DETROIT - A group of Michigan organizations has launched LiTES, a three-year initiative supported by the Department of Energy aimed at reducing energy usage in commercial buildings and help business owners save money through the deployment of connected lighting controls. LiTES was developed by NextEnergy, in partnership with Michigan Advanced Lighting Controls Training Program (MALCTP),
ANN ARBOR - Freshwater researchers from the Great Lakes region and around the world will gather at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit May 15-19 for the 60th annual conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research. More than 1,000 participants, including many University of Michigan researchers, will spend the week in Detroit networking with
EAST LANSING - The Renaissance Venture Capital Fund is opening its third office location at the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center, the place-making arm of the Michigan State University Foundation. Renaissance VC also has offices in Ann Arbor and Detroit. “Renaissance coming to the TIC means greater access to capital resources for area entrepreneurs,” said
ROYAL OAK - Rob Fowler, CEO of the Small Business Association of Michigan, announces a new partnership with Consumers Energy and DTE to develop an energy office at SBAM that will position three people in the field to work with small businesses to develop better energy efficiency strategies. Fowler said the program is aimed not
ROYAL OAK - Candy Lab AR, an award-winning company that has developed location-based and augmented reality software since 2011, filed a lawsuit last week against Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in a case that is expected to have far-reaching implications for the fast-growing augmented reality industry. Under Milwaukee County Resolution 16-663, companies publishing augmented reality games would
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday May 8, Tech248’s Irene Spanos interviews Tom Berman from Reverie, an Oakland County developer of High Tech Sleep Technology. Inforum’s Tember Shea interviews Grace Montero, Co-Founder, Social Sushi, a pop up networking event and catering company. ITInTheD’s David Phillips will discuss the IT Career Academy that will provide
GRAND RAPIDS — Fox Technologies Inc., the Grand Rapids-based provider of Linux security software, announced the release of BoKS ServerControl 7.1, an access management system for organizations strategically deploying Enterprise Linux. The company said BoKS ServerControl 7.1 addresses new web-scale infrastructures being used by global financial institutions, governments, telecommunications, energy, healthcare, and technology companies faced
ANN ARBOR — For more than 20 years, the Integrated Product Development course has brought together students and faculty members from different disciplines at the University of Michigan to participate in an innovative product design competition. The course, organized by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, is co-taught by Stephanie Tharp, associate professor at UM’s
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google shut down a massive phishing scam that targeted users of its Google Docs service. You know, basically everyone. The sophisticated phishing scam spread across the web on Wednesday afternoon, tricking people into giving up access to their Google accounts. Some people, like Reddit user JakeSteam, said the scam is so sophisticated
ANN ARBOR - Gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. continued to rise in April, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold last month was 25.3 mpg—the highest mark since last May. Overall, fuel economy is down 0.2 mpg from
