Switzerland News
Luxury Without Boundaries: Billionaire Vodka Beats All Records
Star designer Leon Verres launches the most expensive vodka of the world onto the market. - October 13, 2015 - Royal Republic International
Art Now Has a Platform for Artists, Art Lovers, Galleries, Museums, Journalists, Collectors and Travelers
Artchyls allows artists to have an information base and strong contacts. Art lovers can meet artists, search information, discover museums or galleries in cities they visit and localize artwork around them. - October 12, 2015 - Artchyls
SGS Webinar - Value Chain Risk Management: Understanding, Auditing and Managing Issues in Contract Labour Agency Workforce Providers
The objective of this one hour webinar is to reinforce the business case for organizations to understand the Value Chain Risks for their organisations in using Contract Labour Agencies. Many Contract Labour Agencies are highly reputable organisations, but in some parts of the world and in some... - October 12, 2015 - SGS
SGS New Webinar - Value Chain Risk Management: Assurance Approaches to Sustainability in Agriculture
The objective of this one hour webinar is to update on the increasing space and attention paid to the case of sustainability issues, especially focused on worker issues in global value chains. - October 05, 2015 - SGS
QueueMetrics is Live
Loway introduces the cloud version of the famous QueueMetrics call-center suite. - October 04, 2015 - Loway
Ixogel® is Granted QIDP Status by the US Food and Drug Administration
Ixodes AG, a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the prevention of Lyme Disease, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the company's lead product candidate, Ixogel®, as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) for the prevention of Lyme Disease after a tick bite and is working with the company on the phase III protocol. Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) confirmation expected soon. - September 29, 2015 - Ixodes AG
SGS and Campden BRI Announce New Partnership in Food Training
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, and Campden BRI, a global provider of food training, research and technical services have formed a partnership to provide specialist food training services to a wider international audience. As a leader in... - September 23, 2015 - SGS
Volkswagen de Mexico Selects BOARD International BI Platform for Financial Planning and Reporting
BOARD International, a leading global provider of software for unified Business Intelligence, analytics and performance management, today announced that the Volkswagen manufacturing center Volkswagen de Mexico, has selected the BOARD 9 platform for detailed financial planning and production... - September 13, 2015 - BOARD International
Loway Switzerland Announced That It Has Signed on to Become a Sponsor of ElastixWorld 2015
Loway, the Swiss company dedicated to call-center monitoring and reporting solutions based on Asterisk® PBX technology, announces its participation in the sixth edition of ElastixWorld®, in Bogota. - September 11, 2015 - Loway
SGS New Webinar - BRC/IoP Issue 5: An Overview of Key Requirements and Benefits
The aim of the webinar is to inform all users of the standard what the primary differences are in Issue 5 of the BRC Packaging Standard. Agenda -Introduction to SGS -Overview of the Standard -Changes -Protocol -Additional Voluntary Modules -Next Steps -Q&A Background The BRC published issue... - September 10, 2015 - SGS
SGS Webinar - A New Approach to Risk Management: Safe Integration of RPAS Into Civil Airspace & Civil Operations
This webinar will outline the challenges and risks posed by the integration of RPAS. - September 10, 2015 - SGS
SGS New Webinar - FSSC Packaging: Overview of Requirements, Suitability and Benefits for Your Business
The aim of the webinar is to familiarise our customers of the change from PAS 223 to ISO/TS22003-4:2013, and how this applies to the FSSC Packaging standard. - September 09, 2015 - SGS
Toradex Announces an Upcoming Computer on Module-Based on Freescale’s i.MX 7 Processor
Toradex is pleased to extend its existing portfolio of COMs and has announced its commitment to launch a new COM based on Freescale’s i.MX 7 processor. The new module will offer a robust and secured platform for building products targeted toward IoT applications. Using this COM, designers can leverage the asymmetric multi-core architecture on Freescale i.MX 7 to develop products with excellent user-experience without compromising on real-time constraints. - September 04, 2015 - Toradex
GFSI Global Markets Programme Explained: a Comparison Between BRC & IFS Options
The aim of the webinar is to introduce the significant changes to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Global Markets Programme and the IFS Global Markets for Food. - August 20, 2015 - SGS
SGS Hot Source Food Newsletter Issue 8
Hot Source: Farm Assessment Services, Pathogens in Food Products, Emerging Trends in Food Safety Controls and more. - August 11, 2015 - SGS
BOARD International Names BI Industry Expert Mark Sands GM of Asia Pacific and Managing Director of Australia
BOARD International, a leading global provider of software for unified Business Intelligence, analytics and performance management, today named Mark Sands as the company’s General Manager for Asia Pacific and Managing Director of Australia. “We are delighted to welcome Mark to a... - August 01, 2015 - BOARD International
SpecPage Appoints Tim F. Mes as New Member of the Board of Directors
SpecPage, global provider of customised software solutions for recipe and product information management, has appointed Tim F. Mes as new member of the Board of Directors to support the company’s international growth. Mes has excellent industry knowledge and experience as well as an... - July 22, 2015 - SpecPage
Swiss Innovator AquaSPE Launches AI Platform to Solve the World’s Water Crisis
The Water Network, knowledge-sharing platform by AquaSPE, adds artificial intelligence tools to aid global water professionals in solving the water crisis. - July 19, 2015 - AquaSPE AG
Supply Chain Risk Management: Current Industry Practices, Key Challenges and Requirements
In early 2015, SGS invited food industry experts to take part in a global survey - Supply chain risk management: How vulnerable is your supply chain? The survey - completed by respondents from 48 countries - explored current supply chain management practices. It also highlighted that independent of... - July 16, 2015 - SGS
Object Solutions Renames as SpecPage
Object Solutions Software plc has renamed all its entities to "SpecPage" to harmonize its global branding and in order to meet the growing demand in the range of specification and recipe management in North America and Europe. SpecPage is a GS1-GDSN specialist and leading provider of... - July 09, 2015 - SpecPage
Akselos S.A. Awarded Swiss CTI Grant to Extend the Reduced Basis Simulation Framework Capabilities to Key Industrial Needs
Akselos (http://www.akselos.com/), the leading company in the development of component-based Reduced Basis (RB) algorithms, with a revolutionary new type of engineering simulation technology, announced today that it has been awarded a CHF 518,000 grant from the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) to extend the Reduced Basis simulation framework capabilities. - June 06, 2015 - Akselos
BRC Food, Issue 7: Overview of New Requirements
The aim of the webinar is to introduce the significant changes to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety in the Issue 7 release covering the requirements and the protocol. Agenda The webinar covers: Introduction to Issue 7, process for change and implementation timelines Changes to the... - June 05, 2015 - SGS
The Bubble Parade 2015 Will Take Place in Over 40 Cities and 30 Countries on May 31
On May 31 people in over 30 countries across the world - from Nepal to USA, from Sudan to Indonesia - will go out on the streets and join forces to make their cities happier by blowing soap bubbles. The Bubble Parade is organized by 100happydays foundation with the goal to promote the idea that happiness is in little things around us. - May 29, 2015 - Bubble Parade
SGS Helps Plaza Athenee Bangkok, a Royal Meridien Hotel Become the World's First ISO 20121 Certified Hotel
ISO 20121:2012 Event Sustainability Management Systems (requirements with guidance for use) is suitable for ensuring that events, ranging from local celebrations to “mega events” (e.g. Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) leave behind a positive legacy on the environment and its natural resources. The standard is relevant to the entire event industry supply chain including organizers, event managers, stand builders, caterers, hoteliers, travel companies and logistics suppliers. - May 23, 2015 - SGS
Object Solutions Acquires Majority Share in SpecPage - Software Companies Join Forces to Provide Integrated Product Information Solutions
Object Solutions Software plc, a leading provider of product management software solutions for the food and beverage (F&B) industry in Europe, today announced that it has acquired the majority share in SpecPage LLC, based in Warwick, RI in the United States. SpecPage is a GS1-GDSN specialist... - May 06, 2015 - SpecPage
The Future of Battery Cases is Getting Smarter and More Fashionable with Armure Cases
Practical technology meets chic design: The world’s slimmest leather case with an integrated battery and wireless charging technology that provides twice the battery life in a smooth, stylish design with added device protection. - May 05, 2015 - XOvation
QUADROtech Leads Cloud-Powered Mail Migrations with Empowered Infrastructure
In response to customer demand for cloud-hosted migration projects that can avoid the need for the expensive provisioning/dedication of excessive on-premise servers, QUADROtech has enhanced their cloud infrastructure to cement their position as leaders in the migration market. - April 30, 2015 - QUADROtech
SGS Hot Source Food Newsletter: Supply Chain Risk Management, EU Food Labelling Regulations, Live Cockroach Traps and more
Supply chain management remains at the top of the Hot Source agenda. Some of the key findings of SGS’s global industry survey on “Supply Chain Risk Management: How vulnerable is your supply chain,” completed by industries in 48 different countries, have been included in this... - April 21, 2015 - SGS
SGS New Webinar: Halal Certification
This webinar provides an overview of the Halal market, its current status and forecast growth, highlight the key points of differentiation amongst the different Halal certification standards and discuss the importance of a global, harmonized Halal standard. - April 21, 2015 - SGS
Gartner Positions BOARD International in the “Visionaries” Quadrant of the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management Suites
BOARD International, a leading global provider of software for unified Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, in the “Visionary” quadrant of the April 2, 2015 Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management... - April 11, 2015 - BOARD International
Supply Chain Risk Management: Current Industry Practices, Key Challenges and Requirements
SGS’s global industry survey on "Supply Chain Risk Management: How vulnerable is your supply chain", completed by industries in 48 different countries, explored current supply chain management practices. - April 11, 2015 - SGS
Object Solutions Opens Branch in the United States
Object Solutions Software AG, a global software company, has opened a branch in Chicago, (Illinois), the United States and extended its team with Mike Chapter as Business Consultant. The provider of customised software solutions for the food and beverage industry (F&B) is a rapidly growing... - April 10, 2015 - SpecPage
SGS New Webinar: BRC Agents and Brokers
This one hour complimentary webinar (45-minute presentation / 15-minute Q&A) explores the new BRC Global Standard for Agents and Brokers, the product groups it covers and an overview of the requirements on traceability throughout the supply chain. Agenda This webinar covers: Background and... - March 25, 2015 - SGS
New SGS Webinar: How Well do You Know Your Supply Chain?
The objective of this webinar is to present the results of the recent SGS global industry survey on current supply chain management practices, challenges and needs. - March 19, 2015 - SGS
Helix Nebula Marketplace Starts Commercial Operations Under New Management – Where Big Science Meets Federated Cloud
SixSq, a cloud solution provider headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has announced it is taking over the operation, support and management of the innovative Helix Nebula Marketplace (HNX) service, building on the Helix Nebula – the Science Cloud – initiative. - March 13, 2015 - SixSq
Launch of SGS Supply Chain Solution Powered by T Transparency
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, and Trace One, a global leader in private label product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions and transparency software for retailers, manufacturers and suppliers, today unveiled SGS Supply Chain Solution... - March 05, 2015 - SGS
Loway Switzerland Announces QueueMetrics Call-Center Monitoring Suite Version 15.02
Loway releases this month the new version of its world renown QueueMetrics call-center suite. QueueMetrics 15.02 is a release centered around usability and changes that make the whole call-center monitoring and management experience richer. - March 01, 2015 - Loway
SGS New Webinar - Boasting Performance Through ISO 20121
In this one hour complimentary webinar, two ISO20121 experts from SGS and Global event agency MCI will provide an overview of the standard, share experiences of how it has been successful implemented and detail the business case for investing in ISO 20121. - February 25, 2015 - SGS
SGS New Webinar - Value Chain Risk Management: Emerging Approaches to Global Risk Management in Sustainability
The objective of this one hour webinar is to guide organizations that seek to control and understand the ethical and risk-based issues in their value chain. - February 24, 2015 - SGS
SixSq to Showcase SlipStream SaaS and Helix Nebula Marketplace at Cloud Expo Europe
SixSq, a cloud solution provider headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and member of the RHEA Group, will participate at the upcoming Cloud Expo Europe 2015, the largest and best attended Cloud conference and exhibition in Europe. The company will be showcasing its full portfolio of cloud solutions... - February 24, 2015 - SixSq
SGS Formally Registered as an EU Timber Regulation (995/2010) Monitoring Organization
SGS has been formally registered as an EU Timber Regulation (995/2010) Monitoring Organization by the European Commission. As a registered Monitoring Organization, SGS is able to provide EU operators – those who place timber and timber products on the EU market for the first time – and... - February 14, 2015 - SGS
New SGS Webinar: Sustainability Reporting to GRI G4: Time to Make the Switch
This is a key webinar in the SGS webinar series aimed at helping organizations to succeed in developing winning sustainability strategies. Key to an integrated and effective organizational strategy is a clear sustainability story – this is central to business in 2015. - February 12, 2015 - SGS
Industry Needs for Innovation
Food fraud and supply chain resilience are listed amongst key areas in need of technical and scientific innovation according to an industry 2015-2017 consultation report recently published by Campden BRI, UK. The consultation consisted of an online survey and face to face interviews with key... - February 04, 2015 - SGS
Global Food Safety Training Survey 2015
Campden BRI, Alchemy, BRC, SGS, SQF and TSI have teamed up to organize a global benchmarking exercise on food safety training practices. Distributed to over 25,000 food companies worldwide, the information collected will provide a global analysis of the situation and trends in food safety training. - February 01, 2015 - SGS
New Webinar from SGS: ISO 26000 - 5 Years On
The objective of the one hour complimentary webinar is to explore the ISO 26000 Framework and its application since its launch in 2010. In late 2015 it is 5 years since the Guidance Framework was launched and SGS plot the development as well as take a fresh look at the Framework for those who have... - January 30, 2015 - SGS
SixSq Forms Strategic Partnership with RHEA, Engineering & Software Company
RHEA System S.A., a Belgian Space Engineering Consulting and Software company, has acquired a majority shareholding interest of SixSq Sàrl of Switzerland, a European leader in Cloud Computing. - January 25, 2015 - SixSq
Object Solutions Opens Branch in the Netherlands
Object Solutions Software AG, a global software company, has opened a branch in Gouda, the Netherlands and extended its team with Roel de Hoop as Business Development Manager Benelux. - January 21, 2015 - SpecPage
SGS New Webinar: Boosting Automotive Customer Experience
The objective of the one hour complimentary webinar (45-min presentation / 15-min Q&A) is to discuss the role of customer loyalty programs such as goodwill policies, warranties, service contracts for the customer experience of the aftersales in automotive. Date: 19 March 2015 Agenda The... - January 16, 2015 - SGS
Hot Source Food Newsletter: GMO Labelling Requirements, Food Illness Outbreaks, New Pesticides Lab in Mombasa & More
In this issue of Hot Source, food supply, security and sustainability comes to the fore front with the publication of new principles for Responsible Investment Agriculture and Food Systems, by the Committee on World Food Safety (CFS) under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO). - January 15, 2015 - SGS
SGS New Webinar: Food Defence - Update on Current Guidelines and Future Trends
The objective of this webinar (45-minute presentation / 15-minute Q&A) is to provide an update on available guidelines about key preventive measures that can minimize the risk of food fraud, economically or ideologically-motivated adulteration, criminal or terrorist attacks. Date: 29 January... - December 30, 2014 - SGS