DETROIT - A $300,000 grant from the Hudson-Webber Foundation will support Lawrence Technological University's new Detroit Center for Design and Technology, which will include a Design Incubator. LTU is the anchor tenant for a 30,000-square-foot three-story commercial building developed by Midtown Detroit Inc. at the corner of Woodward and Willis, which is scheduled for completion
DETROIT - Linda Mitchell, Dir. of Cloud Sales and Devices, Microsoft Heartland Division and MCWT VP of Programs introduced two of the recent scholarship winners, Emily Morningstar and Tonya Thomas. Linda also talked about the wide range of MCWT programs like GET-IT programs in high school and annualCamp Infinity to encourage young women of all ages to
DETROIT - Internet Advisor Co-Host Foster Braun interviews Lance James, an internationally renowned information security specialist, about the malware blame game. http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IA-1646-Lance-James-Part-1.mp3 Author: Foster Braun, Gary Baker Source: Internet Advisor Date: 7/10/2015
DETROIT - Richard Stiennon is a prolific writer, analyst and speaker on security at all levels and a frequent guest on the Internet Advisor.Internet Advisor Co-Host Foster Braun interviews him about his latest book, "There will be cyberwar." http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IA-1647-Richard-Stiennon-Part-1.mp3 http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IA-1645-Cyberwar-Part-3.mp3 Author: Foster Braun Source: Internet Advisor Date: 7/10/2015
DETROIT - In May, Royal Oak proposed the creation of a Smart park and put the matter to a vote of its citizens through a crowd funding site. The space will be for public gathering, free WiFi and digital information about the town's businesses.Royal Oak needed to raise $60,000 by the time the campaign ended
DETROIT - Michigan Supreme Court Justice David F. Viviano is the Court's point-person for judicial training and statewide e-filing. Viviano said the expanded use of videoconferencing technology to create "virtual" courtrooms has saved the Michigan Department of Corrections nearly $5 million over the past two years. Currently, 417 courtrooms in Michigan have videoconferencing capabilities. To
DETROIT - More than $200,000 has been pooled to provide micro grants through Eastern Market to support food-based small businesses in metropolitan Detroit. The money comes from Citizens Bank, Eastern Market Corporation, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Citizens Bank donated $60,000 and the MEDC $150,000. The application deadline is August 21. Grants will be
ANN ARBOR - In the wake of the second round of layoffs at ForeSee, Duo Security has actively begun recruiting former ForeSee employees who were part of a round of layoffs announced Wednesday by parent company Answers Corporation. To read the rest of this story, click on http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/07/duo_security_assisting_former.html Author: Matt Durr Source: MLive.Com Date: 7/15/2015
TROY - Syntel Thursday announced it is a presenting sponsor for the Enactus India National Competition to be held at the Leela Ambience, Gurgaon, India on July 21 and 22. Enactus is a global non-profit organization operating in 36 countries. Enactus student members have spent the year working on entrepreneurial projects designed to positively impact the quality of
WASHINGTON DC - Venture capitalists invested $17.5 billion in 1,189 deals in the second quarter of 2015, the first time since the fourth quarter of 2000 that VC investing has exceeded $17 Billion. Software companies captured $7.3 Billion of this total, the highest ever recorded. So says the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the