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1 August 2008

Product News

Powerway Suite Targets Highly Audited Industries

Powerway, Inc., announced new Template Packs for the Aerospace AS9100, Medical Device ISO13485, and Laboratory ISO/IEC17025 industry standards. Powerway Template Packs automatically tailor the company’s Suite 2000 product line to properly structure and organize quality management system (QMS) documentation.

Companies in industries governed by tough standards and regulations face a never-ending balancing act. Conformance to industry requirements has become a cost of doing business and those costs are rising, squeezing companies in competitive industries such as Aerospace, Medical Device, and Laboratory Services.

Leveraging Extensive Industry Standards Expertise

Powerway has over 20 years of experience in providing software and services to help companies address the quality standards of automotive (QS-9000/ISO-TS16949) and general (ISO9000) manufacturing. Furthering its leadership in standards-based document structure and control, Powerway is expanding its Suite 2000 product into industries that are increasingly demanding similar conformance.

“Suite 2000 has always been standards-driven with off-the-shelf capabilities that help companies quickly get to work on documenting and managing their QMS”, said Dave Chambliss, CEO, Powerway. “Companies tell us that the stakes are increasing to be a valued member of the product communities they serve and that standards are key. We are listening and responding.”

Powerway Suite 2000 contains a substantial number of features that make it a unique solution for the authoring, structuring, management, approval, and control of QMS documentation.

Making the QMS Functional and Auditable

“The failure to consistently control document format & structures, document references & relationships, and document change management is a common theme in QMS audits for all industries. We have focused on solving that problem.” said Brad Anderson, Content Management and Business Solutions, Powerway.

“Audit results reveal that companies struggle to define and maintain control over their processes and documentation. Suite 2000 delivers industry-targeted configurations that assist companies in getting their system under control quickly and effectively. Generally we see our customers experience positive auditor findings in those critical areas.”

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