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Hurricane Rescue Stories From Internet Advisor On WJR

DETROIT - Cal Carson, Ed Rudel and Gary Baker co-hosted the show covering recovery efforts in Florida following multiple attacks by hurricanes. Fortunately Gary was able to weather the storm inland at a convenient Air B&B in Fort Lauderdale. Meantime his boat, Shared Adventure, also weathered the storm at the Las Olas marina. Fortunately the hurricane had changed landfall and

By |2017-09-27T14:41:39-04:00September 27th, 2017|Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Rita Barrios: Managing Massive Projects One Byte At A Time

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviews Rita Barrios, PhD, Chair for the Department of CyberSecurity & Information Systems, and Associate Professor, at the University of Detroit, Mercy. The program graduates approximately 150 trained technology professionals each year. “When I first started, we only had 15 students,” Rita said. But her efforts have expanded the department

By |2017-09-27T14:41:53-04:00September 27th, 2017|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Tech248 Member MatchRX Revolutionizing Surplus Prescription Drug Industry

ROYAL OAK - Check out this cool Tech248 member company MatchRX a private web-based inter-pharmacy marketplace to buy and sell small quantities of non-controlled, non-expired overstocked prescription drugs and drugs in short supply to satisfy a specific patient need or declared public health emergency. Tech248 Co-Found Irene Spanos interviews CEO John Kello. MatchRX maintains safe,

By |2017-09-24T18:31:27-04:00September 24th, 2017|Life Sciences, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Award Winning Akervall SISU Sport Mouth Guards – CEO Inforum InGAGE Graduate

ROYAL OAK - Inforum InGAGE Director Tember Shea interviews Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies, the manufacturer of SISU Sport Mouth Guards. Akervall ha become so successful, Sassa will be in California in November for the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum and National awards gala. ATI has been named to Inc. 5000’s fastest growing

By |2017-09-24T18:31:02-04:00September 24th, 2017|Entrepreneur, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan Science Center Hosts October Exhibit “1001 Inventions, A Gold Age Of Innovation”

ROYAL OAK - Michigan Science Center Tonya Matthews, PhD, who just got out the tropics ahead of Hurricane Harvey, joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about a cool new exhibit coming to the Center in October. It’s called “1001 Inventions, a Golden Age of Innovation.” The highly interactive exhibition focuses

By |2017-09-24T18:15:08-04:00September 24th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast Sept. 25: Roasting Plant, TechStak, Decypher, Warner Norcross & Judd

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Sept. 25, Mike Casewell, CEO of Roasting Plant, will discuss his string of coffee shops in Michigan that roast and brew fresh coffee using his patented technology. TechStak’s Nicole Pasuit will probe Technology and Customer experience with a couple of TechStak members. Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan

By |2017-09-22T08:29:23-04:00September 22nd, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Rave CEO Darter Talks About National Modeling & Simulation Conference Sept. 26 In Dearborn

ROYAL OAK - Rave Computer CEO Rick Darter outlines the National Modeling & Simulation Coalition conference Sept. 26 at the Henry in Dearborn. It will feature speakers from around the country who will describe how these digital tools are used, and how they are becoming an industry - in other parts of the country but

By |2017-09-22T08:00:55-04:00September 22nd, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Bank Customers Want More Tech, But Still Love Branches

ANN ARBOR — Until switching banks is as painless as switching cell phone providers, at least 21 percent of customers feel like they’re being held captive by their current bank. And despite the growing popularity of online banking, nearly half (49 percent) of customers still want access to a physical branch. These are just some

By |2017-09-22T07:40:59-04:00September 22nd, 2017|ESD|

Unemployment, Workforce Down For Most of Michigan

LANSING - All but one of Michigan’s labor markets saw unemployment fall in August, but 16 of the 17 also saw their workforce decline, the Department of Technology, Management and Budget said in a report Thursday. The majority of the markets also saw higher unemployment rates last month than they did in August 2016, the

By |2017-09-22T07:31:58-04:00September 22nd, 2017|Politics|

Plane-Blimp Hybrid Set To Shake Up Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market In 2018

SEATTLE - Sometimes old technology can be resurrected to support new. That certainly is the case with Egan Airships that has developed a plane-blimp hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, aka Drone, that can fly and hover for an hour. The PLIMP is expected to be commercially available by the first quarter of 2018. PLIMP aircraft represent

By |2017-09-22T07:15:04-04:00September 22nd, 2017|Drones|