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Icologiq Knowledge · Legacy brand

Quality Online

Quality Online was the original company name of Icologiq. The company was founded under this name in 1996 and changed its name to Icologiq in 2014.

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At a glance

Type

Legacy brand

Topic

Icologiq

Applies to

Cross-industry

Current version

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Status

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Last reviewed

October 15, 2026

Definition

Quality Online was the original company name of Icologiq. The company was founded in Enschede, the Netherlands, in 1996 as Quality Online, supporting Quality departments as they began digitizing documents and process management. By 2003 it had developed its own Java-based software platform. In 2014 the company adopted the name Icologiq. Today, Icologiq is the company name, while Icologiq Elements is its eQMS platform.

Why it matters

Organizations that have used Quality Online for many years may still encounter the name in procedures, validation records, audit evidence, integrations, training materials and everyday user terminology. Understanding that Quality Online is the former company name of Icologiq helps Quality, QHSE, Compliance and IT teams interpret legacy references correctly, maintain traceability across historical records and distinguish the company name Icologiq from the product name Icologiq Elements.

The company was founded in Enschede as Quality Online, helping Quality departments use emerging digital technologies for documents, records and process management.

Quality Online

1996

By 2003, the company had developed its own Java-based software platform as organizations moved beyond Lotus Notes and needed scalable Quality Management applications.

Proprietary software platform

2003

The company changed its name from Quality Online to Icologiq, reflecting a broader focus on information ecosystems, process logic and intelligent organizational control.

Icologiq

2014

Icologiq is the company name. Icologiq Elements is the eQMS platform used to connect Quality and QHSE processes in one configurable environment.

Icologiq Elements

Today

Legacy brand explained

From Quality Online to Icologiq

Quality Online is part of Icologiq's history. The name helps connect the company's origins in digital Quality Management with the organization and eQMS platform customers know today.

View term

A digital platform used to manage quality processes, controlled information, responsibilities, evidence and improvement activities within a connected management system.

Electronic Quality Management System

Concept

· QMS

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A structured system of processes, responsibilities, controls and documented information used to manage quality and continually improve organizational performance.

Quality Management System

Concept

· QMS

View term

The organized management of documents throughout their lifecycle, including creation, review, approval, publication, retrieval, revision and retirement.

Document Management

Process

· Document Control

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Reference

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Turn quality requirements into connected processes

Icologiq Elements brings document control, quality, QHSE and compliance processes together in one configurable eQMS.

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