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ANSI Relaunches Electronic Standards Store
Tue, 08/07/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) --The American National Standards Institute has announced the relaunch of its electronic Standards Store (eSS), a Web site for the purchase and download of U.S. and other national, regional or international standards. The eSS… New Food Safety and Quality Standards
Tue, 08/07/2007 - 22:00
(FAO: Rome/Geneva) -- The Codex Alimentarius Commission has adopted 44 new and amended food standards and set up a comprehensive set of risk analysis principles to help governments establish their own standards, especially for food items that are… UHV: Helping Deliver Future Energy Demands
Tue, 08/07/2007 - 22:00
(IEC: Geneva, Switzerland) -- The leading experts in the field of ultra high voltage (UHV), are to begin defining the technical and safety specifications for this promising new technology that is set to help deliver the world’s increased… New Standard for Self-Ballasted Mercury Lamps
Tue, 08/07/2007 - 22:00
(NEMA: Rosslyn, Virginia) -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association, on behalf of the American National Standard Lighting Group, has published ANSI_ANSLG C78.45-2007, “American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Self-Ballasted… San Jose Schools to Get Solar Power
Mon, 08/06/2007 - 22:00
(San Jose Unified School District: San Jose, California) -- San Jose Unified School District has entered into a unique partnership with Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America to establish what is believed to be the largest solar power and… Seagate Hard Drive Wins NIST Certification
Mon, 08/06/2007 - 22:00
(Seagate: Scotts Valley, California) -- Seagate Technology recently announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified the advanced encryption standard (AES) encryption chip built into Seagate’s Momentus(R) 5400 FDE.2… NCQA’s Quality Compass Updated
Mon, 08/06/2007 - 22:00
(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently updated its online Quality Compass, the nation’s most widely used database of health-plan performance. Quality Compass includes NCQA accreditation, Health Plan Employer and… Georgia Course Graduates Become Green Belts
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 22:00
Twenty-three soldiers, airmen, and civilian employees of the Georgia department of defense have graduated from the inaugural course of a hands-on, continuous process improvement program called lean Six Sigma (LSS). The graduates all earned their… Middle Managers Are Obstacles to Lean
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 22:00
(LEI: Cambridge, Massachusetts) -- Middle management resistance to change is now the No. 1 obstacle to implementing lean production, according to a survey conducted by the Lean Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit management research center.… New Six Sigma Book
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 22:00
(Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey) -- Treasure Chest of Six Sigma Growth Methods, Tools, and Best Practices is a comprehensive how-to collection of Six Sigma tools, methodologies, and best practices. Lynne Hambleton covers the…
