(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- The role of the project manager continues to become more diverse and demanding, placing strong project management skills in high demand.

(Active Sensing: Castle Rock, CO) -- Active Sensing Inc. (ASI), provider of affordable product management solutions for manufacturing companies worldwide, has released PDXpert product life-cycle management (PLM) software v.

(Magnatag: Macedon, NY) -- Magnatag’s magnetic Cross-Training Whiteboard system organizes and displays employee training, qualification, and proficiency levels in up to 18 skill disciplines.

(Peter Drucker Society Europe: Wien, Austria) -- The deadline for the Peter Drucker Challenge essay contest has officially been extended to Aug. 15, 2011.

(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- Don’t miss the world’s largest SPC conference, Infusion 2011, Oct. 16–19, at the JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square, featuring Douglas Montgomery, Ph.D., as the keynote speaker.

(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced its final schedule of events for the 27th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) scheduled for July 25–29, 2011, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Michael H.

(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus has introduced the BXiS microscope system, which streamlines industrial inspection and measurement workflows while providing accurate, actionable data with just a few clicks.

(3Shape: Copenhagen, Denmark) -- 3Shape, a global leader in 3-D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, has launched its latest Convince 2011 3-D Scanning and Quality Control system, a comprehensive solution for 3-D digitization and quality control of small, detail-rich objects.

(AMT: McLean, VA) -- The May 2011 U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $388.27 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) and The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.