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.

Oakland University Investor And Finance Series December 8

AUBURN HILLS - Join OU INC on December 8 for a free presentation by a Capital Strategist and Business Commercialization Financier that focuses on startup funding. The OU INC Investor and Finance series is presentation by experienced capital strategist Mike Brennan (not the Mike Brennan who is Editor of MITechNews.Com). With almost 30 years of

By |2015-12-03T16:57:50-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Entrepreneurs|

Creative Co. Providing Startups With $25K To Fund Design Services

DETROIT - Do you know a tech-based startup in Michigan that needs professional design services? Creative Co. is providing early and second stage tech-based startups with an opportunity to receive up to $25,000 in funding towards professional design services. Through a bi-annual selection process we award tech-based startups with awards up to $25,000 to be used towards purchasing

By |2015-12-03T18:16:30-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured, New Products / Contracts|

M2 TechCast Dec. 7: Comcast To Announce $3 Million Plan To Build Fiber In Midtown, Downtown Detroit 

FERNDALE - Comcast has several new project that we’ll be implementing and introducing over the next year, particularly in the city of Detroit. Michelle Gilbert joins M2 TechCast to talk about how Comcast will invest $3 million to build fiber throughout Midtown and Downtown; Roll out a service on its existing hybrid fiber/coax network that

By |2015-12-02T13:38:20-05:00December 2nd, 2015|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast Kicks Off New Segment On Women In Technology

FERNDALE - Kathleen Norton-Schock, one of the Diva Tech Talk co-hosts, kicks off a new segment on M2 TechCast that features some of the outstanding women in technology, communications and entrepreneurship in Southeast Michigan. This new monthly segment on Nov. 30 featured interviews with Rosemary Bayer, co-founder of ardentCause L3C, and Carey Pachia, president of

By |2015-12-02T13:21:36-05:00December 2nd, 2015|Diva Tech Talk, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Rocket Fiber’s Randy Foster Details High-Speed Internet Buildout

FERNDALE - Randy Foster, the chief information officer for Rocket Fiber, talks about the expansion of his company’s very high speed Internet connections in downtown Detroit, and how soon it will connect to other markets in Southeast Michigan. The company just announced a new 1 gigabit-per-second residential service - allowing the users to download a

By |2015-12-02T12:11:41-05:00December 2nd, 2015|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

NORAD Santa Tracking Website Now Live

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 60th Anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey…even though he’s been delivering toys to good girls and boys for centuries. The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, launched Dec 1, features Santa’s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, activities,

By |2015-12-03T21:42:52-05:00November 30th, 2015|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

M2 TechCast Nov. 30 Features Diva Tech Talk

FERNDALE – On November 30, M2 TechCast will debut its latest partner series when Diva Tech Talk takes to the microphones at the PodcastDetroit studio to talk about women entrepreneurs, women in technology and women in communications. M2 TechTalk is heard each Monday from 3 to 4 pm. To listen to podcasts of previous shows,

By |2015-11-24T18:45:55-05:00November 24th, 2015|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

BeMyDD Offers Designated Driver Service To Avoid Drunk Driving Charges

DETROIT - So you’ve been celebrating Thanksgiving a little bit too much and probably shouldn’t drive home from grandma’s house. So what do you do? Tap the Be My Designated Driver App and leave the driving to your own personal chauffeur. The service is available in metro Detroit and Ann Arbor, as well as 75

By |2015-11-24T18:30:20-05:00November 24th, 2015|New Products / Contracts|

ManagedWay’s Cloud Puddles Makes A Splash On Market

TROY - ManagedWay, a leading provider of cloud services, announced Tuesday that it’s launching a new “Cloud Puddles” product - a virtual data center that provides cloud computing without the upfront hardware costs. For businesses moving to the cloud, ManagedWay’s Cloud Puddles offer low entry costs with tremendous scalability and reliability.  Services can be purchased

By |2015-11-24T16:55:37-05:00November 24th, 2015|New Products / Contracts|

Survey: Quarter Of CIOs Allow Workers To Shop Online From Office

MENLO PARK, Calif. - With holiday deals starting earlier each year, the temptation to act on them – even while at the office – is great.  And the ability to bag up bargains on company time is growing, a new Robert Half Technology survey shows:  One-quarter of chief information officers (CIOs) said their firms allow unrestricted access

By |2015-11-24T16:48:42-05:00November 24th, 2015|News|