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Accenture goes global with certification to ISO 14001

10 Jun 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, USA, Canada, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia

Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has achieved certification to ISO 14001, reflecting its ongoing commitment to environmental issues as well as the quality of its environment management system (EMS).

EDS Earns ISO 20000:2005 Certification

05 May 2009
Topics: IT service mgt, ISO/IEC 20000, USA, Americas

EDS, an HP company, a leading global technology services provider, has achieved certification to ISO/IEC 20000:2005 Information Technology ? Service Management (ITSM). This followed an in-depth audit by BSI Americas.

Companion Driver System takes the fast track

20 Feb 2009
Topics: Healthcare, CE mark, USA, Americas

In January 2009, BSI performed an Onsite FastTrack Review of the European CE Marking application for the Companion Driver System, with a view to completing the CE Marking review process in 45 working days.

BCI and BSI join forces on BCM in the USA

10 Oct 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, USA, Americas

The American chapter of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) and BSI America have joined forces to help businesses better prepare for disaster by encouraging the adoption of BS 25999 Business continuity management.

Repligen earns first for business continuity in North America

29 Aug 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, USA, Americas

Repligen Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company in Massachusetts, has become the first company in North America to earn certification to BS 25999 Business Continuity Management, following an audit by BSI Management Systems in the US.

Microsoft Global Foundation Services watches its assets

08 Aug 2008
Topics: Information security, ISO/IEC 27001, USA, Americas

Microsoft Global Foundation Services (GFS) has achieved certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2005, the information security standard - the first major online service provider to do so.

CompuCom Systems secures ISO/IEC 20000 registration

04 Aug 2008
Topics: IT service mgt, ISO/IEC 20000, ITIL, USA, Americas

What do you do when you're a leading IT outsourcing company that wants to demonstrate pre-eminent commitment to providing best-in-class IT infrastructure management?

Verizon Business joins BSI's Associate Consultant Programme (ACP) for BS 25999

09 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, USA, Americas

Verizon Business has become the first North American-based global communications provider to be accepted into BSI's Associate Consultant Programme (ACP) for BS 25999 Business continuity management.

Image Solutions focuses on quality across the organization

02 Jul 2008
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, USA, Americas, China

It seems that the desire to demonstrate that you are embracing quality management practices within your organization can be infectious. That certainly appears to be the case with ISI, which is headquartered in New Jersey, USA.

Numerex: information in safe hands

03 Jun 2008
Topics: Information security, ISO/IEC 27001, USA, Americas

In January 2008, Numerex Corp became the first machine-to-machine (M2M) information security provider in North America to earn certification ISO/IEC 27001:2005, the international standard for information security, ensuring data confidentially, integrity and availability. Numerex Corp provides solutions and network services for data communications between machines.

Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies sees the benefits of AS9100

15 May 2008
Topics: Aerospace, AS9100, USA, Americas

In a move designed to demonstrate its unswerving commitment to quality and reliability, Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies (LMCT) was recently certified to the AS9100 standard by BSI Management Systems.

Medical matters

17 Mar 2008
Topics: Medical devices, ISO 13485, Healthcare, Quality management, ISO 9001, USA, Americas

Reglera, a regulatory and quality consulting company, has achieved certification to ISO 13485:2003 Medical Devices and ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems by BSI.

Santa Clara Valley Water District: The Water's Fine

04 Mar 2008
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, Environment, ISO 14001, USA, Americas

Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) of San Jose California has become the first water district in the US to have been awarded certifications to both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004.



In Brief

Three times the continuity

28 Jan 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Japan, USA, Americas

BSI Management Systems held three global Business Continuity launch events in London, New York and Tokyo on October 30. The events showcased BS 25999, the Business Continuity Management (BCM) standard and BSI's related training and certification services. And with 500 delegates in the UK, 190 in Japan and 140 in the US, it was an unqualified success.

Jumping the pond

29 Oct 2007
Topics: Medical devices, CE mark, USA, Americas

BSI Product Services Healthcare has just launched a 90-day CE marking programme, CE-90, aimed at giving healthcare customers faster access to the European market.

Taking flight

14 Feb 2007
Topics: Aerospace, USA, Americas

BSI Management Systems has become one of the first certification bodies in the Americas sector of the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) to be accredited to deliver certification against AS9110 Quality Management Systems. Aerospace.

Question: Can you really measure customer satisfaction?

The simple answer is yes. Two years ago, BSI Management Systems took our customer- focused strategy to the next level by introducing a satisfaction survey for our clients.

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