Late last month, Apple notified EPEAT that it would stop submitting its products for certification.
Only companies whose products pass certification testing will be able to display the N-Mark, the universal symbol for NFC, which tells consumers where to touch to initiate NFC services on a device.
Advances made by these American companies during the first contract phase known as the certification products contracts (CPC) will begin the process of ensuring integrated crew transportation systems will meet agency safety requirements and standards to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station from the United States, ending the agency's reliance on Russia for these transportation services.
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Every manufacturer that produces these kinds of defective and shoddily designed products should lose their certification and be forced to recall or replace each and every container, because they are creating a false sense of security and putting many lives at risk.
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The agreement builds on more than two years of collaboration between the organizations, in which WiGig Alliance developed the groundbreaking WiGig technology specifications including MAC-PHY and Protocol Adaptation Layers (PALs) and Wi-Fi Alliance initiated work to develop an interoperability certification for 60GHz products.
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The first Wi-Fi Alliance interoperability certification program for WiGig products is targeted to launch late this year.
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They lobby regulators: Grupo Balbo, a Brazilian organic-sugar producer, is working with the Brazilian government to establish a certification system for organic products.
The Forest Stewardship Council provides certification for the forestry industry and its products.
The chain-of-custody certification in the FSC system provides strong assurance that products produced in compliance with the standards can be traced from the forest, through any and all processing, and right down to the final product sold to consumers.
The NFC Forum Certification Program gives device manufacturers a means of establishing their products' compliance with the NFC Forum's technical specifications.
For service providers and consumers, the Certification Program offers increased assurance that NFC Forum-certified products are interoperable with NFC Forum-certified devices.
Saunders suggests Green Seal, a US-based non-profit that evaluates hotels, among other products, for a fee, and grants a bronze, silver or gold certification based on general sustainability.
National software certification will guide the process of government purchasing of domestic software and IT products.
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