IntroductionAICS is a Trade Association whose members are committed to setting and maintaining the highest technical and ethical standards in the independent provision of specialist computer-related services. By independent we mean "free to trade within the law without being obliged to acknowledge the authority, control or influence of any third party". Why we existAICS exists to help its members succeed in business. It does this by providing members with access to sources of technical and business information, and by promoting the excellence and high standards of its members through a mandatory Code of Practice.