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.

Michigan Tech Names New Provost

HOUGHTON - Jacqueline Huntoon has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Michigan Technological University. Huntoon has been dean of Michigan Tech's Graduate School since 2005 and associate provost since 2011. She is also a professor in the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/08/michigan-tech-names-new-provost/ Author: Matt Roush Source: ESD

By |2015-07-29T14:40:24-04:00July 22nd, 2015|ESD|

ESD To Tour Guardian Glass Plant In Carleton

SOUTHFIELD - Engineering Society of Detroit members can get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of a pioneering glass plant on Thursday, Aug. 27 when ESD tours Guardian Industries Corp.'s float glass manufacturing plant in Carleton. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/08/esd-to-tour-guardian-glass-plant-in-carleton/ Author: Matt Roush Source: ESD Date: 7/9/2015

By |2015-07-29T14:40:47-04:00July 22nd, 2015|ESD|

BioStar Ventures Raises $68.8 Million for Third Fund

PETOSKEY - BioStar Ventures, a venture capital fund for medical device and connected health technologies in cardiovascular and orthopedic medicine, announced that it has now raised more than $68 million for BioStar III, its third and largest fund to date. BioStar I and BioStar II funds collectively totaled $65 million. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/09/biostar-ventures-raises-68-8-million-for-third-fund/ Author: Matt Roush Source:

By |2015-07-29T14:41:10-04:00July 22nd, 2015|ESD|

Federal Hack ID Theft Now At 22 Million

WASHIGTON DC - The federal government announced Thursday that the total number of people affected by cyberattacks on the US government's personnel office was more than 22 million. The agency said 21.5 million Social Security numbers were stolen from one source and 4.2 million from another. Both attacks were announced in June. Some people were hit with

By |2015-07-29T14:52:51-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Cyber Defense|

Apple Beefs Up Security For iOS, Macs

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is shaking up the way it confirms whether you're the rightful owner of your iOS device or Mac. Built directly into iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan, a system called "two-factor authentication" will add an extra layer of security that can keep your Apple account more secure, even if someone

By |2015-07-29T14:52:23-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Cyber Defense|

Trivalent Group To Host Free Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning Workshop

GRAND RAPIDS - Trivalent Group is hosting a free workshop designed to help businesses prevent loss of data in a technology disruption on July 30 at Trivalent Group Headquarters in Grandville. Trivalent Group is a leading cloud and managed services, IT support, business continuity and network services company in Michigan. The free workshop, BIASurvivor (Be

By |2015-07-29T14:51:52-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Cyber Defense|

Feds Shut Down Worldwide Malware Marketplace Darkode.com

MILWAUKEE - A 27-year-old suburban Milwaukee man created an Internet site used as a worldwide malware marketplace that was shut down Wednesday after an investigation by 20 law enforcement agencies across the globe, federal documents filed Wednesday show. The site, known as Darkode.com, was seized by federal authorities Tuesday. A dozen people, including Daniel Placek

By |2015-07-29T14:51:32-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Cyber Defense|

Fiat Chrysler Releases Software Update For Vehicle Electronic Security

AUBURN HILLS - On Thursday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Embedded System Quality Engineering team released a Technical Service Bulletin for a software update that offers customers improved vehicle electronic security and communications system enhancements. Similar to a smartphone or tablet, vehicle software can require updates for improved security protection to reduce the potential risk of unauthorized

By |2015-07-29T14:50:59-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Cyber Defense|

Dematic Offers New Order Fulfillment Solution

GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, a supplier of intra-logistics systems for factories, warehouses and distribution centers, has introduced a new order fulfillment solution, called AMCAP, which automates the palletizing of mixed cases. AMCAP - Automated Mixed Case Palletizing - is a high-performance case palletizing system designed to accommodate the growing need to assemble pallets more efficiently.

By |2015-07-29T14:50:41-04:00July 22nd, 2015|New Products / Contracts|