(Newport Corp.: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, has released The Newport Resource, a catalog for photonics research products and related applications.

(Carl Zeiss: Jena, Germany) -- Carl Zeiss, a global leader of high-tech companies in the optical and opto-electronic industry, and Digital Surf, a developer of topography software and supplier of metrology components, have signed an agreement enabling Carl Zeiss to provide ConfoMap software.

(STAT A MATRIX: Edison, NJ) -- STAT A MATRIX Institute, a nonprofit educational organization that provides training to industry on quality-related topics, has released its Summer/Fall 2011 training catalog.

(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, UK) -- Congratulations to Rony Moreno, the winner of Taylor Hobson’s world record competition.

(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, has launched its newest benchtop spectrophotometers, the CM-3600A and the CM-3610A.

(Thomson Reuters: New York) -- Techstreet, a Thomson Reuters business, has signed agreements with a range of construction and safety standards publishers to distribute standards, manuals, and codes online.

(ANSI: Washington) -- The U.S.

Editor’s note: Quality Digest Live will be featuring an interview with Mikel Harry and Tom Pyzdek on Friday, July 25, 2011. Don't miss it!

(Medline Industries: Mundelein, IL) -- Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Dr.

(Edmund Optics: Barrington, NJ) -- Edmund Optics (EO), a provider of optical components, introduces its TECHSPEC Goniometers. These instruments allow for precise angular adjustment of an object about a fixed point located above the center of the mounting surface.