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  Established in 1988, EDISOFT is the national leader in the domains of:  
 
guns and sensors’ command and control systems for military ships,
information integration systems in naval platforms,
military logistic information systems,
collective security systems and space systems.
 
     
  As a specialized Portuguese company that offers technologically advanced software solutions and highly qualified IT consulting services, EDISOFT also holds a profound knowledge in the development of integrated business solutions, in the banking, civil service, telecommunications and logistic areas, and in the definition of decisional solutions based on geographical information systems.  
     
   
     
  The company‘s shareholders are:  
     
 


EMPORDEF - Empresa de Defesa Portuguesa (SGPS) S. A., the State’s holding for the national defence industry, that withholds 30%,
NAV Portugal E. P. E., the Portuguese Air Traffic Control  Authority, that withholds 30%,
Thales Nederland B. V., a Dutch defence company that also withholds 30%.
The remaining 10% of EDISOFT‘s capital is detained by employees.
 
     
  Today a Portuguese presence throughout the world, EDISOFT’s operational systems clearly highlight the Company’s commitment to the internationalization effort, on one part, and to the drive for innovation and entrepreneurship on another. EDISOFT’s excellence was recognized when it became the first Portuguese Company with a CMM appraisal. Established by the Software Engineering Institute, the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a five-step methodological approach that analyses the development and implementation of software engineering projects and appraises companies abiding to the most demanding and strict quality and performance criteria.  
     
     
  Company's Vision  
  EDISOFT's mission is "to develop solutions in the areas of systems and software engineering, as well as information technology consulting in a "market without borders".  
     
  Today, EDISOFT is a widely recognized Portuguese software engineering company, providing robust and reliable civilian software applications and delivering technologically advanced C4I systems to Armed Forces around the World.  
     
  The company's corporate policy aims for the evolvement in the added-value chain, for the increase in business income and productivity, for the reinforcement of the internationalization investment as well as of the commercial and marketing capabilities and the appraisal in the highest quality certifications.  
     
  EDISOFT's strategic goals reflect thus a culture abiding to strict quality patterns and a permanent commitment with innovation, undertaking research and development enterprises that, framed in a commercial essence, ensure EDISOFT’s leadership, strengthen its core business and enable the company’s future viability in the new business, technical and technological emerging challenges.  
     
  EDISOFT strives to continuously perfect itself towards greater excellence.  
     
     
  Association memberships  
  DANOTEC - Defence, Armament and New Technologies Companies Association;  
  ANETIE - Information Technology and Electronics Companies National Association;  
  PROESPAÇO - Space Industries Portuguese Association;  
  AFCEA - Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association;  
  EARSC - European Association of Remote Sensing Companies;  
  NCOIC - Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium;  
  NIAG - NATO Industrial Advisory Group;  
  PIDEA - Packaging and Interconnection Development for European Applications;  
  PARS - Preparatory Action on Security Research;  
  OREGIN - Organisation of European GNSS Industry;  
  COTEC Innovative SMEs Network;  
  ASD - AeroSpace and Defence Network.  
     
     
  Quality Certificates  
  CMM Level 2 à 3  
  NPEN ISO 9001:1995  
  NPEN ISO 9001:2000  
  ECSS standards  
     
     
  Security Certificates  
  National Secret  
  EU Secret  
  NATO Secret  
     
     
  Quality References  
  As an unequivocal proof of a deep concern with providing high-quality services and products, EDISOFT has gathered a remarkable collection of qualifications that withstand the Company’s image as one of confidence, reliability and solidity.  
     
  In fact, the ISO 9001 1995 Certification (since November 2000), the ISO 9001 2000 Certification and the IEEE/EIA 12207 - Software Lifecycle Processes regulations are strong indications of the Company’s commitment to quality standards with respect to the planning, development, verification and validation of software.  
     
  On another hand, EDISOFT’s skills in the defence industry software activities (EDISOFT is certified with the Portuguese Ministerial Authorisation to the Exercise of the Commercial and Industrial Armament Activity and the Portuguese Ministerial Authorisation to the Exercise of Trading Activities of Military Goods and Technology) suggests the company’s deeper emphasis in reliability, robustness and solidity features, as well as a strong awareness of time and budgetary constraints.  
     
  Therefore, EDISOFT’s conformity with the United States Department of Defence DoD-STD-2167A and MIL-STD-498 standards as well as the application of the Thales Nederland B.V. HSV-0-507 Software Development Process (applying the Capability Maturity Model Level 3 features) and also of the European Space Agency’s PSS-05 Software Engineering Standards and ECSS-E/M/Q Engineering, Management and Quality norms in its software development processes formally reinforce the Company’s abiding to stringent rigorous quality criteria and performance ruling, not only in what respects our software engineering but also regarding EDISOFT own organisational structure.  
     
  The well-known Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has established a five-level methodology approach to software engineering, the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), which also looks into the company’s organisational structure. In September 2003, EDISOFT was audited and considered as a CMM Level 2 company. Today, it is EDISOFT’s strategic goal to achieve the CMMi Level 3 recognition.  
     
  Additionally, since mid-2000, EDISOFT is the first Portuguese company to reach the level Certified Solution Partner in the Oracle Partner Programme, a global business network of more than 17.000 companies that offer innovative e-business solutions, based in the Oracle technology.  
     
  The Oracle partners provide top-quality solutions to their customers, supported by the Oracle’s market position as the primary supplier of e-business solutions. The partners that exhibit a superior technical knowledge of products and a commitment to do business with Oracle qualify for the Certified Solution Partner level. These partners receive a higher degree of services, support, training and Oracle certification.  
     
     
  Contact Details  
 
Company's Name: EDISOFT - Empresa de Serviços e Desenvolvimento de Software, S. A.
Postal Address: Rua Quinta dos Medronheiros - Lazarim
  Apartado 382 - Monte de Caparica
  2826-801 Caparica
Tel: (+351) 212 945 900
Fax: (+351) 212 945 999
Web Site: www.edisoft.pt
E-mail: edisoft@edisoft.pt