To: REH who wrote (10799 ) 12/1/1998 1:03:00 PM From: REH Respond to of 93625
TANISYS TECHNOLOGY OBTAINS APPROVAL FOR ISO 9001 REGISTRATION AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Tanisys Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNSU) ("Tanisys"), a leading supplier of build to order "BTO" custom products for PC manufacturers, today announced that their manufacturing and design facility in Austin, Texas is approved for registration under ISO 9001. This is recognized as a major accomplishment throughout the international business community as a consistent dedication to continuous quality improvement to all manufacturing processes in a business. ISO 9001 represents an improvement over ISO 9002 by including engineering, research, design and development processes. "Increasing competitive levels in the marketplace drive customers to seek suppliers with a commitment to quality management," said Chuck Comiso, Chief Executive Officer and President of Tanisys. "The ISO auditors' approval of Tanisys demonstrates the level of our Engineering procedures, which is a key differentiator in our core businesses." "ISO 9001 registration will indicate that Tanisys has a consistent and reliable development process which incorporates both verification and validation of its designs. The creation of our Certification Lab was a big step in getting our ISO 9001 registration," said Dr. Joe Klein, Vice President of Engineering. "Our engineering capabilities are a key advantage for Tanisys as evidenced by our leadership positions in registered memory modules, Direct Rambus module designs, and DarkHorse memory module testers." "This approval for ISO 9001 Registration is due to a concerted effort by the Quality Management Team throughout Tanisys," said Brian Callaghan, Manager of Product and Customer Assurance at Tanisys. "We believe this clearly demonstrates that our proven capabilities to get products quickly to market do not sacrifice the quality orientation of our processes."