management activities—from informal readiness reviews to full benchmarking appraisals or audits. This new functionality continues to improve the quality and reduce risks of compliance audits and other formal appraisal results by standardizing and automating key process activities.
Responding to user feedback, ISD has added new features and enhanced existing ones that improve overall compliance management and typical appraisal activities—plan, prepare, conduct and report. ISD has improved Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) support with additional features and made significant interface and security feature improvements to better support the user.

Improved capabilities include:

* Enhanced planning and scheduling features for estimating, managing

appraisal or audit process activities and monitoring key milestones.

Collecting time measures and reporting performance results against plan

is also supported.

* New evidence-mapping features to quickly map new evidence directly to

the reference model or standard and to maintain ongoing compliance

readiness.

* Improved user “time-to-effectiveness” with new, user-selectable “look

and feel” interfaces, including new administration features, control

features, data presentation and reporting capabilities. The learning

curve has never been steeper.

* Maintain data integrity by employing new security and access control

functions.

“Appraisal Wizard V7.0 delivers the capabilities needed by our customers by extending key tool functionality and improving usability,” said Mike Simmons, ISD’s Vice President of Software Products. “Automating key compliance management activities enables users to focus on the quality and comprehensiveness of the results.”

“Appraisal Wizard has matured into a true enterprise tool capable of supporting broader, strategic compliance needs,” said Albert Soule, ISD’s Director of Business Development. “Coupled with ISD’s Model Mapper capabilities and Model Wizard, ISD is now capable of delivering a full compliance management solution.”

About ISD

Integrated System Diagnostics Incorporated (ISD) is a US-headquartered, multinational corporation dedicated to the dissemination and successful application of model-based process improvement technology. Based in Pocasset, Massachusetts, ISD is the premier, high value supplier of model based process improvement training, consulting, appraisal services and tools, for global commercial, aerospace and defense customers. ISD is a technology leader in the development of model-based appraisal methods and appraisal automation solutions.

For more information, contact Albert Soule, Director, Business Development, at (508) 564-4044 or als@isd-inc.com. Visit ISD at http://www.isd-inc.com.