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M2 TechCast: Comcast Business’ Pamela Dover, Michigan Technological University’s Joshua Pearce On New 3D Printing Lab

FERNDALE – Pamela Dover, Senior Director of Business Development & Marketing for Comcast Business in Michigan, talks about several new service offerings including Comcast Business Voice Mobility, a new type of phone line with a mobile app. Also on the show, Joshua Pearce, Professor of Material Science and Electrical Engineering, at Michigan Technological University talks

By |2015-11-06T10:52:01-05:00November 4th, 2015|M2 TechCast, Maker MI, Podcasts|

Internet Advisor: Attorney Andy Basile Growth Of IT In Detroit

DETROIT - Andy Basile is a lawyer with a long history of practicing information technology law in Silicon Valley and in Troy, Michigan.  Andy’s history with the development of technology law on the West Coast has given him a unique perspective for commenting on the growth of technology in the Motor Capitol of the World. To listen, click on

By |2015-11-04T14:41:12-05:00November 4th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Internet Advisor: Ed Rudel Explains Poison Downloads

DETROIT - Ed Rudel has been helping our listeners solve their problems for nearly 20 years.  Not only has he helped them out of jams with clever solutions but often by teaching them what to avoid.  In today’s program Ed explains what poisoned downloads are, how to identify them and what to do about them. To

By |2015-11-04T14:41:12-05:00November 4th, 2015|Cyber Defense, Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Internet Advisor: Richard Stiennon “There Will Be Cyberwar”

DETROIT - Richard Stiennon has been a frequent guest on the Internet Advisor when it comes to all things cyber security.  Richard is a security expert and industry analyst, known for shaking up the industry and providing actionable guidance to vendors and end users. He recently relaunched the security blog ThreatChaos.com and is the founder of IT-Harvest,

By |2015-11-04T16:41:40-05:00November 4th, 2015|Cyber Defense, Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Finally, Michigan Legislature Approved $1.2 Billion Annual Package To Fix The Roads

LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder said Tuesday night he is ready to sign a road funding proposal that will generate $1.2 billion for the state's roads and bridges by 2021 after the House and Senate gave the final green light to an amended package on Tuesday. With House passage of the key components just before 10:30

By |2015-11-04T11:28:20-05:00November 4th, 2015|Featured, Politics|

State Environmental Quality To Kickoff Recycling Rate Increase Strategies In February

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has announced a Feb. 15, 2016 kickoff for a new team challenge to develop innovative strategies to increase the state’s residential recycling rate. The challenge, called Recycle by Design, is one of the key initiatives of Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan to double residential recycling in Michigan. The

By |2015-11-03T20:11:45-05:00November 3rd, 2015|Clean Update, ESD|

LLamasoft Acquires South African Supply Chain Software Company

ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor-based supply chain design software developer LLamasoft said this week that it had acquired the supply chain software division of Barloworld Ltd., an industrial brand management company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The companies said the acquisition does not cover Barloworld’s key territories in South Africa and the United Arab

By |2015-11-03T20:11:45-05:00November 3rd, 2015|ESD|

U-M Plays Role In Regional Big Data Hub

ANN ARBOR - A "big data brain trust" has been established by the National Science Foundation to bring together industry, government and academia to accelerate this emerging field and harness it to solve some of society's toughest problems. The University of Michigan will play a leading role in the new Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub

By |2015-11-03T17:33:22-05:00November 3rd, 2015|Featured, New Products / Contracts, News|

Mobile Web, App Performance Testing, Monitoring Focus Of November Mobile Monday Detroit

DETROIT - To help the Southeast Michigan mobile community get a clearer picture of the importance of mobile app and mobile web performance testing and monitoring, Mobile Monday Detroit is presenting Michigan-based experts in the field at its November 9th event at the OU Incubator on the campus of Oakland University. Key statistics indicate the

By |2015-11-12T14:37:16-05:00November 3rd, 2015|Connected Tech, Featured, Mobile MI|