(Aveta Business Institute: Cleveland) -- It's no secret that in today's economy no job is secure. For the first time in more than 25 years, the United States unemployment rate has risen to 9.4 percent, as of May 2009.

(Metris: Leuven, Belgium) -- A leading aerospace manufacturer recently took delivery of one of the widest bridge style coordinate measuring machine (CMM) ever manufactured.

(QuEST Forum: Dallas) -- QuEST Forum recently published the TL 9000 Quality Management System Requirements Handbook 5.0, the latest edition of the global quality standard used by the telecommunications industry. The new release of the handbook has an effective date of Nov.

(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- Sparta Systems Inc.

(J.D. Power and Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Initial quality in the automotive industry has improved significantly in 2008, with substantial gains demonstrated by nearly three-fourths of the 36 ranked nameplates, according to a recently released J.D.

(J.D. Power and Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Initial quality in the automotive industry has improved significantly in 2008, with substantial gains demonstrated by nearly three-fourths of the 36 ranked nameplates, according to a recently released J.D.

(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL ) -- Renishaw rolls out its new certified coordinate measuring machine (CMM) retrofit program at the 2009 Quality Show, offering several options to upgrade existing machines to state-of-the-art capabilities—including REVO five-axis, ultra-high-speed scanning.

MAG Industrial Automation Systems has been granted the Caterpillar Inc. Supplier Quality Excellence Process Certification (SQEP). MAG's Six Sigma program helped the company achieve the award.

(NSF/Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Why are so many organizations receiving nonconformities in their ISO 9001:2008 audits? To understand the ISO 9001:2008 changes better, let's see if you know the answers to these three questions:

(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- Learn how to maximize your investment in InfinityQS by attending its third annual user conference. Infusion 2009 features a new three-track format to empower you with the tools and skills you need to help your business save time and money.