AVISTA Receives ISO 9001 Certification

    PLATTEVILLE, Wis.--May 28, 2003--AVISTA, Incorporated, a critical-systems software engineering and project management services provider, announces it has achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 certification.
    Det NorskeVeritas, an internationally recognized registrar for ISO, conducted an extensive audit and assessment of AVISTA's quality practices before confirming certification.
    AVISTA joins an elite group of companies who have received certification under ISO 9001:2000. ISO 9001:2000 is the globally recognized standard for quality management aimed at consistently producing and delivering the highest quality products and services necessary to achieve complete customer satisfaction.
    "It is essential for our client's software systems to be developed and certified for optimal performance, and we must ensure AVISTA's business practices will continue to support this," said James T. Schneller, president of AVISTA Incorporated. "We believe our success is dependent upon continually setting new standards while preserving our reputation for dependability and quality. This ISO 9001:2000 certification provides us with specific measurements to ensure the best outcome for each client project."
    ISO 9001:2000 covers a series of internationally accepted standards for a quality management system, including all phases of design, development, testing, program management and services. Areas examined during the certification audit include quality control, the end-to-end development process, as well as all other business support activities.

    About AVISTA Incorporated

    Founded in 1987, AVISTA is a premier software engineering and project management services corporation for critical-systems development projects, such as avionics and medical device development. The company specializes in real-time embedded systems in a variety of engineering disciplines, as well as Microsoft(R) Windows(R) application programming and information systems development. AVISTA has the core competencies for all aspects of the software life-cycle including requirements capture and analysis, software design and implementation, and software verification and validation. AVISTA maintains its headquarters in Platteville, Wisconsin, USA.