Switzerland News
SMIXIN AG to Unveil a Revolutionary Hand Wash Device at the ISH 2017
Swiss’ leading clean tech company, SMIXIN AG, will present COMPACT, a highly innovative and resource-saving 2-in-1 hand wash device for public bathrooms at ISH 2017 – the world’s largest fair for sanitary equipment – from 14-18 March 2017. The COMPACT blends the functions of... - March 12, 2017 - SMIXIN AG
SGS Receives UKAS Accreditation for ISO 13485:2016
SGS has been granted accreditation for ISO 13485:2016 - Medical devices - Quality management systems - Requirements for regulatory purposes following a transition assessment done by United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). SGS can now issue clients quality management certificates against the... - March 09, 2017 - SGS
SGS News: ISO 45001 to Move Forward with a New Draft International Standard 2 (DIS2)
The recent ISO/PC283 Project Committee meeting, held in Vienna during February 2017, has agreed to move forward with the publication of a new Draft International Standard 2 (DIS2) for the highly anticipated ISO 45001 standard. The new draft at DIS2 is planned to go out for a two-month consultation... - February 28, 2017 - SGS
Loway Switzerland Announces a "Release Anniversary" Promotion of the QueueMetrics-Live Service for Asterisk Based Call-Centers
Loway Switzerland, worldwide leading provider of solutions for call-centers, celebrates the Release Anniversary of QueueMetrics-Live with a limited time promotion. - February 23, 2017 - Loway
A Startup Wants to Revolutionize the Conveyor Industry
The young Swiss startup Avancon SA (www.avancon.com) has set itself the goal to revolutionize the unit handling systems in distribution and logistics centers. They offer now a new modern and very innovative conveying system. This will be distributed worldwide by manufacturers of conveyor systems and logistic system integrators. The system has been developed by Dieter Specht, the founder of the Interroll Group. - February 22, 2017 - avancon
Shannon Tower VCS SAT Successfully Passed
Comsuisse AG is proud to inform, that on December 1st, 2016, the Shannon Tower VCS has successfully passed SAT and the system is planned go into operation in early 2017. The Irish Aviation Authority IAA is pleased, that an experienced technical support engineer from comsuisse AG supported the SAT. - February 01, 2017 - comsuisse AG
Salsa People Secured 5th Rank on WLDC 2016
Salsa People made everybody proud by achieving the prestigious 5th rank in World Latin Dance Cup Championship. Check out the news for more details! - January 27, 2017 - Salsa People Dance Studio & Entertainment
Tanga UWASA Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification from SGS
SGS has awarded Tanga Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Tanga UWASA) ISO 9001:2015 certification, making it the first organization in Tanzania to be ISO 9001:2015 certified by SGS. - January 22, 2017 - SGS
Unmanned Experts Awarded with Highest Level of SGS RPAS Safety & Compliance Verification
Unmanned Experts has been awarded the highest level of SGS Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Safety & Compliance Verification, passing the most comprehensive audit of safety systems and operational safety practices within the drone industry. The SGS RPAS standards are now being widely... - January 18, 2017 - SGS
Inplenion International AG Acquired Circle i, a Market Leader in South Africa for Business Analytics
Inplenion International AG, a leading provider of business consulting services and Oracle Platinum Partner headquartered in Switzerland, acquires Circle i - Consult Proprietary Ltd in South Africa. The transaction was completed on December 23, 2016. This creates a fast-growing international... - January 09, 2017 - inplenion
IQDEMY Printing Quality Meets the Highest International ISO Standards
UV printing resistance for building external decoration is formally confirmed: Paris Print Studio SGF got a compliance certificate EN ISO 12543-4. - December 22, 2016 - IQDEMY
SGS Academy Offers IATF 16949:2016 Internal Auditor Transition Training Course
Following last month's release of the new IATF 16949:2016 standard, SGS now offers a new Internal Auditor Transition training course. The automotive industry's quality management system (QMS) standard, IATF 16949:2016, was published on October 1, 2016 by the International Automotive Task Force... - December 03, 2016 - SGS
SGS News: ISO 45001 to Potentially be Released in November 2017
As previously advised, the ballot for first Draft International Standard (DIS) of ISO 45001 failed to gain approval in May 2016. It received approximately 3,000 comments during the ballot and these were discussed by the ISO/PC283 Project Committee at a meeting held in June 2016 in Toronto,... - December 03, 2016 - SGS
SGS Academy Offers FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) for Human Food Training
Become a FSMA preventive controls qualified individual with FSPCA PCQI training from SGS. - October 29, 2016 - SGS
New SGS Webinar on Driving Transparency and Performance in Supply Chains Through Innovation and Supplier Finance
Date: November 2, 2016. Learn more about International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Global Trade Supplier Finance (GTSF) program that addresses supplier sustainability by offering a financial incentive for improvements in supplier social and environmental performance. - October 24, 2016 - SGS
SGS Webinar: Chain of Custody Update for Certificate Holders and Outlook for 2017
Join the webinar to learn about the transition and implementation rules of the new FSC™ Controlled Wood Standard (FSC-STD-40-005 V3-0) as well as recent FSC COC and PEFC™ COC standard revisions. - October 24, 2016 - SGS
Loway Switzerland Announces Presence at GITEX 2016 Dubai
Loway, worldwide provider of solutions for Asterisk call-centers, will be at GITEX 2016 edition for the software portfolio presentation. Its official channel partner DVCOM Technology has worked to a full program of demonstrations and conferences at booth Z-C10, Zabeel Hall, World Trade Centre. - October 21, 2016 - Loway
Loway Switzerland Announces the Release of QueueMetrics 16.09
QueueMetrics call-center suite for Asterisk® PBX 16.09 Release announced. - September 30, 2016 - Loway
Loway Switzerland Announces AstriCon 2016 Official Sponsorship
Loway Switzerland will present its new call-center solutions portfolio at 2016 Asterisk® Conference. - September 16, 2016 - Loway
Akselos Raises CHF2.2M to Further Expand Into the Offshore Market
Akselos S.A., the mechanical simulation software company on a mission to make simulations of large-scale engineering infrastructure faster, today announced it has raised an additional CHF2.2M financing round, composed of equity funding, a credit line, and a prestigious Eurostars grant. The... - September 16, 2016 - Akselos
NAGRA and MStar Enable Secure Delivery of Pay-TV Directly to Connected STBS and TVs
• Companies complete integration of NAGRA On-Chip Security (NOCS3) with MStar K6 and K7Plus set-top box (STB) chips and EMC5 television chip. • Solutions use NAGRA anyCAST CONNECT converged CAS/DRM client in connected STBs and TVs to enable studio-approved 4K-UHD services. • Pre-integration with NAGRA MediaLive OS, RDK 2 and Android provides diverse service providers with maximum STB user experience choice. - September 09, 2016 - Mstar Semiconductor
The Pioneering Salsa Tanz Institute in Zurich Introduces Salsa Training Courses
Get introduced to the best Salsa Tanzschule offering unique Salsa Tanz training sessions. Joining targeted and comprehensive courses will inevitably help students master the art of performing Salsa. - September 04, 2016 - Salsa People Dance Studio & Entertainment
New SGS Webinar on ISO 14001:2015 Changes and Transition Essentials
Learn more about ISO 14001:2015, its emerging changes and the requirements that will affect your organization. - September 01, 2016 - SGS
ASI Extends SGS’s FSC Chain of Custody Accreditation
SGS’s approval by Accreditation Services International (ASI) to conduct Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody® (CoC) accreditation audits has been extended for a further five years. - September 01, 2016 - SGS
New SGS Webinar on Airline Risk Management: Corporate Responsibility for Employers
Join this complimentary webinar to understand the importance of corporate responsibility and due diligence when managing employee air travel, and understand the risks involved in regular airline travel. - September 01, 2016 - SGS
Skyguide Has Selected Schmid Telecom to Modernise Its Existing VCS at Zurich Airport …with a Refresh of the TWR & APP VCS to the Latest VoiP VCS Solution
Skyguide has selected Schmid Telecom to modernise its existing Voice Communication Systems (VCS) for Zurich Airport. The Site Acceptance for both VCS systems with the latest ED-137B compliant Software has been passed successfully. The new VCS solution is fully redundant and distributed with... - August 27, 2016 - Schmid Telecom
SGS Awarded RIO 2016 Olympics with ISO 20121 Certification
The Rio 2016 Olympics will leave a positive legacy of sustainability after two weeks of intense sports events, with its achievement of ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Management certification. Following a thorough audit process conducted by SGS, work by the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee to deliver the... - August 26, 2016 - SGS
SGS Launches New Halal Awareness Training Course
With the global Halal food and beverages market now worth ca. USD 1.4 trillion annually, SGS has introduced its new Halal Awareness Training course, developed in association with the Halal Authority Board (HAB), to help the industry understand the importance of complying with Halal... - August 24, 2016 - SGS
Schmid Telecom Successfully Passes SAT with Its VCS at IAA's Remote TWR in Dublin and Adds the Voice Communication Part to Saab's Remote Tower Solution
Schmid Telecom has successfully completed the Site Acceptance Test with its latest Voice Communication System for the Remote Tower Centre in Dublin of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). Together with the Remote TWR Solution provided by Saab it`s now possible to remotely control the air traffic at... - August 17, 2016 - Schmid Telecom
Intertek Launches Soil Manager App to Support Local Farmers in Africa
Intertek supports development in Africa by bringing access to new technologies. Their Mobile soil analysis app Soil Manager will support Local farmers' needs in the region, improve their financial independence and reduce food insecurity in African region. - August 11, 2016 - Intertek
Sky-Futures Awarded with Highest Level of SGS RPAS Safety & Compliance Verification
Sky-Futures has been awarded the highest level of SGS Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Safety & Compliance Verification, passing the most comprehensive audit of safety systems and operational safety practices within the drone industry. - August 06, 2016 - SGS
New SGS Academy ISO 13485:2016 Medical Devices Training
SGS Academy has launched its all-new ISO 13485:2016 Medical Devices Quality Management Systems training offering an introduction to, and an overview of, this newly published version of the standard. Delivered by the SGS Academy’s qualified experts, this training course will help attendees to... - August 03, 2016 - SGS
Webinar - Supply Chain Risks: Why Transparency Matters?
New regulations, a wide variety of existing and emerging risks and consumers' increasing desire to know more about what they buy are creating a need for transparency in supply chains, from the source to the store. SGS Transparency-One, our new digital solution, bundles SGS's decades old expertise... - July 21, 2016 - SGS
New Mega and Titan Cloud Instances Now Available from Exoscale
Public cloud provider Exoscale today launched two new virtual machine instance types on its infrastructure as a service offering. The Mega and Titan instances allow customers to launch VMs with up to 16 cores and 128 GB of RAM, making them ideal for big data and other resource hungry... - July 09, 2016 - Exoscale
Loway Announces the Release of WombatDialer 16.06
Loway today announced that its most famous dialer software for #Asterisk, WombatDialer, graduated with version 16.06. - July 06, 2016 - Loway
Exciting New Partnership: the Journal of Comorbidity Affiliates with the Society for Academic Primary Care
The Journal of Comorbidity (JOC), published by Swiss Medical Press, is pleased to announce a new affiliation with the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC). The partnership is a key step in strengthening collaborations and enhancing opportunities among primary care professionals with an interest... - July 06, 2016 - Swiss Medical Press GmbH
Best Practices in Governance & Generational Transition for Family Business Enterprises
Global Research Study Results Revealed at an Exclusive Event in Zurich, Featuring Keys to Success for Family Offices - June 30, 2016 - Headwaters SC, LP
New Complimentary Webinar - on the Road to ISO/TS 16949:2016
View the complimentary webinar on July 5, 2016 to learn about the transition to ISO/TS 16949:2016 and find out how to implement the necessary changes as quickly and smoothly as possible. - June 18, 2016 - SGS
Transition to the New ISO/TS 16949:2016 Standard with SGS
ISO/TS 16949, the automotive quality management system (QMS) standard, has been under review and the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) will release the final 4th edition in December 2016. All organizations currently certified to ISO/TS 16949:2009 3rd Edition must transition to the new ISO/TS 16949:2016 4th Edition by September 14, 2018, or lose their certification. - June 18, 2016 - SGS
Smart Traffic Sensors Help Alleviate Traffic Congestion in Switzerland
In the canton of Zürich, BlipTrack sensors measure and analyse travel times for strategic planning-tasks. The collected data is used to provide in-depth insights about changes in traffic patterns, identify time-critical route sections and reveal the competitiveness of the transport means. - June 18, 2016 - Veovo
Genève Aéroport Cuts Wait Times by Half
With the help of Bluetooth/Wi-Fi sensors and best practice security checkpoint planning, Genève Aéroport (GVA) has been able to reduce waiting times by half, and increase satisfactory performance days more than five times. - June 18, 2016 - Veovo
Loway Announces That DVCOM Technology is the Official Channel Reseller for GCC Countries
Loway Switzerland, worldwide leading provider of solutions for call-centers based on the Asterisk PBX technology, today announced that DVCOM Technology is the official Channel Reseller for GCC countries. - June 12, 2016 - Loway
SGS Celebrates World Accreditation Day 2016
On June 9, 2016, SGS celebrates World Accreditation Day, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. - June 11, 2016 - SGS
Schmid Telecom AG Successfully Passes SAT at Birmingham Airport for the Refresh of the TWR VCS to the Latest VoIP VCS Solution Together with a New HMI
Schmid Telecom AG has successfully completed the Site Acceptance Test at Birmingham Airport for the refresh of the main Voice Communication System. The Schmid Telecom VCS is now running on the latest ED-137B compliant Software-Release. As part of the system refresh a completely new HMI was... - May 31, 2016 - Schmid Telecom
Speaksli EdTech Startup Selected as a Finalist in 2016 MassChallenge Switzerland
Speaksli, a 2016 finalist in the prestigious MassChallenge Switzerland startup accelerator program, is an EdTech startup focused on helping refugees in Germany acquire essential language and cultural integration skills. This release covers the growth in the size of the immigrant population and explains how the Speaksli animated language learning platform is the ideal solution to help refugees in Germany learn German so that they can comply with the 3-year mandate to keep their residency rights. - May 20, 2016 - Speaksli
Malaysia Wins United Nations IT Award
Malaysia has emerged as the winner for the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) award for the first time. Malaysian green technology manufacturer Green Data Center LLP (GDC) received the award for the E-Environment category which recognizes ICT technologies from around the world that... - May 06, 2016 - Green Data Center LLP
Loway Switzerland Unveils Generous Referral Reward Program
The new initiative offers cash commissions for call-center professionals that refer new customers for the well known QueueMetrics suite for Asterisk or WombatDialer software. - May 04, 2016 - Loway
SGS is Gold Sponsor of the 2nd Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference and 15th Asia Pacific Forum
SGS is Gold sponsor of the 2nd Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference and 15th Asia Pacific Forum, organized by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. This two-in-one conference, taking place May 16-18 in Hong Kong, is an important networking... - April 22, 2016 - SGS
Producer of Precision Screws and Titanium Parts Expanding
Baertschi, the Swiss manufacturer of titanium parts and precision screws, is expanding for advanced manufacturing capacities. This means that the production area for precision screws and titanium parts will be expanded by 40% in order to have more room for future investments. The company has more... - April 20, 2016 - Bruno Bärtschi Drehteile AG
Bests of 2016 FILEminimizer Desktop and Server Solution
FILEminimizer desktop and server solutions (IT Green); It reduces the file size with the NFO compression technology that speeds up backup times, saves storage costs and space and optimizes email attachments. It reduces PDF, PowerPoint, Office and photo image files. - April 14, 2016 - balesio software AG