While those moves shaved 24 days off the average turnaround time for product certification, Knoblauch's spending has scorched the financials, at least temporarily.

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With an optimized delta certification for product approval, this secure service platform can be tailored to fit the needs of each individual NFC deployment.

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At Barron's Bakery in Cappoquin I tasted "blaas, " plump rolls now on their way to gaining PGI status, a European Union certification that a product is local, authentic and skillfully made.

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The DOJ standards require the withdrawal of certification for any non-compliant product.

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Summers believes that all licensing laws should be abolished, letting the market create its own certification system, such as the product-review information offered by Consumer Reports, Amazon.com or CNET.

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Summers believes that all licensing laws should be abolished, letting the market create its own certification system, such as the product-review information offered by Consumer Reports, Amazon.com (nasdaq: AMZN - news - people ) or CNET.

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These cloud and web hosting customers appreciate the cost savings associated with a lower cost infrastructure, yet still want to deploy a server-class product with reliability and security features and server OS certification.

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Navistar recently abandoned its flagship engine technology after failing to earn emissions certification from the Environmental Protection Agency, and is now re-engineering its entire product lineup.

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The resort was recently awarded Green Globe certification, not because it set out to get it, but because the recognition was a by-product of doing things right.

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