ANN ARBOR ? Managed Data Center Operator Online Tech has introduced its third generation hosting backup service - OTBackup ? now available to all of Online Tech's managed server, colocation, and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) clients. OTBackup provides continuous data backup between Online Tech's two Michigan data centers in Ann Arbor and Flint. The data centers are
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK is hosting a business plan competition in conjunction with the Eastside Innovation Campus that will showcase five innovation-based entrepreneurs; the competition winner, as judged by a panel of noted funding and business experts, will win prizes to support their venture, including a one year incubator lease at SPARK East
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google issued a course correction for the stable version of Chrome on Wednesday. In addition to JavaScript sluggishness and Java plug-in issues introduced in the previous version, Google also made three critical security patches to its browser. The last version of Google Chrome stable, version 4.1.249.1059, was using an incorrect path for
WASHINGTON ? Warning that "tracking and targeting of consumers online have reached alarming levels," a coalition of 11 consumer and privacy advocacy organizations sent a letter to Congress outlining the protections any online privacy legislation must include. The coalition said that industry self-regulation has not provided meaningful consumer protection and stressed that legislation is needed.
WARREN ? Middle- and High-School students from around Michigan have been invited to Macomb Community College May 4-5 to learn about future, attainable careers in robotics and engineering and see the latest trends for semi-autonomous robotics in action. The event ? ?Robotics, Engineering and Technology Week? ? is being hosted for the fourth consecutive year
BIRMINGHAM ? Last month's hearing on the nominations of Keith Alexander to head CYBERCOM (and Admiral Winnfield to head NORAD and NORTHCOM) were the first time that operational responsibilities of CYBERCOM have been discussed in a public forum. The Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Carl Levin (D Michigan) began by posing three scenarios
BIRMINGHAM - Scenario planning is an important tool in the realm of cyber security. Stakeholder teams are assembled to create plausible scenarios of possible future threats. Repercussions are predicted to help quantify risk and justify mitigating investments in technology and changes to policy and operations. Here are several cyber security scenarios. The scary thing is,
TROY - Corp! magazine and MITechNews.Com acknowledged cutting-edge companies with headquarters or a strong presence in the state at its inaugural Business of Science and Technology Awards breakfast on April 20. Fifty-seven organizations ? ranging from software companies to research and development (R&D) firms, consultants and schools ? were honored for their contributions in Michigan.
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Greg Main Wednesday announced two new Centers of Energy Excellence designations for wind manufacturing companies Energetx Composites and Astraeus Wind Energy. The COEE program brings companies, academic institutions, national labs and the state together to support cutting-edge research and development and pioneer new energy
MIDLAND ? The second annual heading for the Big Leagues celebrates entrepreneurship in the mid-Michigan region on May 27 and gives attendees an opportunity to network and see firsthand some of the innovative products and services being developed in the region. Once again, the concourse at Dow Diamond will be transformed to a technology and