The National Committee for Quality Assurance has released its annual report, "The Value of Care and Caring About Value."

Focused on health care quality, the report is intended to benefit employers and consumers showing increasing interest in the topic.

The first article in this series, "What the Doctor Didn’t Order But Should Have," established a case for business improvement i

Worldwide Conventions and Business Forums has scheduled its 2004 "Successfully Implementing Six Sigma in Financial Services" conference.

Pitney Bowes, a provider of integrated mail and document management solutions, has chosen PowerSteering Software to track and report on its new Six Sigma quality initiatives.

Leap Technologies has entered into an agreement with Motorola University, Motorola Inc.’s corporate university, to provide corporate Six Sigma solutions.

The ETL SEMKO division of Intertek Group plc, a provider of testing, inspection and certification, has acquired 100 percent of the issued share capital of Entela Inc., a world leader in automotive components testing and certification.

Worldwide Conventions and Business Forums has scheduled its 2004 "Successfully Implementing Six Sigma in Financial Services" conference.

Six Sigma Management Institute, a consulting and training venture associated with the Ira A.

BSI Management Systems has launched a series of Webinars focused on CMDCAS and ISO 14971.

Carl Zeiss SMT AG has incorporated the electron beam technology business formerly marketed under the LEO brand.