Barr Systems Awarded ISO 9001 Certification.GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1999-- Barr Systems, Inc. received 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. 9001 certification, April 1999, from the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. division of British Standards British Standards are the national standards of the UK. The standards body which produces them is BSI British Standards, a division of BSI Group. It is incorporated under a Royal Charter and is formally designated as the National Standards Body (NSB) for the UK. Institution (BSI BSI - British Standards Institute ), the world's leading registrar of quality management systems. As a third-party auditor, BSI evaluates a company's documented procedures and operations to determine if the company's quality management system meets the international standard. ISO 9000 certification can be achieved at one of three levels. The most stringent is the ISO 9001 level for manufacturing companies, which includes additional criteria for design of products. Barr Systems achieved this certification but wanted to go even further in establishing its high standard of quality performance in software development. Barr also received the United Kingdom TickIT certification that specifically governs software development. "Having fulfilled ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. the requirements for ISO 9001 registration, the highest level of quality assurance attainable, we have once again proven that we maintain precision and consistency in the design, support, and production of our products," said Tony Barr, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Barr Systems. Quality Assurance is not new to Barr Systems. Years before seeking ISO 9001 certification, quality standards and documented procedures were implemented throughout every department. The company made a commitment to exceed customers' expectations in every experience with Barr products and personnel. Barr Systems Quality Manager Joe DeWeese congratulated the hard work and cooperative spirit exhibited by the company at all levels. "Barr employees quickly recognized that achieving ISO 9001 certification would result in many benefits not only for our customers, but for the company as well," said DeWeese. "Interdepartmental in·ter·de·part·men·tal adj. Involving or representing different departments, as of a business, an academic institution, or a government: "the petty interdepartmental squabbling that surrounds the making of . . . teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. and cooperation in the past year, proved successful in attaining this hard-earned certification." About Barr Systems, Inc. Barr Systems' software and hardware products provide printing and connectivity solutions to organizations ranging from Fortune 1,000 corporations to small businesses. Incorporated in 1978, Barr serves an international customer base that has installed more than 35,000 products. Experts in print management and mainframe connectivity, Barr Systems works with other communications and networking vendors to offer complete systems integration. For more information about Barr Systems, call 800-227-7797, or visit the Barr Web site at www.barrsys.com About BSI, Inc. BSI is the world's leading registrar. Founded in 1901, BSI has issued over 32,500 registrations in over 70 countries. BSI was the world's first national standards body, and a founding member of the 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). BSI facilitated and published the first commercial standards to address quality, environmental, occupational health and safety management systems, and project management. |
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