SEATTLE - Amazon.com Inc. said its Kindle device and e-book sales business were accelerating, despite competition from other dedicated e-reading devices and multi-purpose devices such as Apple Inc.'s iPad. In a rare glimpse into sales for the device, Amazon said the growth rate of Kindle device unit sales had tripled since the company lowered its
DETROIT - Compuware Corporation Monday announced a new modernized open development environment for managing mainframe application development ? giving customers the ability to increase productivity, reduce costs and address challenges brought about by the retiring mainframe workforce. It will be released in August. The new intuitive Compuware Workbench provides an Eclipse-based graphical user interface (GUI),
LEELAND ? Michelle's Miracle Dietary Supplement, the brainchild of a divorced mother of two, is a dietary supplement made from tart cherries that does wonders for the body. Her products are sold online through the company's web site, MichellesMiracle.com and at a growing number of health food stores and grocery stores throughout the country. She
LANSING ? Advanced Battery Concepts won the $25,000 GLEQ Grand Prize Award in the Emerging Company category. The Midland company has developed battery electrode technology which enables dramatic improvements in battery performance. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR ? Logic Solutions develops applications to make browsers work better with mobile phones, such as the iPhone. And with four offices in China, the Ann Arbor company is going after one of the world's largest smart phone markets. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR ? If you want to get the chance to win thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of dollars for your Michigan startup business, you're going to want to compete in the Fall 2010 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest Business Plan competition. Registration opens Aug. 23. In June, GLEQ presented $250,000 in prize money to dozens
LANSING - Andrew Levin, currently deputy director for workforce transformation, will head the department of Energy, Labor and Economic Development beginning next week, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Monday. Skip Pruss, who took the helm of the agency when it was restructured about two years ago, will retire effective July 23 to join a new energy
LANSING - Former U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz will lead the charge for Ann Arbor venture capitalist Rick Snyder's bid to attract Democrats and independents into the Republican primary to back his bid for the GOP nomination. Dubbed "Common Sense for Michigan," Snyder's campaign called the move "an unprecedented grassroots effort reaching voters who have not
TROY - If entrepreneurship is the primary driver of economic recovery, diversification and development, how does Michigan compare with other states on measures that relate to the creation, retention and expansion of entrepreneurs? For the sixth consecutive year, Automation Alley is a proud supporter of the Annual Michigan Entrepreneurship Score Card. The report compares Michigan
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women In Technology offer its Connect-Net Network Forum Aug. 10 at Lawrence Technological University. Guest speaker will be Maureen Monte, an IBM Consultant. Feeling stuck in a technical corner? Frustrated by internal walls or external expectations that hinder your ability to achieve your fullest potential? Unsure of your strengths