Newly Revised ISO 9000 Standards Available for Immediate Download From Techstreet.com
3 January 2001
Newly Revised ISO 9000 Standards Available for Immediate Download From Techstreet.com
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Jan. 3, 2001--After years of development, the long-awaited year 2000 revisions of the ISO 9000 quality management standards are released and available for immediate download from Techstreet (http://www.techstreet.com). The launching of the year 2000 revisions is a major business event, eagerly awaited by thousands of businesses and other organizations around the world. Techstreet is introducing the new revisions at a 10% discount.Through a licensing agreement with ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), visitors to the Techstreet Web site can purchase and download all of the new ISO 9000 standards as electronic PDF files. The files are fully text-searchable. Users may also choose to order printed copies for same-day shipping. Techstreet is a leading e-commerce provider of industry standards and technical information and one of the only sites in the U.S. to offer immediate downloads of the ISO 9000 year 2000 revisions.
The revision process, which involved representatives from 63 nations, culminated in the release of three new standards, available from Techstreet at 10% off the list price:
| -- | ISO 9000 - Quality Management Systems - Fundamentals and Vocabulary ($61) |
| -- | ISO 9001 - Quality Management Systems - Requirements ($53) |
| -- | ISO 9004 - Quality Management Systems - Guidelines for Performance Improvements ($83). |
Also available:
-- "Transition Planning Guide for ISO 9001-2000" is available for
free download.
-- Full 3-Document Set - $130
-- Complete ISO 9000 Series - 24 Documents - $455
Techstreet's Web site offers a vast amount of information on the new revisions including: summary of changes, benefits of the new revisions, registration/certification information, FAQs, and useful books and training products. Visit the ISO Resource Center on the Techstreet Web site at: http://www.techstreet.com/ISO9000
The ISO 9000 standards have become an international reference for quality requirements in business-to-business dealings, and form the basis of more than 350,000 quality management systems for organizations in 150 countries. Current ISO 9000 certificate holders will have up to three years to make the transition to the new versions. The ISO, composed of representatives from 130 countries, offers an international consensus on the state-of-the-art of any given technology. The group governs everything from the standard size of a sheet of paper to the parameters used to record CDs and DVDs.
ISO rules demand that its standards be reviewed periodically in the light of technological and market developments. Among the changes made to the ISO 9000 series are: reduced number of standards; explicit requirements for achieving customer satisfaction and continual improvement; more logical structure; an approach based on managing organizational processes; easier to use by service-sector organizations and by small businesses; built on eight universal quality management principles; possibility of going beyond certification to achieving satisfaction not just of customers, but of all interested parties, such as employees, shareholders and society as a whole.
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