Aurora Electronics' San Diego facility awarded ISO 9002 certification.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 1996-- Aurora Electronics Inc. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :AUR AUR Acute Urinary Retention AUR Association of University Radiologists AUR Automated Underreporter AUR Available Upon Request AUR All Up Round AUR Access Usage Record AUR Asociación Uruguaya de Radioprotección AUR Average Unit Revenue AUR Asset Utilization Ratio ) Thursday announced that its San Diego facility has been awarded International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. , ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 quality certification. The facility passed certification on its first attempt and makes Aurora the first company to receive ISO certification for electronics recycling services. ISO 9002 certification is an internationally recognized quality standard awarded to companies meeting the ISO's model for quality assurance in production, installation and servicing. The ISO 9002 Certificate was issued by the accreditation unit of Det Norske Veritas Det Norske Veritas or DNV is a Norwegian company established in 1864. DNV is an independent foundation whose its objectives are "Safeguarding life, property, and the environment" and is a leading provider of services for managing risk. . The ISO certification provides customers and suppliers with a single set of accepted guidelines that can be followed worldwide to achieve a definable level of quality. Aurora's San Diego facility was awarded certification after a thorough, over one-year long, evaluation and audit of its quality assurance management systems. "This certification reaffirms the quality of the processes and systems that we have implemented and maintain here," said Mel Turner, vice president of operations for Aurora Electronics in San Diego. "ISO 9002 certification is clearly an international symbol of quality service, and we are proud to be the single holder of that title in electronics recycling." With headquarters in Irvine, Aurora Electronics provides computer OEMs and service organizations with spare parts support and electronics recycling necessary for the worldwide installed base. The company has facilities located in the United States, Europe and Canada. -0- NOTE: This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from those anticipated; among them are pricing for memory chips and computer components. Additional information with respect to these and other factors which could materially affect the company is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its proxy statement Proxy Statement A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting. , 10-K and 10-Qs. CONTACT: Aurora Electronics Inc., Irvine Stephen F. Weber, 310/827-0999, ext. 472 Aurora Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. : 714/660-1232 |
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