About Systima's ISO 9001:2000 Certification: Systima Technologies, Inc., an engineering corporation that provides rapid and affordable end-to-end design, prototyping, development, fabrication, test and system integration of defense, aerospace, and commercial systems, is pleased to announce our quality system has been certified to ISO 9001:2000.  ISO 9001:2000 is recognized worldwide as the comprehensive international standard that defines quality.  It provides for semi-annual auditing to ensure compliance as well as requiring measurable continuous improvement programs.  It is one thing to have a commitment to quality, but it is quite another to have the complete processes and effective procedures that provide consistency of implementation across all projects, by all employees, with checks and balances to ensure project success.  This consistency ensures quality our customers can count on for any project while still maintaining our ability to provide rapid turn-around on our short-term projects. What is ISO 9001:2000? ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, is a network of national standards institutes with representation from more than 150 countries and coordinated by a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland with the focus on international standardization of practices. The emphasis of the ISO 9000 family is on "quality management". Quality Management is concerned with how the organization fulfills the customer's quality requirements and applicable regulatory requirements, while aiming to enhance customer satisfaction and achieve continual improvement of its performance in pursuit of these objectives. Perry Johnson Registrars Inc., a registered certification firm, has evaluated and certified the Systima Technologies quality system to the ISO 9001:2000 Standards for the scope of mechanical and electronic engineering, development, fabrication and system integration of defense, aerospace, and commercial systems. About Systima's A2LA Accreditation Systima Technologies Environmental Test Lab is a full service laboratory providing environmental conditioning, screening and testing services for variety of markets including commercial, aerospace and defense. In August of 2005, Systima received A2LA accreditation for vibration and acoustic testing and are able to certify our testing to all the requirements of A2LA. A2LA, the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation, is a non-profit organization focused on ensuring the highest level of quality in testing and calibration activities.  The mission of A2LA is to provide comprehensive services in laboratory accreditation and laboratory-related training.  Laboratory accreditation is based on internationally accepted criteria for competence (ISO/IEC 17025:2005).  A2LA accreditation also includes routine proficiency testing as well as management system audits to ensure the accuracy, repeatability and tracability of test methods and data.  This has allowed Systima to establish its Environmental Test Lab as the premier testing facility in the Northwest while ensuring the accuracy of our testing and quality of service for our customers. For more information, please contact: Peter Hayden Quality Manager Peter.hayden@systima.com 425-487-4020 ext. 223