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NCQA Health Plan Accreditation Standards
Mon, 08/13/2007 - 22:00
(NQCA: Washington) -- Preferred provider organizations (PPOs), which cover nearly two-thirds of all privately insured Americans, will be required to report on the quality of care and service that their members receive under standards released… ISO/IEC Report for Biometric Fusion
Mon, 08/13/2007 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- From national identity cards to security checks for air travel, a wide variety of biometric applications may now benefit from improved reliability and performance, thanks to the technologies described in a new technical report.… ANSI to Address Import Safety, Strengthen Consumer Confidence
Mon, 08/13/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- “Building Consumer Confidence” will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. ANSI will bring together a broad spectrum of stakeholders to address concerns about consumer goods—particularly… Canada Excellence Awards and Summit
Mon, 08/13/2007 - 22:00
(NQI: Toronto) -- The National Quality Institute will present the 2007 Performance Excellence Summit and the 23rd Canada Awards for Excellence in Toronto on Oct. 24, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.Special guests will include Jim Balsillie… What Happened to That Bridge?
Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:00
(Leica Geosystems: San Ramon, California) -- Leica Geosystems assisted the California Highway Patrol’s multidisciplinary accident investigation team (MAIT) at the recent collapse of a major San Francisco-area overpass. The CHP brought a Leica… GE Inspection Technologies to Acquire phoenix|x-ray
Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:00
(GE Inspection Technologies: Billerica, Massachusetts) -- GE Inspection Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire phoenix|x-ray, a high-resolution computed tomography (CT)/X-ray technology used in nondestructive testing (NDT)… 3-D Verification of Propeller Dimensions
Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:00
(Metron: Seattle, Washington) -- McCauley Propeller Systems, a manufacturer of aircraft propellers, recently installed and began using an automated laser-scanning system from Metron Systems. The system allows McCauley to rapidly confirm the 3-D… Starrett Acquires Kinemetric Engineering LLC
Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:00
(Starrett: Athol, Massachusetts) -- The L. S. Starrett Co., a producer of precision measuring instruments, has acquired Kinemetric Engineering LLC for $2.3 million.Based in Laguna Hills, California, Kinemetric Engineering specializes in… 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…
