ROYAL OAK - TechStak’s Nicole Pasuit kicks off a discussion on Technology and the Customer Experience: A Small Business Focus, with two experts who speak to low-cost, high value tools for SMBs and how they can improve their customer experience – just like the big companies do. Nicole Pasuit Chad Ghastin is an Independent Consultant and
ROCHESTER HILLS - Decisions made five years ago related to technology and its associated risks no longer apply today. The question is no longer can you afford IT support, but rather can you afford the damaging consequences of downtime, data loss, or viruses and hacking attempts. All of these tragedies can occur and hurt your
WARREN - General Motors is going all-in on electric and zero-emission vehicles. Last week the Detroit automaker announced it would launch more than 20 e-vehicles by 2023, including two new vehicles based on the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt that will debut by 2019. The Bolt – marketed as an electric car for everyone, not just early
BEER-SHEVA, Israel - Cyber security researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev developed an innovative firewall program that adds a missing layer of security in Android cellphones and monitors for malicious code. Earlier this year, Dr. Yossi Oren and his team of researchers in the BGU Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering, discovered a
BEER-SHEVA, Israel - When mobile phone users crack a touchscreen, often they will buy a new one online, or at a local repair shop, rather than from the company that originally built the phone. By doing so, they open the door to hackers who sell compromised screens that let them take control of a users
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Oct. 9, Tember Shea from Inforum’s InGAGE program will interview Christina York, Founder & CEO, ALTality & Spellbound Books, a semi-finalist in the 2017 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Social Media expert Melih Oztalay from SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham will explain the difference between active and passive social media marketing.
SOUTHFIELD – Five alumni of Lawrence Technological University were inducted into the LTU College of Engineering Hall of Fame during the university’s Homecoming festivities last week. “These alumni perfectly embody the university’s longtime motto, ‘Theory and Practice,’” LTU President Virinder Moudgil said. “They have achieved great success in their respective fields through innovation and leadership,
FLINT — Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has acquired 8th Day Software and Consulting and named its founder as Diplomat’s chief information officer. 8th Day Software, based in Cordova, Tenn., will operate under Diplomat subsidiary Envoy Health Management LLC. 8th Day expands EnvoyHealth’s service offerings for health care partners to include IT outsourcing, consulting, and product development.
LANSING – Businesses and non-profit organizations across Michigan are snapping up $400,000 in rebates and grants offered by the Michigan Agency for Energy to help them reduce their energy usage and cut energy bills. “Michigan’s new energy laws emphasize programs that help businesses reduce energy waste, and businesses are responding in large numbers – especially
DETROIT - There’s a new co-working space in downtown Detroit and this one is focused on connecting mobility- and auto-focused startups. PlanetM Landing Zone officially opened Thursday. PlanetM is backed by the Detroit Regional Chamber, Michigan Economic Development Corp. and WeWork, a global co-working space group with 160 locations in 52 cities and 16 countries.
