Chipcom receives ISO 9002 resgistration; Worldwide quality standard covers company's "Supply Chain" process.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1995-- Chipcom Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CHPM CHPM Center for High Performance Manufacturing ) today announced it has received its 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 registration from National Quality Assurance (NQA NQA National Quality Assurance (ISO Certification) NQA National Qigong Association (St Paul, MN) NQA National Quilting Association, Inc. NQA No Questions Asked NQA Nuclear Quality Assurance ). ISO 9002 is part of ISO 9000, a common set of recognized international quality standards and requirements that define the principles and good practices in manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. . Robert Parsons, business development officer of NQA, will formally present the ISO 9002 certificate to Chipcom executives and employees as part of a ceremony taking place this afternoon at the company's Marlborough, Mass. manufacturing facility, which will also be attended by representatives of the Massachusetts State Treasurer's office and Marlborough Mayor J. Michael McGorty. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Tony Venturoso, Chipcom's director of corporate quality, "In a virtual corporation like Chipcom, the supply chain -- which incorporates procurement, inspection, test and distribution -- is a vital link in delivering total customer satisfaction. Our ISO 9002 registration clearly demonstrates our continued commitment towards developing world-class processes." Tomlin, Inc., a Framingham, Mass.-based consultancy, assisted Chipcom throughout its ISO 9002 registration process. "The strength of Chipcom's management team and employees really sets this apart from other ISO 9000 successes, and they should be very proud of this achievement," commented Graham Hill Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... , president of Tomlin. "We were able to work together in a highly-focused manner during an exceptionally dynamic period of business growth in the company's history to bring about this registration." Founded in 1983, Chipcom Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and supports fault-tolerant intelligent switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. , including hub, internetworking and network management products, for remote site, campus and enterprise network computing environments. The Southborough, Mass.-based company reported record revenue of $268 million for its 1994 fiscal year, ended December 31, a 67 percent increase over 1993. For the first six months of its 1995 fiscal year, ended July 1, Chipcom reported sales of $157.7 million. According to the market research firm Dataquest, Inc., Chipcom is the world's third largest supplier of intelligent hubs. Together with its resellers, Chipcom has a presence in more than 200 countries, and the company employs over 930 people worldwide. For the third consecutive year, Chipcom has been cited by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 fastest-growing companies in America. The company's Home Page on the World Wide Web can be accessed at: http://www.chipcom.com. Chipcom has signed a definitive merger agreement with 3Com Corporation of Santa Clara, Calif., dated July 26, 1995. Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and approval by Chipcom's shareholders. The merger is scheduled to close in mid-October. -0- Chipcom and the Chipcom logo are registered trademarks of Chipcom Corporation. CONTACT: John H. Ricciardone or Glen M. Zimmerman Chipcom Corporation Beaupre & Co. 508/624-6840 Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Inc. jricciar@chipcom.com 603-436-6690 gzimmer@beaupre.mv.com |
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