6. Conclusion

When it comes to quality, there are always two lines of investigation:

• by process ;

• depending on the products delivered.

In this issue, we focus solely on the software product axis. The software engineering process is covered in the previous issue [H 4 028v2] .

As far as software products are concerned, we have reviewed the texts of the main international standards, which constitute the fundamental reference frameworks necessary to achieve quality in IT systems. However,...