NEW YORK - IBM is beefing up its service offerings for mid-sized businesses with new security and productivity solutions along with new tools and incentives to support partner growth in the mid-market space. "The latest Express Advantage offerings address some of the biggest pain points that our customers face and IBM's continued expansion of its
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Medical Device Consortium has gone live with its new web site, better to serve the more than 20 life sciences companies that have joined the group since it launched in December 2007. Established in the summer of 2007 through the support of the West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative,
FARMINGTON HILLS - The next meeting of the Michigan Usability Professionals' Association on May 8th will feature Stan Driskell who will provide an update on Spider Controls, a new paradigm for the design of graphic user interfaces. This universal graphic makes it easy to embed any type of control, including list boxes, spin buttons, radio
SAN DIEGO - Websense Security Labs discovered a new Chinese attack method that has infected hundreds of thousands of reputable websites where users are automatically redirected to a malicious site that installs a keylogger to capture sensitive information. According to Stephan Chenette, manager of Websense Security Labs, these attacks are originating from China and have
ROCHESTER - Thomas Klier, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will highlight a business conference May 16 hosted by Oakland University School of Business Administration. The conference, Michigan in the 21st Century Globalized Economy: A Requiem or a Renaissance? is a half-day Back to Business conference developed by the faculty. It brings
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has launched a pilot project to make comprehensive pre-clinical health curricula available worldwide over the Internet to professionals in developing countries in Africa. The grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation also enhances the access for health science schools around the world to materials that can be
WARREN - It takes innovation, drive and determination to be considered an Entrepreneur of Distinction. Michigan's largest business magazine, Corp!, wants to recognize individuals who embody these qualities with the Entrepreneur of Distinction Awards. The application deadline is May 16. Nominations must articulate impressive business activity, background and values as well as illustrate major accomplishments,
KALAMAZOO - Because an overwhelming majority of the 23 participants called a one-week summer camp in manufacturing in 2007 "awesome" and "pretty cool," Kalamazoo Valley Community College is planning a second edition. Once again, designing a radio-controlled, scale-model car, fabricating its components, and assembling them into a finished product to be test-driven and raced will
DETROIT ? Wayne State University undergraduate students Melissa and Jennifer Hui last week won first place in the digital arts segment of the Microsoft Imagine Cup competition. Imagine Cup is one of the world?s premier student technology competitions, and Microsoft Corporation feels it is a way to encourage the young to apply their imagination, creativity
LANSING - Through Monday, Michigan businesses have paid an estimated $470 million so far in quarterly payments under the Michigan Business Tax, which one fiscal official said appears to be on target with revenue estimates. Meanwhile, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce issued results of a poll done of its members that showed most of those