DETROIT - SMG/Cobo Center’s revenue for technology services is up 58 percent compared to last year, despite the fact that WIFI remains free to visitors and event attendees, General Manager Claude Molinari announced this week. “Facility-wide free WiFi in Cobo Center differentiates us in the market, and has been free of charge since the installation
DETROIT - May 5 is not only Cinco de Mayo but also National Free Comic Book Day across America. On Saturday, Lexus has partnered with the Vault of Midnight comic book stores in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids to provide fanboys and fangirls alike with the opportunity to grab some cool artwork. Select magazines
DETROIT - DTE Electric plans to sell $525 million in bonds to finance renewable energy projects, such as solar arrays and wind farms, and strengthen energy efficiency programs o reduce carbon emissions by more than 80 percent by 2050. Shorter term, DTE Electric must meet stricter Michigan Public Service Commission regulations that require the utility to
SOUTHFIELD - 123Net is now offering onsite, 24/7 Smart Hands services to clients that colocate in its facilities. Smart Hands covers emergencies and maintenance issues every moment of every day, including asset management, logistics management, onsite support, and rack & stack duties. Service level agreements guarantee that service requests will be responded to in under
ANN ARBOR – Supply chain Software developer LLamasoft announced it has been named a GM Supplier of the Year for 2017. The award was presented to LLamasoft by General Motors during its Supplier of the Year awards held earlier this month in Florida. Award winners represent companies who provide products and services to General Motors
PLYMOUTH- Comcast announced that its new 1 Gigabit-per-second internet service is now available to residential and business customers in Battle Creek, Jackson, Lansing and their surrounding areas. Comcast’s new 1 Gigabit Internet service uses DOCSIS 3.1 technology that makes it possible for Xfinity and Comcast Business internet customers to receive gigabit speeds over the communications
DETROIT - The Michigan Science Center and ITC Holdings Corp. will host a special Arbor Day program on Friday with schools throughout the state to highlight the museum’s new ECHO Distance Learning Program. ECHO, part of the Science Center's Traveling Science program, uses video conferencing to connect classrooms from any location with a museum educator
STAMFORD, Conn. - For the fourteenth consecutive quarter, worldwide personal computer shipments declined in the first three months of 2018 - a decline dating back to the second quarter of 2012. The Asia-Pacific region and the United States experienced declining shipments, while other regions saw some minimal growth, but it was not enough to drive
GRAND RAPIDS - OST has been named a 2018 Tech Elite 250 company by CRN for nine consecutive year. OST is one of 250 companies to be recognized nationally, and one of only six in Michigan. Tech Elite 250 companies are an exclusive group of North American IT solution providers that have the most customer-beneficial
SEATTLE, WA – Investment into venture-backed companies is already on pace to experience another record-breaking year in 2018. Investors deployed the highest amount of capital in 1Q 2018 than any single quarter since 2006 ($28.2 billion), with unicorns attracting over 18 percent of total VC capital. Coming off multiple years of record fundraising, more than
