ROYAL OAK - Justin Coffey, the Microsoft Solutions Manager for Red Level, talks about cyberattacks on this episode of M2 TechCast. Coffey said cyberattacks are real and businesses need to protect themselves from the bad guys who want to steal their intellectual property, hold them for ransomeware and other mayhem. The SBA estimates nearly half
GRAND RAPIDS - Universal Mind has become the sponsor for the Mobile Monday Michigan Grand Rapids chapter and their plans to host the November and December Mobile Monday Grand Rapids events. “Mobile Monday Grand Rapids and MTAM are very pleased to welcome Universal Mind as a sponsor for the chapter. We look forward to working
ANN ARBOR – Merit Network, Inc. has issued a Request for Proposals to solicit bids from organizations who are interested in providing engineering, construction, and installation of services for an Outside Plant fiber optic network for the Grosse Pointe Communities. The RFP is for OSP engineering and construction only. It does not include networking hardware
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Nov. 21, Mark Becker, a partner at C/D/H, will talk about cybersecurity DDoS attacks on the Internet, Tom Kelly, executive director of Automation Alley, will talk about a new Video News Partnership with MITechNews.Com, Keith Brophy, state director, Michigan Small Business and Development Center, will interview a company
DETROIT - TYE Detroit, the youth entrepreneurship program from TiE Detroit, has partnered with DAPCEP and The Entrepreneur Academy to bring an advanced level entrepreneurship program to Detroit City high-school students. The program, supported by the New Economy Initiative, will provide the entrepreneurial experience and connect them with mentors and seasoned entrepreneurs. Im so excited
ANN ARBOR - New University of Michigan research vehicles will be open testbeds for academic and industry researchers to rapidly test self-driving and connected vehicle technologies at a world-class proving ground. These open connected and automated research vehicles, or open CAVs, are equipped with sensors including radar, lidar and cameras, among other features. They will
HOWELL - The Michigan STEM Partnership, a statewide non-profit organization, has launched a new digital resource hub and expanded business sector representation on its board in an effort to become the primary contributor to the growth and development of STEM Education in the state. At a time where only 37 percent of Michigan high school
DETROIT - Wayne State University’s GO-GIRL (Gaining Options – Girls Investigate Real Life) program, designed to help girls build confidence and career awareness in STEM fields, is now accepting applications for the winter 2017 semester. Application deadline is Dec. 1. GO-GIRL is free and open to a limited number of seventh-grade girls. The Saturday program,
ANN ARBOR - Economists at the University of Michigan announced Friday that Michigan will add on average 45,800 jobs each of the next two years - good news indeed, but slightly more than half the average 70,000 jobs added from 2014 to 2016. In their annual November forecast of Michigan's economy, George Fulton and colleagues
DETROIT - The Workforce Intelligence Network has been awarded a $6 million, four-year grant to train 900 southeast Michigan workers in robotics and automation careers through the Advance Michigan Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative. The funding aligns with southeast Michigan’s White House designation as an Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership area, which prioritizes
