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.

Movie About Stock Car Racing, Faith, Service, Country Music Set To Shoot In Grand Rapids

LANSING - The movie “God Bless the Broken Road” begins production this spring and includes filming at stock car track Berlin Raceway and throughout Grand Rapids. Ninety-two Michigan workers will be hired.  The film by Michigan director Harold Cronk tells the story of a young woman, Amber, who loses her husband during combat in Afghanistan

By |2016-05-10T20:25:25-04:00May 10th, 2016|News|

Michigan Biosciences Day Teleconference Briefing May 18

LANSING - The Michigan Biosciences Day at the Capitol on May 19 is aimed at advancing Michigan's biosciences industry through legislative outreach efforts in Lansing. But before the event, there will be a Legislative Briefing & Effective Advocacy Teleconference on May 18. In this teleconference, participants will learn how to: Help promote the Michigan Bio-Industry

By |2016-05-10T19:13:05-04:00May 10th, 2016|Life Sciences|

Attention Detroit Entrepreneurs: ABC’s Shark Tank Hosting Casting Call May 16 At Grand Circus

DETROIT - Metro Detroit entrepreneurs will get a shot at appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank, the popular television series that can lead to big investment dollars, on May 16 at Grand Circus. But you need to sign up quickly to secure your place in this casting call. If selected, you will be asked to do

By |2016-05-10T20:13:09-04:00May 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

M2 TechCast: ESD Job Fair, Online Tech Disaster Recovery As A Service

FERNDALE - In this segment of M2 TechCast that aired on May 2, Engineering Society of Detroit’s Robert McGee who talks about the latest ESD Job Fair, where thousands of jobs in Science Technology Engineering and Math are available. Also on the show was Online Tech CEO Yan Ness who provides details on Disaster Recovery

By |2016-05-10T14:00:29-04:00May 10th, 2016|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Smartfinds Marketing Discloses Secrets Behind MITechNews.Com’s Success

FERNDALE - The crew from Smartfinds Marketing, the force behind all the changes at MITechNews.Com, appeared on M2 TechCast May 2, to give the skinny on how they raised readership by 600 percent in just six months. Melih Oztalay, CEO, is joined by LinkedIn specialist Andrew Sonntag, and Social Media Expert Kelsey McCormick who discuss

By |2016-05-10T12:54:57-04:00May 10th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast May 9: AMI Strategies, Naturalicious, CloudTech1 University, Drone Law Pro

FERNDALE - On M2 TechCast Monday May 9, Kathleen Norton-Schock of Diva Tech Talk, interviews Jane Sydlowski, CEO and Founder of AMI Strategies, now celebrating its quarter century in business. Also on the show will be Inforum’s Rachele Downs, who will interview Gwen Jimmere, founder & CEO of Naturalicious. Plus Rick Beckers, president of CloudTech1,

By |2016-05-08T19:08:19-04:00May 8th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

C/D/H TechMash – Technology Meets Free Beers – In Downtown Detroit May 19

hDETROIT - Join C/D/H on May 19 at the C/D/H Detroit office for TechMash and enjoy one of a kind beers, and mingle with like-minded industry peers who face the same dynamic challenges that you do. The question explored is What happens when you bring technology and Michigan beers together. Well, silly, you have a

By |2016-05-08T13:00:21-04:00May 5th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Duo Security Report: 25 Percent Of Internet Explorer Browsers Open To Hackers

ANN ARBOR - A new report from Duo Security set to be released May 10 will show that 25 percent of all Windows devices are running outdated versions of Internet Explorer, open to 700 known vulnerabilities for hackers. What’s more, the report shows 60 percent of Flash users are running out-of-date versions, while 72 percent have

By |2016-05-05T17:41:52-04:00May 5th, 2016|Cyber Defense|

aimWest Explores Green Technology May 18 At Grand Rapids Event

GRAND RAPIDS - aimWest is going green on May 18 to delve into the topic of Green Technology. And Kermit the Frog won’t be the MC. Green Technology, what  it means and how it pertains to individuals and businesses to be exact. Many high-impact advances are being found in alternative energy, high efficiency appliances, home/building automation, modern building materials, and high-tech planning. aimWest has assembled a panel

By |2016-05-05T11:08:52-04:00May 5th, 2016|Clean Update, Entrepreneurs|

CloudTech1 University Launches May 18 With Deep Dives On MetroLTE Wireless, Machine To Machine Services

ROCHESTER HILLS - On May 18, CloudTech1, a managed cloud services provider, will launch CloudTech1 University with Metro Wireless to talk about the new MetroLTE wireless service, and Machine to Machine Internet services. “MetroLTE is rapid deployment Internet service utilizing carrier-grade management over a mesh 4G cellular network.,” said Rick Beckers, CloudTech1 President. “No construction

By |2016-05-05T10:57:06-04:00May 5th, 2016|Connected Tech, Featured, News|