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[802SEC] Re: IEEE Standards and Certification




SEC,

Can anyone shed any light on the motives behind The NCC Group's
certification objectives?  Is there any relationship of this activity to any
activities within the IEEE?

--Paul


> Chris,
>
> The questions you ask are not related to our function as "an active IEEE
> Working Group Member".
>
> They are rather looking at whether the company that sponsors us is
involved
> in marketing products that are conforming to IEEE standards and whether
the
> sponsor uses the name of IEEE in their documentation.
>
> I am asking you to perform the acid test to the IEEE code of Ethics.
> Especially the following:
>
> 2. to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and
> to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist;
>
> 3. to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on
> available data;
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> ---------------
> Vic Hayes
> Agere Systems Nederland B.V., formerly Lucent Technologies
> Zadelstede 1-10
> 3431 JZ  Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
> Phone: +31 30 609 7528 (Time Zone UTC + 2)
> FAX: +31 30 609 7498
> e-mail: vichayes@agere.com
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris weston [mailto:chris.weston@nccglobal.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 7:43 PM
> To: stuart.kerry@philips.com; apetrick@icefyre.com; vichayes@agere.com;
> bob@informed-technology.com; jfakat01@intersil.com;
> duncan.kitchin@intel.com; christen@analogy.com; dlb@wash.inmet.com;
> kenneth_bakalar@mentorg.com; giffordi@ieee.org; james.d.allen@kodak.com;
> michael.d.mcinnis@boeing.com; bisdik@us.ibm.com; nada@nist.gov;
> kevin.marquess@ieee.org; jimlans@mobilian.com; marconaeve@eaton.com;
> bkraem01@intersil.com; alan@nabeth.cxo.dec.com; jack.cole@ieee.org;
> merritt@mitre.org; kaufmanma@corona.navy.mil
> Cc: chris.weston@nccglobal.com
> Subject: IEEE Standards and Certification
>
>
>
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> On behalf of The IEEE (and NCC Group in the UK) I am conducting a
> Certification Study on IEEE Standards.
>
> As an IEEE Working Group Member the IEEE is very interested to hear your
> thoughts on IEEE Standards and the potential for Certification. In the
past
> week I have spoken with many of the IEEE Working Group members.
>
> I have attempted to contact you by telephone this week, however I have
been
> unsuccessful.  Thus I have detailed a few short questions below which you
> can if you wish reply to. Upon completion I promise to relay all
qualitative
> results back to you in a month/six weeks time.
>
> I would be very appreciative if you could return this email with any brief
> answers you wish to give. I will attempt to contact you by telephone again
> before the deadline of Friday (am) of this week. Should you have any
> questions regarding this email, or the authenticity of this study please
> find my contact details and The NCC Group's URL listed below.
>
> Your quick response to this email would be most helpful.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Weston
>
>
> 1. Which IEEE standards does your organisation/ you contribute to?
>
> 2. Does your organisation build products to these standards? which ones?
>
> 3. Does your organisation use the IEEE name in your marketing/technical
> information about the product(s)?
>
> 4. Do you use the IEEE name in your technical information about the
> product(s)?
>
> 5.  Does the use of the IEEE name in relation to your product(s) add
value?
>
> 6. Does it concern you that some organisations may use the IEEE name in
> relation to products that do not meet the requirements of the standard,
thus
> possibly devaluing your product(s)?
>
> 7. Do you believe that a certification program to provide some level of
> testing and certification of products in the area you work in would be of
> value?
>
> 8. Would you support the production of a recognised test suite/ test tool
to
> be used for the purposes of testing?
>
> 9. Would you accept the IEEE as a suitable organisation to be a
> certification authority?
>
> 10. What output would you like to see from a certification program? e.g. A
> certificate? Use of a logo? A Test/Certification Report? Other?
>
>
> Many thanks for your assistance, I look forward to passing the results
back
> to you.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>
> Chris Weston
> Research Department
> The NCC Group
> Manchester Technology Centre
> Manchester
> M1 - 7ED
> United Kingdom
>
> Direct: +00 (44) 161 - 242 - 2133
> Main: +00 (44) 161 - 242 - 2200
> www.nccglobal.com
>
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