The International Society of Six Sigma Professionals will hold its fifth annual leadership conference June 2-4 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The U.S. Army Program Management Intelligence and Effects and Raytheon Co. accepted one of five awards given by CrossTalk, the journal of defense software engineering, for developing high-quality government software.

SRI Quality System Registrar has appointed Greg Swan as president and COO.

IQS Inc. has chosen Globix to provide application and infrastructure management services for hosted delivery of its quality solutions.

Minitab Inc. has released MINITAB Korean 14, a fully translated, Korean language version of MINITAB Release 14, the company’s statistical software developed for quality professionals.

Elite Management Consulting, a professional services firm, has allied with Omega IQ LLC to provide its clients with "Day 2" PeopleSoft implementation services.

The Juran Institute Inc. will celebrate the 100th birthday of Joseph M. Juran, the organization’s founder and a pioneering architect of quality management.

Manufacturing industry executives are optimistic despite plans to reduce their overall workforce by 1.9 percent over the next 12 months, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Manufacturing Barometer.

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

The American Quality Institute has given Dale Gordon the 2004 Leadership Award for his involvement and influence in aerospace quality.