New Delhi, October 3, 2013 - Transcend Information, Inc. (TranscendDescription: a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, is proud to announce the award of the ISO/TS 16949:2009 Quality Management System Certification by SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company. The acquisition of ISO/TS 16949 demonstrates Transcend’s continuous improvement in quality management to satisfy the strict product quality needs and requirements of the automotive industry.

Transcend employs innovative techniques in the design, development, and production of its SD memory cards, in order to build up a connection with the automotive supply chain. With the certification of ISO/TS 16949:2009, customers have additional assurance that Transcend conforms to international standards and can be trusted to provide the global automotive market with products of the highest quality.

“We are pleased to be able to have our quality management system approved by SGS," said Rick Lin, manager of Quality Assurance Department at Transcend. "This validates the hard work of our dedicated team in improving our service processes and ensuring compliance with important quality standards for automotive products worldwide."

Besides the attainment of the ISO/TS 16949:2009 Quality Management System Certification, Transcend holds other major internationally recognized standards including: ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards, OHSAS 18001 (Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series), TOSHMS (Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management System), and QC 080000 HSPM (Hazardous Substance Process Management), all of which confirm Transcend’s commitment to protect the environment and maintain a safe and healthy workplace.

About ISO/TS 16949
Prepared by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and the "Technical Committee" of ISO, ISO/TS 16949:2009, in conjunction with ISO 9001:2008, defines the quality management system requirements for the design and development, production and, when relevant, installation and service of automotive-related products.