COSTA MESA, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Irvine Sensors
Corporation (Nasdaq: IRSN) today announced that Optex Systems, Inc., its
wholly-owned subsidiary, has obtained its ISO 9001:2000 Certification. The
ISO certification allows Optex to compete in global markets and broadens its
access as a qualified supplier in domestic markets.
The International Organization for Standardization, widely known as ISO,
is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from
various national standards organizations. ISO's ability to set standards that
often become law, either through treaties or national standards, makes ISO
certification a highly recognized and frequently necessary competition --
qualification standard throughout the world.
John Carson, Irvine Sensors' CEO said, "Optex's successful ISO
qualification on its very first certification audit is a strong tribute to our
corporate quality staff, the processes we have put in place at Optex and the
professionalism and dedication of the Optex team. As a company, we are
committed to the goals of ISO because they mirror our own goals and those of
our customers, ... namely supplying high quality products that meet or exceed
our mutual expectations."
Irvine Sensors Corporation (http://www.irvine-sensors.com), headquartered
in Costa Mesa, California, is a vision systems company engaged in the
development and sale of miniaturized infrared and electro-optical cameras,
image processors and stacked chip assemblies, the manufacture and sale of
optical systems and equipment for military applications through its Optex
subsidiary and research and development related to high density electronics,
miniaturized sensors, optical interconnection technology, high speed network
security, image processing and low-power analog and mixed-signal integrated
circuits for diverse systems applications.
SOURCE Irvine Sensors Corporation