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Bureau Veritas Certification Among First Third-party Audit Service Providers To Gain Provisional Accreditation For Center For Offshore Safety SEMS Audits

2013-05-16 12:32:52

HOUSTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bureau Veritas Certification is pleased to announce its provisional accreditation as an official SEMS Audit Service Provider for the Center for Offshore Safety (COS). Originally introduced as recommended practice RP 75 in 1990, the Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) standard has since evolved in scope and developed into a set of mandatory regulations under the management of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)...

Greentech Media Identifies "Intelligent Efficiency" as a Top Driver of the Energy Efficiency Market

2013-05-01 12:23:12

Special report: "Intelligent Efficiency: Innovations Reshaping the Energy Efficiency Market" released today BOSTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Greentech Media releases a special report today, "Intelligent Efficiency: Innovations Reshaping the Energy Efficiency Market," that identifies how energy efficiency is evolving into "intelligent efficiency," highlighting value for customers, energy providers, building managers, and others. The report's author, Stephen Lacey,...

ProExam Digital Micro-Credential Incorporates Software Secure’s Remote Proctoring Technology

2013-04-30 23:02:20

Professional Examination Service Partners on Examination Security Tech for Open Badges NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 Professional Examination Service, the most experienced organization in professional licensure and certification services, today announced that it is incorporating Software Secure’s remote proctoring technology into the ProExam Digital Micro-Credential solution. The ProExam Digital Micro-Credential is the credentialing industry’s first comprehensive system to...

Sibling Group to Expand into Certifications and Accreditation

2013-04-25 12:35:11

Changing Education Landscape Creates Expanded Opportunities ATLANTA, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sibling Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:SIBE), (http://www.newco4education.com) (the "Company"), whose business strategy is focused on the development and acquisition of 21st century education technology and management services, announced today that it intends to open an operation to provide teacher certifications in a number of key areas. The operation, to be based in Atlanta, Georgia,...

Ethics Issues, Especially Plagiarism, Lead List of Scholarly Editors' Top 5 Concerns, Survey Says

2013-04-23 04:20:57

OAKLAND, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey probing the concerns of editors and editorial staff at scholarly publications indicates that ethics issues top the list of their most pressing challenges. The survey results will be discussed at a live webcast this Thursday, April 25. Registration for the webcast is open. The study, conducted by iThenticate, the leading provider of professional plagiarism detection technology, queried 120 journal editors and staffers about...

Vital Products, Inc. Issues Shareholder Update

2013-04-05 08:25:27

VTPI surpasses $1 million sales up from $10k 1 year earlier LAGUNA WOODS, Calif., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vital Products, Inc. (OTCBB: VTPI), a business to business supplier of printer cartridges, is pleased to provide the following update to its shareholders. As of February 27, 2013 DTC has lifted the Deposit Chill and has resumed accepting deposits of our stock for depository and book-entry transfer services. As well over the past year, the company has progressed well with...

IDEA Introduces New Membership Requirements: Application Process Reopened

2013-03-04 08:34:46

Rigorous Increase in Membership Requirements Responds to Evolving Industry Requirements BUENA PARK, Calif., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independent Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA) announces the launch of new Membership Requirements and an improved Membership Application and Determination Process. IDEA released the new requirements and associated documents on its website and has concurrently resumed the acceptance of General Membership Applications. As part of...

iThenticate Launches Enhanced Viewer to Quickly Highlight Matched Content and Attribution Errors

2013-01-29 08:34:08

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iThenticate, the leading plagiarism detection and prevention technology for scholarly publishing, today announced the launch of a new report view for screening written work for plagiarism and duplication. The report view, called Document Viewer, enables users to view an uploaded submission in its original format, including images, tables and graphs. The Document Viewer framework streamlines and speeds up the plagiarism checking...

New book 'Three Ways to View the World' advocates modification of perceptions to fit our changed environment

2013-01-18 23:02:24

'Three Ways to View the World' says exploration into existence requires broadening mental horizons Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) January 19, 2013 What does a journey into the cosmic void look like? A map of visions for the human condition, shaped by inspiring contributions from former thought-pioneers, 'Three Ways to View the World', by William Salo is a ground-breaking release that will challenge accepted dogmas and personal thought-boundaries. 'Three Ways to View the...

UL Announces Move to New State-of-the-Art Consumer Products Testing Laboratory

2013-01-10 12:24:59

ENFIELD, Conn., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UL today announced the move of its Enfield, CT-based consumer products testing laboratory to a new, state-of-the-art 48,000 s/f facility in Enfield, more than doubling its capacity and capabilities for quality and safety assurance testing. The relocation will enable UL to more efficiently meet the growing demand for the company's analytical, physical, performance and compliance testing of consumer products for retailers and manufacturers...