SigmaQuest is the leader in on-demand scalable solutions for Product Quality Management. Our solution, SigmaSure, leverages a powerful root-cause analysis engine to improve product quality and customer satisfaction. Unlike home-grown systems and MES/ERP systems, SigmaSure is hardware and software agnostic - allowing you to automatically collect consistent data across the extended enterprise and perform detailed analysis on terabytes of parametric data.
SigmaQuest Announces International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Certification Print E-mail

SigmaSure enables military/aerospace manufacturers to monitor and control their product quality lifecycles and adhere to ever-changing standards due to safety, legal and contract requirements

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2007 -- SigmaQuest ™ Inc., a leading provider of business intelligence software solutions that help global manufacturers build higher-quality products, today announced that it now is International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registered.  Meeting ITAR Certification certifies that SigmaQuest has met requirements pertaining to organization structure, documentation, corporate policy, training and procedures to permit it to handle, use and transfer information controlled by ITAR and the U.S. Munitions list.

Companies receiving this certification demonstrate that they have knowledge and understanding to fully comply with the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations as well as having corporate procedures and controls in place to ensure compliance.

“It was important for SigmaQuest to receive our ITAR registration in order to meet our customers’ requirements,” said Nader Fathi, CEO of SigmaQuest. “SigmaSure enables Military/Aerospace manufacturers and their global partners to manage extremely complex, mission-critical products throughout the product lifecycle while ensuring quality, lowing costs, and managing risks and liability.”

Military and aerospace companies need to comply with ever-changing standards due to safety, legal and contract requirements. To adhere to these regulations, these companies need increased test capability and visibility while ensuring quality levels mandated by the regulatory organizations. SigmaQuest’s SigmaSure suite of products enables military and aerospace manufacturers to monitor and control their test and quality operations in real-time. SigmaSure’s real-time analysis can be used across the entire supply chain to track subcontractor and supplier quality while ensuring compliance with industry rigorous standards for quality regulations. SigmaSure allows enhanced accountability across the entire organization while reducing risks. It provides better visibility into performance at subcontractor levels and allows tighter controls between all organizations.

About SigmaQuest                                                                                                   
SigmaQuest Inc. is an On-Demand software company whose solutions provide unprecedented insight and actionable information to ensure product and process integrity, by collecting, controlling and analyzing quality data throughout the product lifecycle. Its solutions enable global enterprises, such as OEMs that design, manufacture and service a broad array of products containing electronic components, to help deliver lower warranty costs, improve product quality and increase customer satisfaction. SigmaQuest's suite of products consists of Manufacturing and Test Insight, Supplier Quality Insight and RMA Insight, all of which are offered in an On-Demand, real-time environment. The company's market-changing approach has been recognized in Managing Automation's Top Ten Companies to Watch, Manufacturing Business Technology's Top 40 Emerging Vendors, and Test & Measurement World’s “Best in Test” awards.

The company is headquartered at 440 N. Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. It can also be reached at 408-524-3180, www.SigmaQuest.com.

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