The Oliver Academy, Inc. - Overview Currently available Computer Software, in general, fails to meet minimum reasonable quality standards. Due to the extent to which many aspects of contemporary society have become dependent on Software, this lack of quality represents substantial loss of revenue and potential loss of property for users, as well as potential harm to human beings, including possible loss of life. The general purposes of the Oliver Academy are to educate the public regarding the need for, and ways to achieve, improved Software quality, and to conduct scientific research and development to help bring about improved Software quality. The work of W. Edwards Deming is a key influence on the work of the Academy. If, after reading more about our work, below, should you choose to support our work, any donations you make will qualify as a tax deduction.
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We strongly urge all software development organizations to adopt and honor a Software Guarantee comparable to that honored by our sponsor caress Corporation. CO 80820 Members of the Oliver Academy are volunteer scientists and engineers who subscribe to the Principles of the Academy and who have been invited to participate in its programs. Dr. S. Ron Oliver, the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, has been consciously studying this problem for well over five years, but the first project in the context of Oliver Academy business was formally initiated in December 1998. This project is a lecture that has been prepared, delivered once, and is available to be delivered to other interested parties or organizations. Other projects will be initiated when and as volunteer members are available to, and choose to, pursue them.