ROYAL OAK - Everywhere you look, cybersecurity is booming. There are the scary, dark sides of this story, with data breaches being reported almost daily, foreign actors trying to influence our elections and smart cities needing more protection. But there are also huge professional success stories with companies and people working in cybersecurity that are making national headlines, including Ann Arbor-based
ROYAL OAK - A Detroit entrepreneur and game developer has launched a new user growth platform for mobile app developers called WildFire. Introduced by Ken Johnson, creator of the card game Phase 10, WildFire provides a new method for app developers, particularly startups and independents, to get noticed in the crowded app marketplace without costly
ROYAL OAK - There’s an advanced digital local marketing auto dealership program with proven results that increases a dealership’s awareness among local active vehicle buyers. Really. Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartOne, a Birmingham, Michigan, Internet marketing company, said SmartOne is co-op compliant with OEMs, and it also increases service center appointments and profits as well.
ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton-Schock joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to update the latest interviews done by her podcast, Diva Tech Talk, and also what’s happening with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Diva Tech Talk's Nicole Scheffler (Left) Kathleen Norton Schock To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/internet-advisor-755109612/m2-techtalk-episode-139-kathleen-norton-shock-on-mcwt
ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Sept. 10, Ahmed Alomari, CEO of Cybernoor, will talk about the launch of a video story series that will explain his Oracle partnered company. Tember Shea, Director of Inforum’s InGAGE program will interview Christina York from Spellbound who will announce a new patent for her Augmented Reality patient
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont has a law on the books that supports the development of blockchain businesses, the first state to embrace crypto currency for land and other public records, holding the promise to make government more efficient and save taxpayers’ money. Two years in the making, Senate Bill 269, now Act 205, requires
DETROIT - More than 80 percent of all automotive leak testing relies on out-of-date methodology. Water-bath tests have been used in the auto industry for more than 125 years for example, but are not suitable on today’s production lines. Modern assembly lines require faster and much more accurate methods to ensure quality. Although it’s important
DETROIT — Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index decreased in June to a level of 118.8. The index is comprised of nine variables — nonfarm payroll employment, continuing claims for unemployment insurance, housing starts, a house price index, industrial electricity sales, auto asemblies, total trade, hotel occupancy, and sales tax revenue. Bank officials said that in
TROY — The engineering technology developer Altair Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced the release and immediate availability of its new Altair Inspire simulation-driven design platform, and its Altair 365 cloud collaboration platform. The company said Altair Inspire enables manufacturers to use simulation to drive the entire design process, accelerating the pace of innovation and reducing time-to-market.
LANSING - The gubernatorial candidates, Republican Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, began the general election phase of their campaigns each with $1.5 million as both spent the past month scrambling to refill their campaign funds after winning expensive primaries. Post-primary campaign finance reports were due Thursday. As of August 27, Schuette's campaign had $1,531,726 cash on hand. Whitmer
