SigmaQuest and Customer Service Associates Announce Distribution Agreement
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
SigmaQuest Inc. and Customer Service Associates Inc. have entered into a new distribution agreement. The agreement will allow CSA to sell and support SigmaQuest’s performance-intelligence software throughout North America. CSA has more than 130… AutoTech 2006 Cancelled
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
The Automotive Industry Action Group has announced that it will cancel next year’s Auto Tech trade show. The next AutoTech won’t be held until May 2007, and the venue has yet to been announced.“To avoid overlap with other automotive events, AIAG has… New Book Explores TRIZ
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
Breakthrough Performance Press, a division of Breakthrough Management Group, recently released a book that explores the use of TRIZ to innovate new products and processes—without outsourcing. Insourcing Innovation by David Silverstein, Neil DeCarlo… Design for Six Sigma Conference Announced
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
The third-annual Design for Six Sigma Conference will be held Jan. 16–18 at the Memphis Marriott Downtown. The event is billed as the premier forum for companies to achieve DFSS success. Topics to be discussed include: Integrating DFSS with… ’Price of Nonconformance’ Course Announced
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 22:00
If you’re wondering what the cost of nonconformance to standards and quality firefighting is to your company, Philip Crosby Associates Inc. has a workshop for you. The Price of Nonconformance workshop focuses on cost-of-quality fundamentals such as… BioMed Realty Trust Acquires Two New Properties
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
BioMed Realty Trust Inc. recently acquired two new properties, one in San Diego and one in the San Francisco area.The company’s new site in San Diego is it ninth in that area. It purchased the 28,704 square-foot facility for $8.5 million from Isis… U.K. Medicines Trade Balance Dips
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
The balance of trade in medicines for the United Kingdom dipped over the first half of 2005. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry reports that there was a 14-percent drop in the trade balance over the first six months of 2005 as… Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota Receives Medicare Drug Contract
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota was recently awarded a contract with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to offer Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage through its Northern Plains Alliance, a group of six Blue Cross plans… Pharmaceutical Companies Preparing for Avian Flu Outbreak
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America reports that PhRMA member-companies are helping world governments prepare for the possibility of an avian flu pandemic.An important line of defense in the event of an outbreak will be… Genilogix Releases Validation Accelerator with e-Signature
Wed, 10/26/2005 - 22:00
Responding to a growing demand for automated testing tools by life-sciences companies, Genilogix LLC recently released its Validation Accelerator with e-Signature. The device is designed to work with Mercury’s TestDirector for Quality Center product…
