On 7/14/2004 4:24 PM, I believe that David A. Bandel wrote:
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On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:56:48 -0400 Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Why is it that every application/package I find that would support the
management of an ISO9001:2000 quality management system (document control, corrective action tracking, forms management, process
control) requires Windows Server and IIS?
(The one I did find that didn't require Windows was a hosted
environment that, while it sounded OK from what I read, still would
put our critical business data in the hands of a third party -- not
something I'm real keen on...).
ISO9001:2000 is an *INTERNATIONAL STANDARD*, why is every software package I find written for an O/S that has thumbed it's nose at standards (that are not MS-standards) for the past 20 years?
Aaaarrrrrggghhh!
Tim,
What is it you need? Where can I find this standard? I would start a project to do this immediately, but I need guidelines.
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/iso9000-14000/iso9000/iso9000index.html http://isoeasy.org/
Some software sites I've been checking: http://www.tiptech.com/ (recommended by a customer of ours) http://www.reliasoft.com/enterprise/fracas.htm http://www.assurx.com/solutions.html http://www.relexsoftware.com/ http://www.lynksoftware.com/
Since I'd posted my original mail, I ran across a company that looks interesting:
http://www.saberlogic.com/index.html
who claims to have an "open source" package written in PHP. The mod_qms module, http://www.saberlogic.com/mod_qms.php, looks particularly interesting.
But there realy is a dearth of choices for linux/unix-based solutions.
FWIW, I just got a response from the Lynk Software sales droid:
"While we do not have plans to move to any of the Unix platforms, the Everest Client/Server version will run on a Windows 2000 server without IIS. It is a fully web enabled windows app and is a solid alternative. We currently have users running world wide with this version.
The Everest Client/Server application is extremely robust and very reliable. It is a great alternative for anyone looking for customer complaint management software."
I cringe at the thought of a "fully web enabled windows app."
My immediate interest is for something that will create/track and manage Corrective Action Requests.
Tim
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