Financial and Aviation Industries
Business financial and aviation industries of Mexico will lead the next wave of adoption of standards CMMI, told BNamericas commercial director of the Mexican IT consultancy Avantare, Jorge Loza.
While large software developers were the pioneers in the adoption of CMMI, the interest now shifted to finance and aerospace companies, who are showing interest in adopting the standard for both modernizing their internal processes to develop technology internally.
The consultant also projects an increase in the implementation of CMMI standards for services, Loza said, adding that certification is also attracting the attention of mid size companies.
Avantare, which specializes in IT consulting, implementation of best practices and software development, continue its business approach in Mexico, but also highlighted Loza more business opportunities in Europe.
“We continue to seek opportunities outside of Mexico. We have had customers in Spain specifically in vocational training for CMMI.”
The American firm has also completed projects in Costa Rica and Brazil, but Loza said the stable business has never been rooted in some of these geographies.
Avantare revenues rose 20% between 2007 and 2008, but then experienced a significant slowdown due to global economic crisis. Loza said the firm aims to re-register an increase of 20% this year although it started slowly.
“Just the middle of this year we are starting to see more movement in the market,” he said.
Avantare was founded in 2000 and has worked since its founding in initiatives of the Government of Mexico as the development program Prosoft software industry. Among its key customers include the Mexican Banamex, the local division of IBM and Wal-Mart.
