SAN FRANCSICO - Mozilla released two new versions of its browser on Tuesday, Firefox 3.6.9 and Firefox 3.5.12, to close 10 critical security vulnerabilities in each and to help Web site operators block a risk called clickjacking. Critical vulnerabilities can let a remote attacker run arbitrary code on a computer, CNET News.Com. With Web browsers
SAN FRANCISCO - Security firm Trend Micro has found malicious files in the wild related to a zero-day exploit in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. The file that Trend Micro spotted on the Web called TROJ_PIDIEF.WM includes two "downloaders" called TROJ_DLOADR.WM and TROJ_CHIFRAX.BU. According to Adobe Systems, which first mentioned the exploit Wednesday, the malicious
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm Thursday announced an upcoming conference with Japanese officials to discuss the importance of economic development, and also to share mutual efforts to promote more investment and job creation both in Michigan and Japan. The 42nd Annual Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference will be held September 12 -14 at the Renaissance Center
SOUTHFIELD - The Great Lakes Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs' Quest, and TiE Detroit brings you the 2010-2011 Savvy Entrepreneur series. The series provides early to mid-stage technology entrepreneurs with guidance on key topics that all startups must navigate to realize success. Bring your best questions and thorniest challenges to
GRAND RAPIDS ? Dematic is offering a series of Warehouse Logistics Conferences focused on the operation and maintenance of material handling systems in the warehouse and distribution center. The conference will offer presentations on how to improve the performance of automated/mechanized material handling technology, controls and software, as well as increase warehouse operational performance and
ANN ARBOR - The Association for Women in Computing-Ann Arbor on Sept. 14 will take a look at pair programming, an agile software development technique in which two programmers work together at one work station. The presenters are Kealy Opelt & Ted Layher of Menlo Innovations. Many agile programmers see pair programming as too hard
DETROIT - The Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, Michigan's venture capital fund-of-funds, has closed its first fund, nearly $50 million in investments, making it the largest privately funded regional VC fund of funds in the country. "The vision of the Renaissance Venture Capital Fund was to strengthen and bring together the state's venture capital, business, industrial
ANN ARBOR - Republican Rick Snyder spent $7.6 million to win his party's gubernatorial primary, and Democrat Virg Bernero has the public funding system to thank for his campaign avoiding serious money troubles. Snyder reported $504,668 on hand as of August 23, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday reflecting through that date. But Snyder
STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2010 is forecast to reach $300 billion, a 31.5 percent increase from 2009 revenue of $228 billion, according to the latest outlook by analyst firm Gartner. Analysts project worldwide semiconductor revenue to total $314 billion in 2011, a 4.6 percent increase from 2010. The projected 2010 revenue for
SAN FRANCISCO - With 2010 in its' last third, PandaLabs, Panda Security's anti-malware laboratory, has released a ranking of the most widespread scams on the Web from the past 10 years. These include the infamous Nigerian scam, ploys involving beautiful foreign women and money mule schemes based on too-good-to-be-true job offers. "As with all the