AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, Cloud ERP for manufacturers, announced that TRUSTe, the leading online privacy solutions provider, has certified the privacy practices of Plex Systems' website and services for compliance with the EU Safe Harbor and Trusted Cloud programs. The TRUSTe seal is a signal to consumers that a
ANN ARBOR ? Registration closes March 30 for the April Robotics In Michigan symposium that includes speakers, panel discussions, and demonstrations of robotics technology from industry and academia. The event takes place April 9 at the University of Michigan North Campus. Lawrence Burns, who completed a distinguished career with General Motors, serving as corporate vice
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has launched the first in a four video series designed to show how the development group helps businesses and talent to create economic opportunity in the region.>
NEW YORK - Anonymous and other hacktivist groups propelled cybercrime to new heights in 2011, says a new report from Verizon, accounting for 58 percent of all data stolen. Verizon?s annual Data Breach Investigations Report, released Thursday, compiled data breach information from its customers and from law enforcement agencies in five countries. The hacktivists' success
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced that VASCO, a software security company specializing in authentication products, joined the InCommon Affiliate program. InCommon, operated by Internet2, provides trust services for the U.S. education and research communities, including an identity management Federation Service and a Certificate Service. The 372 InCommon participants include colleges and universities, research organizations, agencies
GRAND RAPIDS - The next generation of entrepreneurs will put their ideas to the test at Grand Valley's fifth annual Business Plan Competition on March 29. The pitch day, which caps a four-month tournament between Grand Valley's most entrepreneurial minded students, provides an opportunity for startup businesses to develop a business plan around an innovative
GRAND RAPIDS ? In 15 years, the concept of privacy will be replaced by an all intrusive social network connected to people who have wireless electronic devices implanted in their bodies, predicted West Michigan serial entrepreneur Keith Brophy in his annual technology forecast. Brophy, CEO at IdeoMed in Grand Rapids, revealed his forecast March 21
LANSING - The U.S. Coast Guard will, 90 days from Friday, have an official standard for treating ballast water from oceangoing vessels entering particularly freshwater areas, but those ships entering Michigan waters would still have to have a state permit to exchange ballast water, at least for now. The Coast Guard had required exchanging ballast
ANN ARBOR - The Venture Michigan Fund II has made a $15 million investment in Venture Investors Early Stage Fund V, a venture capital fund that will invest in life science, cleantech and other high-tech companies in Michigan and the Midwest. Credit Suisse?s Customized Fund Investment Group manages VMF II, which plans to invest $120
ANN ARBOR - The Community Television Network studios in Ann Arbor are getting $118,620 worth of upgrades for digital high-definition video capabilities from VTP Inc. Ann Arbor.Com reports viewers will be able to see your favorite politician's pores the next time a League of Women Voters candidate debate airs on CTN. The Ann Arbor City