mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Next Generation Enrollment Acquired By Florida-Based PlanSource

ADA - Benefits administration service provider Next Generation Enrollment has been acquired by Florida-based PlanSource, which provides cloud-based benefits and HR software. The transaction closed on January 20. Terms were not announced.  Next Generation Enrollment offers services to help automate the process of employee benefits administration, including total benefits outsourcing, call centers, ACA services, billing

By |2017-01-27T06:50:50-05:00January 27th, 2017|New Products / Contracts|

Lake Trust Credit Union Awards $200,000 To Two Members

BRIGHTON - In September, Lake Trust Credit Union launched a new membership promotion that would award one lucky new member $150,000 - and $50,000 to an existing member who referred a new member who joined between September 1 and December 31, 2016. This week, the Credit Union celebrated with Robin (no last name provided), of

By |2017-01-26T21:04:41-05:00January 26th, 2017|New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Science Center CEO Appointed To National Academies Of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

DETROIT - Tonya Matthews PhD, president and CEO at the Michigan Science Center, has been appointed to Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Matthews will join the chairman and 13 other members on BOSE, a standing board that guides a portfolio of work on science education broadly conceived

By |2017-01-26T20:53:40-05:00January 26th, 2017|News, STEM|

GlobalAutoIndustry.Com Debuts Global Business Professor Online Education Subscription Service

DETROIT - GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the leading global business intelligence source for the automotive industry, Wednesday launched Global Business Professor, a premium online education subscription service that helps busy professionals and business school students accelerate their global business expertise. "With Brexit uncertainty, potential trade wars, intellectual property infringement, tax and transfer pricing issues, and other daily challenges,

By |2017-01-25T20:51:53-05:00January 25th, 2017|New Products / Contracts|

Open Systems Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership With Sweden’s Configura

GRAND RAPIDS – A recent meeting with longtime Open Systems Technologies client Herman Miller provided the inspiration that led to a strategic partnership between OST and leaders of the Grand Rapids office of Sweden-based Configura, maker of space-planning software. The collaboration agreement calls for OST to serve as a formal Implementation Partner for Configura’s CET

By |2017-01-27T11:18:31-05:00January 25th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, News|

New CloudTech1 Breakfast Series At Automation Alley For Early Birds, Ambitious Workers To Grow Tech Together

ROYAL OAK - CloudTech1 is kicking off a new breakfast series at Automation Alley on Feb. 23 that CEO Rick Beckers calls the Tornado breakfast sessions for “early birds and ambitious workers that want to grow together. Job hunters, employees, and decision makers all welcomed.” Beckers, interviewed on M2 TechCast by co-hosts Matt Roush and

By |2017-01-25T15:20:39-05:00January 25th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Auto Expert David Cole Talks Auto Tech That Caught His Eye At North American International Auto Show

ROYAL OAK - Long-time auto expert David Cole kicks joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about what technology caught his attention at the North American International Auto Show. Battery technology was one, but the cost per kilowatt hour remains high, he said. The plug-in hybrid, however, that extends the range

By |2017-01-25T13:59:45-05:00January 25th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, M2 TechCast|

U-M Set To Debut Lenovo+HealthDesignBy.Us Innovation Co+Lab To Test VR, AR At Mott’s Children’s Hospital

ANN ARBOR - Lenovo has invested six-figures into what the University of Michigan is calling the Lenovo+HealthDesignBy.Us Innovation Co+Lab to tap the minds of undergraduate and graduate students to develop practical uses of Augmented and Virtual Reality technology. An information program kicks off Jan. 27 in a series of Ignite presentations featuring projects focused on

By |2017-01-21T09:42:14-05:00January 20th, 2017|Featured, Life Sciences|

M2 TechCast Jan. 23: Trump’s Cybersecurity Priorities, inGage Master Class, Business Considerations For The Cloud

ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann of Security Mentor will discuss the Trump Administration’s cybersecurity priorities Jan. 23 on M2 TechCast. Also on the show, Tember Shea will explain how women can participate in the next Inforum inGage master class for women entrepreneurs. Red Level’s Quade Finnigan will discuss business considerations for the cloud.

By |2017-01-20T14:13:32-05:00January 20th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan Treasury Online Streamlines Interactions For Businesses To File Taxes, Paperwork

LANSING - The Michigan Treasury website, after much tweaking for the past year, now offers Michigan businesses an easy option to pay taxes online with just a single log on and password, instead of multiple ones used in year’s past. Effective immediately, businesses can upload their W-2s and other wage statements, request fuel credit refunds

By |2017-01-21T09:43:57-05:00January 20th, 2017|Featured, Politics|