CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple posted a support document over the weekend on its Web site addressing reports of interminable "blue screen" problems that caused some Mac users upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard no small degree of frustration. Some attempts to upgrade to Leopard were stymied after the installation process was almost complete and users
DETROIT - Business software and services company Compuware Corp. reported last week it posted a 51 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter profit, marking a turn around from a disappointing first quarter by increasing sales of software licenses and boosting maintenance fees. Meanwhile, IT outsourcing company, Syntel, based in Troy, reported total revenue for the third
ANN ARBOR ? Spam filter provider SpamStopsHere has detected a new spam tactic in which MP3 files are used to promote stocks. In the first multi-media spam, spammers have begun attaching MP3 files which are named after popular recording artists and songs. After a recipient has opened the attachment, an electronically enhanced voice delivers a
NEW YORK - RedSky Technologies this week launched E911 Anywhere, a centralized 911 call management service for enterprise organizations with IP telephony systems that will save significant money and precious time when routing 911 calls to emergency responders. E911 Anywhere centralizes the process of tracking the location of all endpoints connected to an IP telephony
ANN ARBOR - Mark Jane, an employee benefits specialist, has joined Butzel Long as an associate attorney in the firm's Ann Arbor office. Jane also practices in the areas of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and compensation. He has experience in a variety of employee benefits matters, including Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, service provider
WASHINGTON DC - Scarcely a week before an existing ban on Internet access taxes is set to expire, the U.S. Senate late Thursday voted to let the prohibition live on for seven more years. The compromise bill, which was approved by a voice vote, would prohibit state and local governments from taxing any service that
SOUTHFIELD ? Tom Heagarty, a CISSP and CISA certificates holder, will discuss successful security monitoring programs in large environments, the November 15 program for Motor City ISSA. Deploying the right security technology in the right places is tricky enough - building the infrastructure to support that technology and get the most out of it is
LANSING - Approval of the Great Lakes Compact along with new or renewed efforts to increase the use of alternative energy, boost recycling and control imports of trash were all part of a package of environmental initiatives outlined by Michigan Senate Republicans at a press conference on Wednesday. But in outlining the proposals, Republicans also
ANN ARBOR - DTE Energy and The Ark, a well-known folk and acoustic music venue in Ann Arbor, have formed a partnership to promote renewable energy in Michigan, which could win concert goers a free music CD, or a ticket to an upcoming Ark performance. November has been designated Green Energy month at The Ark.
WASHINGTON DC - A new Senate bill would protect not only telephone companies from lawsuits claiming illegal cooperation with the National Security Agency. It would retroactively immunize e-mail providers, search engines, Internet service providers and instant-messaging services too. The broad language appears in new legislation that a Senate committee approved by a 13-to-2 vote on