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Electrical & Electronic Segment Strategic Alliance Agreement between SGS and MET Lab.


FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- SGS SGS Société Générale de Surveillance
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 US Testing Company Inc. (SGS USTC USTC University of Science and Technology of China
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) and MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), the first Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL NRTL Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
NRTL Non-Random Two Liquid (activity coefficient model) 
) in the US, are entering a Strategic Alliance in the area of testing, auditing and certification services for industrial, consumer, electrical and electronic equipment (E&E Segment).

SGS USTC envisions this strategic alliance as a part of its commercial strategy to expand its presence in the E&E Segment within the US and Canadian markets. Known as the world's largest inspection, verification, testing and certification services company, SGS wants to serve its industry and retail customers around the world with global services solutions. This includes offering NRTL, NEBS, TCB See trusted computing base.

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2. (security) TCB - (Orange Book) Trusted Computing Base.
3. (operating system) TCB - Task Control Block.
 certification through MET in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Asia and Europe, and certification using SGS' own European marks (e.g. GS-mark, TUV-mark, FIMKO-mark, CEBEC-mark, CB).

This strategic alliance will provide MET with access to the SGS worldwide network. MET's overall objective is to increase its business with the help of SGS USTC's international sales organization and SGS USTC's long-standing relationships and commitments with major retailers in the US and Canada.

About SGS USTC

SGS USTC has long been recognized as a major source for independent testing, technical and research services. The firm specializes in materials testing Articles on Materials testing include:
  • ASTM International
  • Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung
  • European Reference Materials
  • Nadcap
 and product engineering, product safety, quality assurance, biological, chemical and environmental services. Headquarters and laboratories are located in Fairfield, New Jersey, with branch laboratories in Los Angeles, California and Tulsa, Oklahoma. SGS USTC is a member of the SGS Group, the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. With 37,000 employees, SGS operates a network of approximately 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world.

For more information go to: www.us.sgs.com/cts or e-mail marketing.cts.us@sgs.com.

About MET Laboratories:

Since 1959, MET Laboratories has been a pioneer in electrical and electronic testing and certification and is in the forefront of the standards industry for that segment. MET provides electrical and electronic testing services to commercial and military clients in the areas of: electromagnetic compatibility and wireless, product safety, environmental simulation, and telecom/fiber optics. MET has three full service laboratories: Baltimore, Maryland, Union City, California
For other places with this name, see Union City.


Union City is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 66,869 but the current population is about 70,300.
 and Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. .

For more information go to: www.metlabs.com
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