(Basler: Ahrensburg, Germany) -- Basler, a vision technology company, has been spearheading the development of a new standard—USB3 Vision—for industrial cameras, software, and accessories since September 2011. Introduction of the standard is planned for 2012.

(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- According to a report by the Institute of Medicine, up to 98,000 deaths per year occur in U.S. hospitals as a result of adverse events. In other words, errors in hospitals cause more annual deaths than car accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.

(ASD: Boulder, CO) -- ASD Inc., a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and materials analysis solutions, has released the FieldSpec 4 line of portable, full-range spectroradiometers.

(Tetra 4D: Seattle, WA) -- Tetra 4D, the exclusive provider of 3-D PDF technology for Adobe Acrobat X Pro, has released 3D PDF Converter v. 3.3, the 3-D solution authorized by Adobe to run as an Acrobat plug-in.

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Firms are like living organisms. They’re born, they grow, and then they struggle to survive. In fact, the whole life cycle of most firms is not very long. The average life expectancy of a firm is roughly 15 years, and only one out of 20 lives longer than 50 years.

(Leica: Norcross, GA) -- Leica Geosystems’ Cyclone v. 7.3.2 fully supports the ASTM E57 standard for 3-D imaging data exchange, which includes 3-D laser scanning systems.

(Metrologic Group: Meylan, France) -- Metrologic Group, which designs, manufactures, and markets 3-D inspection software and dimensional control systems, has just completed the full integration of the Renishaw PH20 Probe Head with Metrologic’s electronic systems and software, providing the hi

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(DIS: Clinton Township, MI) -- Dynamic Intelligent Solutions (DIS) was awarded first place in the Great Lakes 4th Annual Automotive Innovation, which was sponsored by the Detroit chapter of the Society for Automotive Engineers (SA

(NIST: Gaithersberg, MD) -- U.S.