Ventera Earns CMMI Maturity Level 2 Rating

-Top Performance Credential Provides Value to Customers -

McLean, VA - May 1, 2007 - Ventera Corporation, a leading management consulting firm providing IT services that span the technology lifecycle, today announced that it has achieved a key milestone by earning a Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI®) Maturity Level 2 rating on its Compliance Automation Project under the Food and Nutrition Services Program.

Established by the Software Engineering Institute, CMMI is a globally recognized standard for assessing software development and maintenance processes. CMMI is used by many government agencies and private sector organizations in selecting high-quality suppliers of software products and services. CMMI credentials require implementation of a rigorous process improvement approach, and can serve to assure clients that their systems engineering, integration, and software projects will be completed on time with high quality and within budget.

Ventera's achievement certifies the quality of Ventera practices and demonstrates a real commitment to deliver high-quality services consistently and repeatedly. Earning the CMMI distinction provides substantial benefits to Ventera's customers through proof of improved processes, increased software productivity, and an overall ability of Ventera to meet its goals for cost, schedule, functionality, product quality, and employee morale.

CMMI Maturity Level 2 practices are being implemented on all projects under the Food and Nutrition Services Program, a client that Ventera has served since 2000. The knowledge gained from this initiative will be used as the basis for other process improvement efforts to leverage these practices across the organization.

Ventera CEO Robert Acosta said, "This CMMI Level 2 rating is testimony to our customers that we use proven best practices to perform our work. It demonstrates our commitment to continuous process improvement, and reinforces our focus on delivering high-quality solutions to our customers." Executive Vice President Jeff Smith of Ventera, who sponsored the company's application for the rating, said, "Ventera's earning of this CMMI maturity level rating has confirmed the sophistication of our existing project management and software development processes. It has also resulted in improvements that align with our focus on consistently delivering quality services to our customers."

About Ventera

Ventera is a management consulting firm providing IT services that span the technology lifecycle and include IT strategy and technology consulting, web-based application development, systems integration, independent verification and validation, and program and project management. Ventera helps clients realize the full business potential of technology by improving and simplifying business operations before automating them. For more information contact Jeff Smith at Ventera: (703) 760-4600 or visit www.ventera.com.