standards and recommended practices
1National Institute of Standards and Technology — NIST redirects here. For other uses, see NIST (disambiguation). National Institute of Standards and Technology Agency overview Headquarters Gaithersburg, Maryland …
2Entertainment Services and Technology Association — The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) is a live entertainment industry organization. From their website: ESTA is a non profit trade association representing the entertainment technology industry dedicated to a core mission… …
3American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association — The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) is a North American railway industry group. It publishes recommended practices for the design, construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure, which are… …
4Web Standards Project — The Web Standards Project (WaSP) is a group of professional web developers dedicated to disseminating and encouraging the use of the web standards recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium, along with other groups and standards bodies.Founded… …
5Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
6Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
7Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
8Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB) — Marketing Accountability Standards Board Founded 2007 Motto . . . where marketing and finance align on measurement for reporting, forecasting and improving financial returns from buyers in markets . . . short term and over time. Website… …
9Compliance and ethics program — There has been a long history of business and government excesses and subsequent legal, public and political reaction. Response to criminal misconduct has resulted in legal sanctions, governance practices, compliance standards and cultural… …
10Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — Full title An Act to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end too big to fail , to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers… …
