Sagem Communication’s Broadband Communication Business Group receives ISO 9001 certification

Cergy Saint-Christophe
January 31st, 2007.

On December, 21st 2006, Sagem Communication (SAFRAN Group) received the ISO 9001 certification for its Broadband Communication Business Group’s headquarters from Jacques Beslin, deputy managing director of AFAQ AFNOR Certification.

Sagem Communication’s Broadband Communication Business Group comprises the following products :
- printing terminals (fax machines, professional terminals and systems and digital photo printers)
- residential terminals (digital television set-top boxes and broadband terminals and residential telephones)
- telecom systems and equipments (networks, radio systems, traffic magament, convergence, electronic metering)

The certification includes the design, production, sales and services of the Business Group’s products. It covers 28 sites in France and Europe : headquarters, R&D, plants and European subsidiaries.

ISO 9001 is a voluntary initiative of a company which establishes a system of quality management in conformity with the standard.
AFAQ AFNOR Certification is an independent third party certification body which checks the conformity procedure.
If the company respects the standard, AFAQ AFNOR Certification grants a 9001 certificate renewable every three years.
In order to ensure the durability of the organisation, AFAQ AFNOR Certification carries out a follow up audit every year.

This certification is indicative of Sagem Communication’s priority which consists in satisfying all its customers in France and abroad.

Patrick Sevian, deputy CEO of Sagem Communication states : “this type of certification is rather rare in France, if we take into account the scale of the audit. This is why we are very proud to have been able to get it within the deadline. Our cooperation with AFAQ AFNOR Certification have been particularly profitable as it has pushed us to re-evaluate our procedure and our organization in depth, including marketing and management with the aim of improving and excelling.”

ABOUT SAGEM COMMUNICATION :
Sagem Communication (SAFRAN Group) is a major player in the fields of Mobile and Broadband Communication, having acquired international positions thanks to a high innovative potential. The SAGEM products benefit from a particular awareness in the following activities: mobile telephony, printing terminals, residential terminals, digital TV set-top boxes, network, electronic counting…
For more information, visit the following Web Sites: www.sagem.com and www.safran-group.com.

About AFAQ AFNOR Certification :
AFAQ AFNOR Certification, a subsidiary of AFNOR Group is the first certification body in France and one of the first worldwide with 60 000 sites having been granted certification. It offers a very wide range of assessment with the reference to the standards, as well as complete range of regulated validation and spontaneous certification for products, services, procedures, systems and competences.
AFAQ AFNOR Certification also has a network of subsidiairies overseas. It offers the best adapted services to companies and organisations respecting the technical commercial and international strategies. For more information : www.afnor.org - www.afaq.org

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