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(University of Maryland: College Park, Maryland) -- The University of Maryland, along with U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin, today recognized nine high-performing organizations with the Maryland Performance Excellence Awards.The awards, Maryland’s highest distinction given for…
(Technology Forecasters: Alameda, California) -- It seems everyone is trimming down these days. A soon-to-be-published study conducted by Technology Forecasters Inc. and Electronics Supply & Manufacturing, revealed a wealth of insight on the state of lean in electronics. Among the…
(CyberShift: Parsippany, New Jersey) -- CyberShift, a provider of global workforce management and expense management software and services, was recently selected to the 2007 START-IT 125, an annual list of the most influential manufacturing technology providers as determined by the editors and…
(Georgia Oglethorpe) -- Georgia’s highest honor for organizational performance excellence—the Georgia Oglethorpe Award—will be presented on Sept 26–27 at the Loudermilk Center in downtown Atlanta.The event recognizes many Georgia organizations for their journeys and achievements in…
(International Organization for Standardization) -- The world’s leading international standards organizations have adopted a harmonized approach to address the inclusion of patented technology in standards. The International Electrotechnical Commission, International Organization for…
(The American National Standards Institute; Washington, D.C.) -- From air quality to children’s toys and from alternative sources of energy to security and privacy on the Internet, standards and conformity assessment programs have become the tools that bolster social progress and…
The International Register of Certificated Auditors has announced the launch of its new information technology (IT) service management systems auditor certification program, developed in response to the release of the international standard ISO/IEC 20000, the first worldwide standard…
(ANSI, New York) -- Global manufacturers are facing mounting pressure from the expansion of domestic and foreign chemical controls and regulations such as REACH, RoHS, WEEE and GHS. According to the United States Mission to the European Union, REACH alone is expected to disrupt tens of…
(IRCA, London) -- The International Register of Certificated Auditors is delighted to announce the launch of its new Information Technology Service Management Systems Auditor certification program, developed in response to the release of the international standard ISO/IEC 20000, the…
(Kellogg School of Management, Southfield, Michigan) -- The Manufacturing Business Conference is hosted by the Master of Management and Manufacturing program, a joint degree program between the Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.The MBC…
(AIAG, Southfield, Michigan) -- The Business Continuity Planning seminar and workshop highlighting AIAG’s new publication, Business Continuity Planning Toolkit for the Automotive Supply Chain, features presentations and case studies to help organizations survive and thrive in the event…
(Valeo, Paris) -- Valeo has earned five awards from Toyota Motor Europe, including the Superior Performance Award in Quality. The awards, presented at the Toyota’s Annual Business Meeting in Brussels, are the following: A Superior Performance Award, in the quality category, given to the…
(American National Standards Institute, Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute is inviting leaders of the U.S. standardization community to participate in the third Conference on U.S. Leadership in the International Organization for Standardization and the International…
(ANSI, New York) -- On June 11–12, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Carlos M. Gutierrez will host the inaugural Americas Competitiveness Forum in Atlanta. The forum will provide a venue for government ministers from the Western Hemisphere to come together with leaders from the private sector…
(Tejari, United Arab Emirates) -- Tejari, the Middle East’s premier online business-to-business service, has become the world’s first e-marketplace to be certified to ISO 9001. The company was audited by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Ltd., to assess Tejari’s adherence to a…
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission recently accredited SysTest Labs and iBeta Software Quality Assurance to certify and test voting systems software and equipment against the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. The VVSG are federal standards developed in 2002 by the Technical Guidelines…
Jonathan Spector will become the 10th president and CEO of The Conference Board, a research and business membership organization, on April 16. “Jon Spector has excellent credentials to lead The Conference Board forward,” says Douglas R. Conant, a trustee of The Conference Board, CEO of…
Executives from leading companies will share tactics and strategies for managing and retaining key talent, knowledge and intellectual capital with Global Benchmarking Council members at the conference on Human Capital Management: Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century Workforce, May 30–…
Mtech’s new Internet-based Quality Inspection Console uses hand-held devices to interface with a hotel’s property management system and automate its quality inspection processes. “Quality inspections, when hotel housekeeping departments inspect the work that room attendants do, have the…
Wilshire Conferences Inc., creators of educational conferences for information technology professionals, honored BMO Financial Group with the fifth annual Wilshire Award for Metadata Best Practices. BMO stood out because of its implementation, architecture and executive support. Eight…
e-TQM College recently announced its successful implementation of Visionaire’s e-learning suite, which allows the college to conduct live virtual classes by streaming real-time lectures on the Web with high-quality voice, data and video capability.The school’s approach to education uses…
The first e-sourcing capability model level 4 service provider and Satyam’s business process outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary—Nipuna Services—recently became the first Indian BPO company to win the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award. Comparable to the European Quality Award, the Deming…
Harte-Hanks Trillium Software Inc.’s TS Quality Software Version 10.5 was recently certified for integration with SAP Master Data Management (MDM) Enrichment Adapter.The integration allows customers to incorporate data-quality solutions within current implementations of SAP NetWeaver MDM,…
TAGSYS recently introduced a software suite—e-connectware—to manage global radio frequency identification (RFID) networks. A comprehensive set of administrative and management tools, e-connectware delivers the highest quality of service levels, and ensures data integrity and data…
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) recently launched a campaign to increase cancer awareness in the United States. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, with 1.4 million cases expected to be diagnosed this year, according to PhRMA.…
