Tekelec Announces ISO 9001 Registration

Business Wire, Oct 3, 1996

Calabasas, CA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 3, 1996--Tekelec (Nasdaq/NM: TKLC) announced today that its Network Switching Division (NSD), located in Morrisville, NC, has been awarded ISO 9001 registration. The ISO 9001 audit, performed by Bellcore's Quality Registration Services Audit Team included a comprehensive study of documentation as well as on-site surveys of procedures, and interviews with Tekelec staff. In addition to meeting all the requirements of ISO 9001 registration, NSD also met or surpassed the guidelines outlined in ISO 9000-3, which governs software providers.

ISO 9000, an international standard for quality management systems, applies a Total Quality Management approach combined with documentation to help companies better manage their quality process.

Tekelec's Quality System has demonstrated the ability to provide processes to design, develop, manufacture, install, and service a quality product every time. With the growth of the global marketplace, achieving ISO 9001 registration allows Tekelec to use its quality system as a competitive advantage. Additionally, Tekelec will continue to use the ISO 9001 standards as a tool to baseline its processes and improve its product and services.

Philip Alford, Tekelec's president and CEO, remarked, "We take this process very seriously. Our employees have long been aware of the high standards we impose and are excited to have reached this milestone. The ISO process gives us the vehicle to convey that message to the industry at large and provide our customers with the confidence to work with us on meeting their quality objectives."

Tekelec is a leading supplier of advanced diagnostic systems and innovative network switching solutions that enable rapid delivery of advanced communications services for the global communications marketplace. Tekelec's diagnostic systems are used by its customers to design, install and maintain their communications equipment and networks. Tekelec's Eagle STP switching platform is designed to meet the complex requirements of SS7 networks and enable wireline and wireless operators to deliver Advanced Intelligent Network services. -0-

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