GRAND RAPIDS - The Iserv Co., one of the largest independent internet service providers in the Midwest, has been acquired by Boston-based 382 Communications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 382 Communications offers voice, data, and network services to communications service providers and enterprise clients in the U.S. and internationally. The company said the
LANSING ? Rock and Roll is coming to Michigan International Speedway, the fastest track in NASCAR. Recording artist, and Michigan resident, Kid Rock has been named this year's Pure Michigan 400 Grand Marshal. Known for his award-winning music and philanthropic efforts, Kid Rock will say the most famous words in racing, ?Gentlemen, start your engines,?
LANSING - A bill that would spend the state's portion of a national foreclosure settlement on restitution for victims of wrongful foreclosure, aid to displaced students, blight elimination and legal counseling for those dealing with foreclosure was signed by Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday. HB 5015 (PA 296) passed the House and Senate in mid-July.
SAN FRANCISCO - Anonymous vows to take down the Web sites of a French online fashion retailer that has trademarked the iconic Anonymous logo and slogan. Anonymous' iconic logo was quietly trademarked in France in February, but now that Anonymous has found out, it's not going to take it lying down, CNET News.Com reported. Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO - After a two-week investigation, the online file storage service confirms that usernames and passwords were stolen from third party Web sites and then used to access Dropbox accounts. When a few hundred Dropbox users began receiving spam emails about online casinos and gambling sites two weeks ago, it seemed like something was
LAS VEGAS - Parallax is the company that makes the hackable Defcon badges, but it's even better known for another hackable product: its ELEV-8 robotic quadcopter, soon to be expandable to six rotors. The hexcopter kit adds more lifting power to the ELEV-8, doubling the payload thanks to an extra battery along with the extra
WASHINGTON DC - A Democrat-sponsored cybersecurity measure that the Obama administration calls necessary to protect the nation's infrastructure was blocked by Republicans opposed to what they considered to be undue regulation. The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 needed 60 votes to move to a vote by the full Senate, thanks to a Republican filibuster of the
LANSING - Leading up to its annual conference in Chicago next week, the National Conference of State Legislatures is renewing a push for Congress to close what the group calls a loophole in sales tax collections from online retailers such as Amazon. Members of NCSL's Executive Committee Task Force on State and Local Taxation recently
LANSING - On the school report cards issued Thursday by the Department of Education, 286 schools ranked as Reward Schools, but 146 were Priority Schools and 358 were Focus Schools needing some level of intervention. The report also showed adequate yearly progress measures took the hit officials expected they would. Changes to the cut scores
LANSING ? Michigan customers would have to pay $87 up front and $15 a month, but they would be able to opt out of having a new advanced meter transmit information to Detroit Edison, the company said in a filing to the Public Service Commission on Wednesday. The charges, officials said in the filing, would