(KEYENCE Corp.: Woodcliff Lake, NJ) -- The new KEYENCE VHX-600 Generation II Digital Microscope now features the world’s first 16-bit imaging resolution. This resolution increase makes subtle color differences visible, and optimizes areas that were previously too dark or bright.

(FDA: Rockville, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a new way to head off potential cases of foodborne illness—the Reportable Food Registry (RFR).

(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- CAD/CAM developer, Delcam, has established a dedicated health care division to provide a greater focus on this increasingly important part of its business.

(Six Sigma Integration Inc.: Rehoboth, MA) -- Six Sigma Integration Inc. announces the release of Measuring and Improving Performance: Information Technology Applications in Lean Systems (CRC Press, 2009).

(ANSI: New York) -- Just three weeks remain before the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD). An exhibition, reception, and dinner marking the occasion will be held Oct.

(MicroDynamics Inc.: Woodstock, GA) -- MicroDynamics Inc., a provider of cell volume measurement in the flexographic printing industry, will be at booth No. 4670 at Quality Expo in Chicago on Sept.

Innovative vehicle-mounted, hand-held, and wearable mobile computers must be dependable, tough, and reliable.

Do you really need to read another story about how project management and statistics helped some organization save money and meet their goals? Why are you even looking for case studies? Did your boss ask you to do some research to see if “this stuff” works?

It’s pretty obvious that in so many companies, based on their actions and behaviors, CEOs and other top managers just don’t get ISO 9001 and all the derivative standards. The following 10 signs are written in no particular order.

The ISO 9001 standard’s requirements with regard to suppliers are very short and concise but carry a lot of punch. These requirements can be very deceiving and in fact are often misinterpreted and carried out poorly or partially.