General This International Standard provides guidance for organizations in the application of ISO 9001:2000 to the acquisition@ supply@ development@ operation and maintenance of computer software and related support services. It does not add to or otherwise change the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. Annex A (informative) provides a table pointing to additional guidance in the implementation of ISO 9001:2000 available in ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 and ISO/TC 176 standards. The guidelines provided in this International Standard are not intended to be used as assessment criteria in quality management system registration/certification. Application The application of this International Standard is appropriate to software that is - part of a commercial contract with another organization@ - a product available for a market sector@ - used to support the processes of an organization@ - embedded in a hardware product@ or - related to software services. Some organizations may be involved in all of the above activities; others may specialize in one area. Whatever the situation@ the organization's quality management system should cover all aspects (software related and nonsoftware related) of the business.