Companies and organizations from 7 countries have met in Sofia to discuss the possibilities of Software Process Improvement in South-Eastern Europe. Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro, Macedonia, Spain, Mexico and Brazil have attended the regional workshop.
There were presented 25 high-level decision makers from: associations - Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Serbia; Donor programs- EBRD, USAID; companies “on the road” to CMMI; European Software Institute and ESI Centers (Mexico, Brazil, Bulgaria).

The fourth ESICenters Meeting was hosted by the ESI Center Bulgaria. Two new ESI Global Alliance products - GUC (Good User Certificate) and ITmark were announced

European Software Institute Center Bulgaria has started it’s 2005 activities with CMMI week in Romania. This first ESI Center’s project in Romania is organized in cooperation with ARIES - the Romanian Association for Electronics and Software Industry.

34 trainnees from 11 leading software companies have participated in the two main courses- a 3day “Introduction to CMMI” and one-day “CMMI for Senior Managers”, offered by ESI Center Bulgaria. All participants have had the opportunity to discuss issues directly with a SEI authorized instructor.

European Software Institute Center Bulgaria organizes the next “Introduction to CMM®I” course in Romania in cooperation with ARIES – the Romanian Association For Electronics and Software Industry. The three-day course will take place in Bucharest 08-10 of February 2005. Detailed Overview of "Introductin to CMMI" v 1.1, Staged Representation Detailed Overview of "CMM®I for Senior Managers CMMI with ESI Center Bulgaria

Third ESICenters Meeting took place in Porto Alegre and Sao Paolo in Brasil. The main issue discussed was the establishment of ESI@Centers Global Alliance.