NORTH READING, Mass. – March 1, 2010 –Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) announced that it has been appraised at Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI®) Level 3 from the Software Engineering Institute. This certification demonstrates Teradyne’s commitment to deliver excellence in its software products and improved performance to its customers.  

The Software Engineering Institute works closely with industry and government organizations to advance software engineering and related disciplines to improve the cost, schedule and quality of development programs. SEI provides a framework to measure the proficiency of an organization and to certify its capability.

"Achieving this level of development proficiency allows Teradyne to deliver more software products and features in a shorter period of time,” said Mike Malone, Teradyne vice president of Engineering. “Our customers increasingly look to their suppliers to help them bring products to market faster and with high, repeatable levels of quality. Our software tools provide that edge to our customers. This certification from the Software Engineering Institute is confirmation of the progress we have made in this area.”

About Teradyne 
Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment used to test complex electronics used in the consumer electronics, automotive, computing, telecommunications, and aerospace and defense industries. In 2009, Teradyne had sales of $819 million and currently employs about 2,900 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com . Teradyne (R) is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All product names are trademarks of Teradyne, Inc. (including its subsidiaries).

Capability Maturity Model and CMMI are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Carnegie Mellon University.

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