Avanco International News

Carnegie Mellon University Rating Validates Avanco Best Practices for Systems and Software Development

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 21, 2009 -- Avanco International, Inc. today announced that it has achieved the Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration(R) for Development (CMMI-DEV) Level 2 rating. This rating for benchmarking commercial and defense industry best practices and mature processes for systems engineering and software design and development was applied to Avanco’s U.S. Army Enterprise Management Decision Support (EMDS) project. The repeatable processes developed for the EMDS effort reduce risk, manage cost, improve technical delivery, and support rapid development, and demanding task schedules.

The comprehensive appraisal assessed systems engineering and integration, software development, and maintenance disciplines within the EMDS project. “This is the first in a series of steps our company intends to take towards ensuring that we follow rigorous, adaptable, and repeatable processes to ensure the success of our client’s technical projects,” said Avanco International CEO, Steve Vandivier. “Achieving quality results and a high rate of return is the instant benefit our clients receive when we apply CMMI best practices to our customer’s system development requirements.” The Level 2 rating was earned using the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI(SM)). Avanco’s appraisal was led by an SEI-authorized lead appraiser and included review of seven process areas that Avanco manages for its’ U.S. Army EMDS development effort.

"Achieving this CMMI Level 2 rating positions Avanco to institutionalize the same methods that we have utilized for the Army on all of our projects and it is a testament to our corporate commitment to providing superior services and solutions to our clients,” said EMDS Program Manager, Manish Khera.

About Avanco International Inc:

Avanco International, Inc. is a small business, based in McLean, Virginia with offices in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. We provide full life cycle support including business process analysis, Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse development, database design, SOA implementation and development, web-based software design and development, software and database conversion, database administration, Java development, network administration, documentation, training and end user support. Visit www.avanco.com for additional information.

Avanco Awarded $1.4 Million Army Corps of Engineers Logistics Management Contract

McLean, Virginia, November 4, 2009 - Avanco International. Inc., a leading small business information technology company located in McLean, VA, today announced the award of a new two year Information Technology Support Services contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to support the Automated Personal Property Management System (APPMS) and the USACE Vehicle Information Management System (VIMS). Avanco will provide lifecycle software development services and Logistics Management support to the Corps of Engineers worldwide utilizing Oracle-based products for these two mission critical property management systems. Avanco has supported the US Army Corps of Engineers Logistics Management Division with technical consulting services since 1997.

“We are very pleased to continue our long association with the Army Corps of Engineers and to provide support for the complex and important Logistics Management missions that the Corps is conducting worldwide", said Steve Vandivier, CEO of Avanco International, Inc. "We take pride in our daily support of Corps of Engineers missions everywhere and we are particularly proud of what we have accomplished during emergency situations that included immediate stand up of Logistics functions for Corps missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. We have a very dedicated staff that understands the Corps of Engineers and always finds innovative solutions to complex technical and operational problems."

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Avanco Awarded $4.5 Million Federal Election Commission Sub-Contract

McLean, Virginia, February 4, 2009 - Avanco International a leading small business information technology company located in McLean VA today announced the award of a new 5 Year Information Technology Support Services contract with the Federal Election Commission valued at 4.5 Million. As a subcontractor to Advanced Technology Systems Corporation, Avanco will provide lifecycle software development services utilizing Oracle Workflow, Oracle Developer , and BPEL for several mission critical FEC Systems. These systems are crucial to accomplishing the FEC mission which is to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)- the statue which governs the financing of federal elections by disclosing campaign finance information, enforcing the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions and overseeing the public funding of Presidential elections.

“We are very pleased to provide Oracle support for this very important federal oversight mission that governs our campaign contribution process and to continue our close association with ATSC”, said Steve Vandivier, CEO of Avanco International. Inc. Avanco provides full life cycle support including business process analysis, database design, SOA development, web-based software design and development, software and database conversion, database administration, Java development, network administration, documentation, training and end user support. Avanco’s staff includes Oracle developers and published authors, many of them certified as Oracle DBA’s and Developers.

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Avanco International, Inc. is a premier technology solutions provider with over 20 years of experience serving our clients in government and commercial organizations. We look forward to providing our creativity, expertise and experience in helping our client's achieve real and sustainable improvements in their organizations and their results. Visit www.avanco.com for additional information.

U.S. Army Awards 2 Year $3.2 Million contract to Avanco International, Inc. of McLean, VA

McLean, Virginia, October 11, 2007 – Avanco International, Inc. of McLean Virginia was awarded a 2 year $3.2 Million contract by the U.S. Army to perform Systems Integration and development for the U.S. Army Enterprise Management Decision Support (EMDS) System. Avanco, a leading Oracle software systems Integrator specializing in Decision Support solutions, will develop the EMDS application to provide Senior Army leaders with a multi-functional decision support capability that will enable them to make more accurate, timely, transparent, reliable, and holistic cross-functional decisions. The Business Intelligence system, to be developed for the Department of the Under Secretary of the Army – Business Transformation (DUSA-BT), will realize the Army’s goal of developing and providing tools to enhance enterprise-wide situational awareness and decision making and reducing organizational redundancy and overhead. The result will be to free human and financial resources for more compelling operational needs by improving business processes.

“Avanco has a firm corporate commitment to the Department of Defense to provide solid and consistent support for our service men and women that are fighting the War on Terror,” said Steve Vandivier, CEO of Avanco International. “This contract is a wonderful opportunity for us to support the Army in their effort to apply actionable intelligence and situational awareness to directly support Army readiness and ultimately our soldiers serving overseas.”

In business since 1982, Avanco is a Certified Oracle Authorized Reseller and services provider specializing in the customization of Oracle products to fit individual customer requirements. As president of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Oracle Professionals, a 1000 person Oracle User Group based in the Washington D.C. area and serving Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C., Mr. Vandivier is very focused on fostering an academic team oriented environment within the company. Avanco’s consultants and sales personnel are highly technical and understand the leading-edge approaches required to solve customer business problems.

Avanco has implemented numerous Oracle Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence solutions throughout the country for DoD and commercial clients. Business Intelligence customers include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Army, Select Medical Corporation, AETNA Insurance, Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc., Podiatry Insurance Corporation of America, ROHM Electronics, the University of Pennsylvania, Georgia Tech, the State of Pennsylvania, and various local counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. Avanco provides full life cycle support including business process analysis, database design, Business Intelligence design and development, web-based software development, software and database conversion, database administration, Internet services, network administration, documentation, training and end user support. Avanco’s staff includes Oracle developers and published authors, many of them certified as Oracle DBA’s and Developers.

Avanco is a DoD Services vendor who was recently awarded the U.S. Army Five Star Certificate for excellence in our support of our Avanco Army Reserve and National Guard employees that are currently serving overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Avanco International, Inc. Awarded Fauquier County, VA Government and Public Schools IT Consulting Services Contract

May 2007 | Mclean Virginia

Avanco was awarded a contract to support Fauquier County with a broad spectrum of support capabilities covering the full range of requested services:

Web Developer
Data Base Architect
Network Security
Software Security
Application Security
Disaster Recovery
Contingency Planning
Network Administrator
Computer Hardware/Software Technician
Audio/Video Technician
Network Engineer
Microsoft Systems Engineer

Joining the Avanco team are five local leaders in the technology arena.

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Avanco Awarded Contract for MIS Development for Army Corps of Engineers LA District

September 2006 | Mclean Virginia

Avanco was recently awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Los Angeles District to provide Requirements Definition, Design services and IT development support for a Project Management Database and Reporting System. The overall requirement for the Program and Project Management Database and Reports System is an improved storage, retrieval and reporting environment for Project Management information. Currently a MS Access system provides information utilized by Project Managers with information derived from many sources. The system, while providing a means to report project information, often contradicts USACE reports or provides erroneous information due to the manual nature of the system. The overall concept of this scope of work is to create an Oracle database, create a method to draw standard system information into the reporting environment, and develop reports and forms to enter data into the database if needed. The resulting system will provide reports that will retrieve and display the data in useful formats and in a consistent manner that will be available to the LA District and other Corps offices whenever needed via an intranet website.

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Avanco Supports Pennsylvania Counties with Hosted Business Intelligence Portal Services

August 2006 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Avanco International provides business intelligence portal services to support Pennsylvania counties that are hosted at our Harrisburg, Pennsylvania offices. These services enable to counties and their employees to focus their efforts on supporting their citizens while Avanco International provides the economical and efficient access to their data.

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