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SBAM’s Fowler Outlines New Energy Efficiency Program In Partnership With DTE, Consumers

ROYAL OAK - Rob Fowler, CEO of the Small Business Association of Michigan, announces a new partnership with Consumers Energy and DTE to develop an energy office at SBAM that will position three people in the field to work with small businesses to develop better energy efficiency strategies. Fowler said the program is aimed not

Wisconsin Lawsuit Filed By Warner Norcross Could Set Precedent On AR Gaming Regs

ROYAL OAK - Candy Lab AR, an award-winning company that has developed location-based and augmented reality software since 2011, filed a lawsuit last week against Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in a case that is expected to have far-reaching implications for the fast-growing augmented reality industry. Under Milwaukee County Resolution 16-663, companies publishing augmented reality games would

By |2017-05-07T17:28:21-04:00May 7th, 2017|M2 TechCast, News, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Interviews With Tech248 And Inforum, Plus IT Career Academy Update, Thumbs Up Wine Trail

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday May 8, Tech248’s Irene Spanos interviews Tom Berman from Reverie, an Oakland County developer of High Tech Sleep Technology. Inforum’s Tember Shea interviews Grace Montero, Co-Founder, Social Sushi, a pop up networking event and catering company. ITInTheD’s David Phillips will discuss the IT Career Academy that will provide

By |2017-05-05T09:52:17-04:00May 5th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Grand Rapids Company Releases Management System For Enterprise Linux

GRAND RAPIDS — Fox Technologies Inc., the Grand Rapids-based provider of Linux security software, announced the release of BoKS ServerControl 7.1, an access management system for organizations strategically deploying Enterprise Linux. The company said BoKS ServerControl 7.1 addresses new web-scale infrastructures being used by global financial institutions, governments, telecommunications, energy, healthcare, and technology companies faced

By |2017-05-04T23:07:26-04:00May 4th, 2017|ESD|

UM Course Challenges Students To Develop Wearable Tech

ANN ARBOR — For more than 20 years, the Integrated Product Development course has brought together students and faculty members from different disciplines at the University of Michigan to participate in an innovative product design competition. The course, organized by the Tauber Institute for Global Operations, is co-taught by Stephanie Tharp, associate professor at UM’s

By |2017-05-04T23:04:49-04:00May 4th, 2017|ESD|

Employee Engagement Starts With Onboarding

LANSING - The term onboarding means different things to different companies.  Some describe onboarding as the time it takes to complete paperwork and conduct a background screening after a new hire accepts an offer. Others consider onboarding to be the first-day orientation, consisting of one day (or one hour in some cases) packed with paperwork

By |2017-05-04T22:25:34-04:00May 4th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Michigan Senate GOP Rejects Moving $542 Million In Reserved Funds To Repair Michigan Roads

LANSING - The Michigan Senate saw little controversy in moving its final budget bills Thursday outside of Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. calling for the savings from the other budgets being used for road construction. But, in the end, the most Senate opposition came on the higher education budget (SB 138), which passed 22-15, and the

By |2017-05-04T21:32:40-04:00May 4th, 2017|Politics|

Michigan Congressional Delegation Votes Party Lines To Repeal Obamacare

WASHINGTON DC - All nine Republicans in Michigan's U.S. House delegation voted for the federal health care bill that would repeal many of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act like the penalty tax for those without coverage, reduce taxes on high-income earners and dramatically alter Medicaid coverage for the poor with

By |2017-05-04T21:32:40-04:00May 4th, 2017|Featured, Politics|

Google Shuts Down Massive Google Docs Phishing Scam

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google shut down a massive phishing scam that targeted users of its Google Docs service. You know, basically everyone. The sophisticated phishing scam spread across the web on Wednesday afternoon, tricking people into giving up access to their Google accounts. Some people, like Reddit user JakeSteam, said the scam is so sophisticated

By |2017-05-04T21:03:16-04:00May 4th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

How Cybersleuths Decided Russian Hacked The DNC And Impacted US Election

WASHINGTON DC - It was a bombshell. Operatives from two Russian spy agencies had infiltrated computers of the Democratic National Committee, months before the US national election. One agency -- nicknamed Cozy Bear by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike -- used a tool that was "ingenious in its simplicity and power" to insert malicious code into the

By |2017-05-04T20:54:45-04:00May 4th, 2017|Cyber Defense|