(Premier Inc.: Charlotte, NC) --With the industry deadline for the adoption of health care data standards rapidly approaching, participants in a Premier health care alliance project are seeing benefits in preparing for implementation that lays the groundwork for improved patient safety and healt

(EtQ Inc.: Farmingdale, NY) -- EtQ is pleased to announce the addition of its Product Data Management (PDM) module. EtQ’s PDM tool improves the management of product development through its components, subcomponents, and costs. PDM plays a major part in managing the product life cycle.

(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing two new bore alignment accessories for the popular Laser Microgage line.

(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, has announced a series of seminars to showcase the company’s expanding capabilities in food safety testing. The seminar program will take place across Europe May 11–13 and May 18–20.

(International Data Corp.: Framingham, MA) -- IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights have announced the results of a new survey, “Business Strategy and Supply Chain Innovation,” designed to identify the top business and supply chain issues, as well as how manufacturers and retailers

(Camstar Systems Inc.: Charlotte, NC) -- Camstar Systems Inc. recently announced that The Summit on Solar Quality will be held in Santa Clara, California, on June 29. Thought leaders across the solar industry will be represented at this educational event.

(Vision Engineering: New Milford, CT) -- Vision Engineering will be showcasing their new and exciting products at MACH 2010, June 7–11, in Birmingham, United Kingdom, including the new Falcon video measuring solution with computer numeric controlled (CNC) option, and the Mantis Elite-Cam—an awar

(AICON: Braunschweig, Germany) -- AICON has launched the unique MI.Probe which combines extraordinary design with technical finesse, and is easy to handle at the same time.

The most stunning accomplishment of Toyota during the last 50 years is its turnaround from making “junk” to virtually redefining quality in the auto industry. Toyota was influenced to the core by W. Edwards Deming and quality is evident everywhere in the company.

(SAGE Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA) -- The third edition of