For more than 30 years, the staff of the Systems and Software Engineering Organization at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has performed:

• Systems and software requirements analysis

• Software design and analysis

• Software implementation

• Testing and integration

• Documentation

• Turn-key development

• Software process improvement

• Independent verification and validation

in the following technology areas:

• Information systems engineering

• Intelligent transportation systems

• Biomedical engineering

Recognized as a leader in applied research and development of innovative systems, SwRI uses a proven Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model^® Integration (CMMI^®) compliant, integrated software development process to transform concepts into reality. SwRI's success in systems and software engineering is based on a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving, offering clients a significant resource for innovative solutions.

SwRI develops detailed proposals for potential clients after an understanding of the problem to be solved is established.

Clients contract with SwRI for systems and software solutions for the following reasons:

• World-class laboratories and a staff of more than 3,100 provide one of the most comprehensive design, development, and testing resources in the world.

• SwRI has proven, quality-based systems and software development processes.

• SwRI is independent and nonprofit – to help our clients find the right solution without product bias.

• As part of a long-held tradition, patent rights arising from sponsored research at the Institute are often assigned to the client. SwRI generally retains the rights to Institute-funded advancements.

• SwRI understands the need to commercialize technologies rapidly.

• Client service is a priority – 85 percent of SwRI's business is return business.

Please contact Susan Crumrine at scrumrine@swri.org or (210) 522-2089, to discuss your current or future systems and software engineering project requirements. We can offer you insights about how to specify the lowest cost approach to solving your systems and software engineering problem.

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