LANSING - Residents can sign up for unemployment benefits and food assistance grants through a single portal on the state's website and officials are working to move more services there, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Wednesday. The Helping Hand Web Site compiles all of the human services programs available through the state and some local non-profit
LANSING - Legislation that would allow state economic development officials to offer more Michigan Economic Growth Authority tax credits this year while mandating greater transparency was unanimously approved Wednesday by a Senate committee. Meanwhile, a House committee reported legislation designed to lure a major advanced battery manufacturing operation to the site of the shuttered Ford
LANSING - Michigan's online chronicling of federal stimulus dollars ranks Fifteenth in the country according to a Washington, D.C.-based group, but the state is lacking when it comes to disclosing how many jobs the money has created. Good Jobs First, a policy resource center that promotes corporate and government accountability in economic development, compared the
DETROIT - Wayne State University and TechTown, WSU's business incubator will host the fifth annual E2 Detroit conference Oct. 15. E2 Detroit provides attendees with the opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs. Business experts and CEOs of local start-ups will share their successes and challenges to provide real world insight to entrepreneurs seeking practical knowledge.
FLINT - Kettering University has returned to its No. 1 ranking for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and continues to be ranked in the Top Twenty in the nation in the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges Guide, which is published by U.S. News & World Report. For the first time, Kettering?s Mechanical Engineering program is
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft only just released final code for Windows 7 to manufacturers and the company is already facing a security risk. The Windows Genuine Advantage antipiracy system in the Windows 7 Ultimate release to manufacturers has reportedly been compromised by some Chinese hackers, according to a variety of Chinese forums, and first reported
LAS VEGAS - Two researchers from Israeli security firm Radware have figured out a way to trick computers into downloading malware or take over a computer by hijacking the communications during the update process for Skype and other applications. About 100 applications, many among the most popular on CNET's Download.com, can be targeted, said Itzik
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple earlier this month fixed an SMS-related security flaw in the iPhone that had been at the center of one of the most talked-about exploits at the Black Hat security conference. "We appreciate the information provided to us about SMS vulnerabilities which affect several mobile phone platforms," Apple representative Tom Neumayr told
DETROIT - Airfoil Public Relations announced Account Director Kevin Sangsland has been appointed to the executive board of the Michigan Chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners. The IAMCP is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote the growth of its membership through fostering an environment focused on community, education, advocacy, and networking
SOUTHFIELD - Data Center Solutions will discuss how Continuous Data Protection technologies developed by Datacastle will provide secure, comprehensive, policy‐driven PC backup and data privacy software for today's mobile workforce during a webinar at 2 pm Aug. 27. The product even comes with a 30-day free trial. Safeguarding enterprise data from PC loss or theft