SAN JOSE, Ca. - According to a new IDC forecast, the U.S. managed security services market is expected to increase to $2.8 billion by 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate of 17.2 per cent. In 2007, the managed security services market was valued at approximately $1.3 billion in 2007, which was an increase of
DEARBORN - The Detroit SecureWorld starts in just 4 weeks, November 5-6 to the Ford Conference and Event Center. MiTech News is partnered with SecureWorld and offers readers a discount to attend the event. MiTech News Subscribers can register for the full conference and receive a $30 discount off the $195 two day conference pass,
BRIGHTON - Lowry Computer Products said Thursday that it has been selected as a vendor to provide passive radio frequency identification electronic product code hardware, software and professional services to the military. Included will be the United States Department of Defense, the U.S. Coat Guard, North Atlantic Treaty Organization partners and other foreign military. The
YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University has been recertified through June 2014 for mapping its information assurance courses to National Security Standards � - a step towards getting EMU recertified as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security. EMU had lost its CAE certification
BATTLE CREEK - Battle Creek Unlimited, a business development and funding group, announced this week that it will become the initial investor in support of the Michigan Homeland Security Resource Fund. Neither the size of the fund, nor the amount of Battle Creek Unlimited's investment was disclosed. In other news, the fund launched its website
SOUTHFIELD ? Motor City ISSA is holding elections for four Chapter Officers. The positions include ? President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Nominations will be accepted through October 23. Elections will immediately follow the nomination period. The election process will require all nominees to provide a picture, a brief description of their background and experience,
GRAND RAPIDS - Security issues have no geographic boundaries. Hacking, phishing, and penetration attacks target companies and individuals regardless of location. That's why MITechNews.Com is looking for great Security stories, Security columns, Security white papers, Security product/service news for its Security section as well as for its twice monthly Security newsletter, which is expanding its
FLINT TOWNSHIP - Managed data center Online Technologies Corporation is hosting a free educational seminar on disaster recovery and electronic backup for CIOs and IT Managers on Oct. 16. Online Technologies has partnered with UHY Advisors, Coretek Services, and Capricorn Diversified Systems to deliver the seminar. The seminar will run from 10AM to 1PM and
LANSING - Saying the most pro-life stance one could take was to support the potential for new cures, the Michigan Nurses Association announced on Thursday that it was endorsing Proposal 2008-2 that would expand the use of embryonic stem cells for research in the state. At a press conference, Tom Bissonnette, executive director for the
LANSING - With the 2008-09 fiscal year just nine days old, concerns are already being raised about the current budget and whether the state will be forced to make cutbacks this year. Many of the concerns are being driven by the ongoing uncertainty in the national and international economies, but state officials are saying at