This volume presents the proceedings of Objective Quality 1995, the Second Symposium on Software Quality Techniques and Acquisition Criteria, held in Florence, Italy in May 1995. The collection of papers selected for this volume covers the various aspects of software quality with special reference to the assessment and improvement of process and product quality. The 16 contributed papers cover the results of the most important European projects in the field of software quality with participation from academia and industry. In addition, there is a keynote speech by Giacomo Bucci and a detailed introduction by the volume editor.