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Digirad Achieves ISO Registration
Tue, 02/21/2006 - 22:00
Digirad Corp., a provider of cardiovascular imaging services and solid-state nuclear medicine imaging products, recently achieved registration to ISO 13485:2003. The standard specifies a quality management system for medical device… Fear of Disease Increases Market for Disposable Medical Devices
Tue, 02/21/2006 - 22:00
Heightened awareness among electrosurgical-device companies and health care consumers about the potential spread of communicable diseases during surgery has increased market demand for disposable surgical devices. While this is good news… Finalists Named for Pharmaceutical Industry Facility of the Year Award
Tue, 02/21/2006 - 22:00
Five pharmaceutical facilities from all over the world were recently named finalists for the second-annual Facility of the Year competition. AstraZeneca, Baxter BioPharma Solutions, Daiichi Asubio Pharma Co., Janssen Pharmaceutica and Wyeth… New Quality Software Targets Health Care Industry
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 22:00
HealthGate Data Corp. has released a new version of its popular Quality Architect software, a product that features innovative tools for continuous improvement in health care environments. The new release includes an expanded library of… Northrop Grumman Achieves Record CMMI Level 5 Rating
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 22:00
Northrop Grumman Corp. recently achieved its 25th Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) level 5 rating, the highest possible rating for benchmarking commercial and defense industry best practices for… Conference Consensus: Digital Homes Need Standards
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 22:00
Delegates at the World Standards Cooperation (WSC) workshop agreed that futuristic, digitally connected home networks need an international standard by which to comply. Household connectivity is growing rapidly, with more and more electronic… NQI No Longer Offering Auditor Certification
Mon, 02/20/2006 - 22:00
Effective this month, Canada’s National Quality Institute will no longer offer auditor certification. The organization, which is Canada’s leading nonprofit quality training and recognition organization, reports that it wants to focus its… London Six Sigma Summit Speakers Selected
Tue, 02/14/2006 - 22:00
six sigma IQ recently announced the speaker panel for its upcoming Six Sigma Summit in London.The panel includes Sir John Harvey-Jones, from the BBC television series Troubleshooter and former chairman of ICI; Dieter List, Alstom Power… Genpact to Drive Six Sigma for Wachovia
Tue, 02/14/2006 - 22:00
A new business-process–outsourcing contract Wachovia recently made with Genpact will allow Genpact to drive Six Sigma deeply into the banking giant. Genpact, which was established as a financial services subsidiary of GE Capital and broke… Six Sigma Adds to Cessna ’s Bottom Line
Tue, 02/14/2006 - 22:00
Cessna Aircraft Co. reports that the implementation of lean and Six Sigma helped it make significant gains last year. The company delivered 249 Citation jets, 822 single-engine pistons and 86 Caravan single-engine turboprops, and won FAA…
