REDMOND, Wa. - Businesses already running Microsoft Exchange Server already have all the security they'll need for mobile devices running Windows Mobile, stated a Microsoft spokesperson. While there's some perception that securing a mobile infrastructure is very costly, Alec Taylor, director of mobile communications business at Microsoft Canada, said that the security features of Microsoft
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Netarx, a Security consulting company, has earned the Cisco Advanced Data Center Storage Networking Specialization Partner status, giving the company access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco. The Cisco Advanced Data Center Storage Networking Specialization is designed to help partners - whether small to medium-sized
DETROIT - Brian Shay is a member of ConnecTech Greater Detroit, and is someone who is committed to uniting the technology community here in Michigan. He's so interested in what the Network makes possible for technology professionals that he's invited a group of his friends and colleagues to participate in his chapter's upcoming event. Listen
ANN ARBOR - Linda Girard, the co-founder of Pure Visibility, has been named one of the Top 10 Michigan Business Women for 2008 by the Greater Detroit Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. NAWBO awarded Girard the Up-and-Coming Award, an award that honors dedication to business growth, employee development, owner and personal
LANSING - Nearly a third of small businesses have considered dropping their employee health plans in the past year and 6 percent have, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Michigan Business and Professional Association. The survey of MBPA members said 28 percent had considered dropping coverage and 38.9 percent had changed coverage to
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Plug-in hybrids get far better mileage than standard cars or regular hybrids - and emit far less pollution. But they are also tough to justify economically at the moment with existing technology, a new study says. RechargeIT.org, a Google initiative, spent several months studying how well plug-in hybrids work in real-world circumstances,
BOSTON - An MIT spinoff with Ethernet co-inventor Bob Metcalfe on its board has landed seed money to bring the cost of solar power to the much-pursued level of $1 per watt. Called 1366 Technologies, the company raised $12.4 million from North Bridge Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners, where Metcalfe is partner, to build
DETROIT - AT&T will spend $46 million this year in Michigan to upgrade its network and expand its G3 capabilities in the lower half of the lower peninsula. ATT. Brian Durcharme who runs ATT's Michigan and Indiana operations talks in this News Maker Interview about the new video and audio capabilities that will be available
LANSING - The Mackinac Room in the House Office Building was crammed Tuesday for a workgroup session on an energy package including largely re-regulating the electric industry and mandating energy efficiency and a renewable portfolio standard. But while the participants argued over changes to the bills, no consensus was reached in the seven-hour meeting. House
LANSING - New Michigan Agriculture Director Don Koivisto said his predecessors were on the right track, at least in terms of managing the department, but he told Gongwer News Service that he is not planning any departmental restructuring or major changes in direction. But Koivisto said he plans to work more on partnerships to achieve