Features published by the Standards Council of Canada are listed below.
Features
Friendly Energy Sources: Micro power, standards and innovation
Environmentalists have dreamed of it for decades—producing electricity on a small scale using the sun, wind, hydrogen and other environmentally friendly energy sources. Now, innovative "micro" power technologies are a reality as can be seen in products such as solar-powered highway emergency phones, refrigerator-size generators and buses that operate...
Date published: 2002/10/14 | Full Article
Police labs go under the microscope
Accreditation of forensic labs an innovative step for RCMP The Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Forensic Laboratory Services Directorate is where science meets crime solving. Scientists and technologists at six labs across Canada look for the presence of alcohol in blood, urine and other body fluids; identify and compare blood, body fluids and hair...
Date published: 2002/10/14 | Full Article
Biometrics standards put a new face on security
Emerging technologies are putting a new face on security and identification products and systems - a new face that could be yours.In the modern world-especially since the events of September 11-security requires reliable, tamperproof ways of identifying people. One of the most effective ways of doing that is through high-technology machine-readable...
Date published: 2002/07/18 | Full Article
Information Security Techniques
Information Security Techniques - An Introduction to the Canadian Advisory Committee on Information Technology Security (CAC-ITS) ISO/IEC JTC1 SC 27by Alice SturgeonChair, CAC-ITSThere is an increasing demand for security in IT systems, for universal interoperability, for electronic commerce, trade, and transactions in all fields. Standardization is the...
Date published: 2002/07/08 | Full Article
Timely Response Spreads Canadian Influence
(Transform Magazine article) Standards Council of Canada cited in case study about Electronic Collaboration. Many of the features found in collaborative software have been around in one form or another for years. What is new is how collaboration software is being packaged to make it more powerful, practical and affordable for mainstream business and...
Date published: 2002/06/01 | Full Article
Standards help power fuel-cell development
Your company is at the forefront of an emerging new technology that offers an environmentally friendly source of power. How do you ensure that your industry takes off, and that you retain the lead? Ensuring that your product meets international standards is one way. Helping to develop those standards is an even better one. Ballard Power Systems of...
Date published: 2002/05/30 | Full Article