DETROIT - US Army Under Secretary Patrick J. Murphy was in Detroit on Oct. 14 to honor three Army civilian employees who won awards at the 21st Annual Women of Color In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Conference held at Cobo Center. More than 8,000 people attended the conference and more than 1,500 attended the
DETROIT - Thousands of people will receive cybersecurity training next year, thanks to a new education collaboration announced by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Oct. 17 at the 2016 International Cyber Summit at Cobo Center. A new educational partnership, the Regional Cybersecurity Education Collaboration (RCEC), works to boost the pool of available cybersecurity workers in Michigan
SHENZHEN, China - A $27 million investment from a Chinese firm will strengthen the efforts of the University of Michigan, along with industry and government partners, to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies for a safer and more sustainable future around the world. President Mark Schlissel and Vice President for Research S. Jack Hu
TROY - Windstream will provide optical Wave services to ManagedWay, connecting select data centers in the Metro Detroit market. ManagedWay, a provider of cloud, data center, Internet, transport and IT managed services to business organizations, recently announced the opening of its 45,000-square-foot data center in Troy. With the addition of Windstream’s highly available optical Wave
SOUTHFIELD - The California Courts of Appeal announced they will be using ImageSoft’s TrueFiling product for e-filing court paperwork. The Judicial Council of California said it selected ImageSoft’s TrueFiling for its e-filing solution for three reasons: the cost of the project was entirely financed through non-statutory filing fees, the workflow engine and electronic processing files
TROY Automation Alley celebrated Southeast Michigan’s technology and advanced manufacturing leaders at its 16th Annual Awards Gala, held Friday night at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle. Automation Alley organizes its annual awards gala — an event that consistently draws hundreds of the region’s most influential leaders in business, government and academia — to
ANN ARBOR - Biosciences trade association MichBio has scheduled its first statewide gathering of industry, academia, NGOs and government to discuss technology developments, business needs and opportunities to integrate regional bio-based enterprises into a robust growth sector. The Michigan Bio-Based Economy Forum is scheduled for October 27 at Walnut Hills Golf Club in East Lansing.
ANN ARBOR - The $10 million Zell Founders Fund, created last year by a donation from Sam and Helen Zell, has made its first investment - Sneakers by Jordana, started by recent alumnus Jordana Schrager. The $100,000 investment will be used to start mass production on a new footwear and fashion line that features Jordana's
NOVI - $5.2 Billion. That is how much money is up for grabs with the 2017 E-Rate program. Three out of five schools in America lack the technology infrastructure needed to deploy 21st Century education tools. New digital learning options offer educators the chance to engage students and personalize learning, but over half of school buildings
DETROIT - M2 (squared) TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush will be at the North American International Cyber Summit on Oct. 17 at Cobo Center to do a live “remote” podcast from 3 to 4 pm with some of the top cybersecurity experts in the state. You can listen live on the PodcastDetroit.Com Network.
