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Subject:Re: TechWrite Organization Names From:Smokey Lynne L Bare <slbare -at- JUNO -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 21 May 1998 10:59:30 -0400
Good comments, but there is no ISO certification in North America. I
believe you are referring to Registration. Most corporations aim for
internal (audit) compliancy, then apply for external auditing to procure
the Registration status. I believe now with the ISO 9003 series (for
services aspect of a company, such as documentation/IT groups) has found
a common ground with the QA departments. We are now seeing these two
groups merge in some companies, as there is a 'cross-impact' aspect
involved in the documentation QA checklist of product lines.