Quality Assurance Systems Get a Software Boost

Quality Assurance Gets a Software Boost from Actio

Portsmouth, NH, USA – October 31, 2011 – Actio Corporation today announced Supply chain chemical database three key updates to its flagship software solution that supports manufacturing quality assurance systems. The SaaS software solution is called “Material Disclosure.”

Material Disclosure is the first tool of its kind. Served up over the internet and available by subscription, the software is used by quality assurance professionals in charge of environmental regulatory compliance and supply chain risk mitigation.

The groundbreaking tool works by automating and managing supply chain communication and chemical information collection processes for lifecycle assessment and compliance under global restricted lists such as those of REACH, RoHS, TSCA, CA Prop. 65, IPC, DSL, “China RoHS” and many others.

Material Disclosure’s new features include:
•   IPC1752 xml schema importer and generator
•   Enhanced supplier contact management tools
•   Advanced supplier response query tools

“Lifecycle assessment tools are receiving an unprecedented level of industry and regulatory attention,” said Russell McCann, President and CEO of Actio. “Organized information about product composition, downstream use, manufacturing processes and updated regulatory lists must be housed in a robust, relational database in order for companies to manage change, reduce brand risk, and keep adequate intelligence about chemical ingredients.

“We continually improve Material Disclosure so that the software tool stays one step ahead of the curve and brings extra value to our customers,” said McCann.

To learn more visit http://www.materialdisclosure.com.

About Actio Corporation
Since 1996, Actio Corporation has been helping companies and their supply chain networks to cost-effectively manage the complexities surrounding environmental compliance and the exchange of parts, substances and chemicals along the global manufacturing supply chain. Actio’s supply chain materials information management solutions are delivered as SaaS and encourage Six Sigma or a “best practices” approach for analyzing and managing parts, substance and chemical information in today’s complex regulatory environment. Actio solutions track raw material and part composition for compliance with global regulations including: REACH, RoHS, WEEE. For more information about Actio software, please visit http://www.actio.net.

Actio Corporation Press Contact:
Kathleen Hurley
Director, Corporate Communications
(603) 433-2300, ext. 350
khurley@actio.net

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