Open source developers are writing standards and testing procedures for Linux use, says John "Maddog" Hall, executive director of the nonprofit group Linux International and an executive with VA Linux.
While Apple has specific (if not strict) manufacturing and testing procedures that prevent the Mac OS from appearing on machines from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), HP (NYSE: HPQ), or any other third party, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) lets anyone and everyone have access to the Windows operating system.
Regular system and staff testing and preparation procedures are followed including system testing for effectiveness and data accuracy.
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The idea is to avoid cumbersome double-testing and approval procedures by both sides.
Since the April 20 explosions and fire, BP is carefully evaluating the subsea blow-out preventers used in all our drilling operations world-wide, including the testing and maintenance procedures of our drilling contractors using the devices.
Hit the read link for the full testing procedures and more of those old school bar charts -- it should get you well prepped for the forthcoming flood of similar head-to-heads once WIndows 7 officially ships next week.
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It will also subject batteries and cells to a more extensive array of rigorous testing procedures before they are accepted for use.
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Instead, it points the finger squarely at the industry's sub-par standards testing, claiming the procedures for IPX5, IPX6 and IPX7 require the use of pure, room temperature H2O, not the warm, soapy water involved in everyday hygiene.
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The report, which also blamed insufficient regulation as a reason for the disaster, has recommended a standardization of procedures related to the events that led to the spill such as testing cement barriers and interpreting the results of those tests.
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At the Cleveland Clinic, doctors perform 50% fewer invasive procedures, thanks to the testing advances, said Jeff Chapa, section head of obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine.
" Mr. Carney said the Secret Service and the White House were following their normal mail-processing procedures, which include screening letters and sending suspicious items to a remote location for "more intense testing.
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