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Zeamster: Making Banking Secure Online

DETROIT - Kevin Shamoun, Founder and CEO and Erica Drozdowski, Director Client Integrations, join us in studio to tell the story of Zeamster.  This Novi based company came to Gary Baker’s attention at the Collision Conference recently where start ups meet interested venture capitalists.  This Michigan based software firm helps small to mid-sized business protect

By |2017-06-07T17:00:23-04:00June 7th, 2017|Internet Advisor, New Products / Contracts, Podcasts|

Ann Arbor Health Hacks Weekend: Removing Barriers To Healthcare

ANN ARBOR - A2 Health Hacks started as a passion project between four Ann Arborites interested in solving problems in healthcare and bringing the community together to do it. A2H2 is a healthcare hack-a-thon in Ann Arbor designed to address challenges in healthcare around the world and to provide participants a forum to develop solutions

By |2017-06-07T17:00:42-04:00June 7th, 2017|Life Sciences, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Epitec’s Rebecca Bray: “Just Fell Into Tech Mission”

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was excited to interview Rebecca Bray, Chief Sales Officer for nationwide technology and engineering recruiting/staffing company: Epitec (www.epitec.com). Like a few of the other “Divas” that we have interviewed, Rebecca did not start out intending to pursue a tech mission. “I just fell into it,” she said. To listen, click

By |2017-06-07T16:15:14-04:00June 7th, 2017|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Innovation in Detroit, Coding Boot Camp, DetroitCode Conference

ROYAL OAK - As ITINTHED gets ready for its 200th episode, the 4 year anniversary episode wasn’t too shabby at all.  We were joined by Jill Ford, who heads up the city of Detroit’s innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives, as well as Logols, a new coding boot camp that offers a pay as you can model,

By |2017-06-07T16:15:35-04:00June 7th, 2017|IT in the D, Podcasts|

MTAM Looking For Volunteers To Staff Up Mobile Monday Michigan’s Around State

ROYAL OAK - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is looking for volunteers to work with the four Mobile Monday Michigan events around the state. MTAM is looking for help in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. MTAM CEO Linda Daischendt provides the back story in this edition of M2 TechCast. MTAM represents some 3,000 tech

By |2017-06-07T15:34:55-04:00June 7th, 2017|Connected Tech, Mobile MI, Podcasts|

Great Lakes Drone Racing Cup Coming To Grand Rapids In July

ROYAL OAK - The Great Lakes Drone Racing Cup is the first large scale drone race in the Midwest that will be held at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids in July. Quadcopters will fly indoors at speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded. And Drone

By |2017-06-07T15:18:45-04:00June 7th, 2017|Drones, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Online Tech’s Lumsden Explains Why The WannaCry Ransomware Attack Worked

ROYAL OAK - The WannaCry ransomware attack in May targeted hundreds of thousands of computers primarily in Europe running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Nick Lumsden, an Online Tech Vice President, explains what the attack was about and how his managed service provider dealt

By |2017-06-06T20:45:16-04:00June 6th, 2017|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

TechStak CEO Pasuit Interviews Women Tech Founders Panel

ROYAL OAK - Nicole Pasuit, CEO of TechStak, interviews two of the five women who joined her on May 25 on the Women Tech Founders Panel at Detroit Start Up Week. Sharing their entrepreneurial experiences were Elizabeth Mays of MCS Multimedia, a legacy family company of Mays Printing, serving the community for over 70 years,

By |2017-06-07T07:39:02-04:00June 6th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan CIO Behen To Take Private Sector Job After Departure On June 16

LANSING - David Behen, who has served as Director of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, as well as the state’s Chief Information Officer for the past six years, will step down from his post on June 16 to pursue an opportunity with a global company headquartered in Michigan. Current Chief Deputy Director Brom

By |2017-06-04T20:28:08-04:00June 4th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Politics|

After Manchester Bombing: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Online

LANSING - From England to California to Russia, the world was shocked by the horrific bombing that killed 22 and wounded 116 on May 22 in Manchester, United Kingdom. After the terrorist incident occurred outside the Manchester Arena, the terror threat level was raised to the highest possible. The U.K. military was on the streets

By |2017-06-02T13:22:30-04:00June 2nd, 2017|Guest Columns|