ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday at 2 pm, Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update the latest interviews on Diva Tech Talk, and the latest happenings with Michigan Council of Women In Technology. Oakland County Tech248’s Greg Doyle interviews Yerko Sepluveda, creator of BackBeat, who benefited from the Oakland Entrepreneurial Alliance. Jeremiah Staes, Editor of
PLYMOUTH – With manufacturing now a top five industry target for cyber-attacks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program has tapped the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center to lead a national effort to prepare MEP centers to roll out cybersecurity services to small and medium-size manufacturers across the United States. The MEP
LANSING - The Michigan House and Senate are well on their way to completing their versions of the budget, and there are some striking differences between the two. The biggest one is that while the House budget bills spend $164.6 million less General Fund than Governor Rick Snyder, the Senate budgets are just $9.4 million under
ROYAL OAK - Lori McColl is the founder of Whim Detroit, a technology consultancy that designs and implements leading edge digital platforms and operating models mobile apps supporting the future of how organizations will engage customers. She tells her story to Tember Shea, Director of Inforum’s InGAGE program, on this segment of M2 TechCast. McColl
SUNNYVALE, CA. – Osram Opto Semiconductors has expanded its Oslon Black family with six new infrared LEDs for automotive use. The 850 nm versions are intended for exterior applications, enhancing advanced driver assistance systems such as night vision, pedestrian protection and lane detection technologies. The new 940 nm versions are better suited for interior applications
GRAND RAPIDS — Meijer Inc. says it’s joining the roster of stores, including Kroger in the Detroit area, to offer customers a self-checkout system through hand-held devices. The devices allow users to scan bar codes on items as they shop and bag their groceries while they move through the store, decreasing checkout time. “Shop &
ANN ARBOR — Supply chain software developer LLamasoft announced that longtime supply chain industry executive Razat Gaurav has joined the company as its new CEO. Razat will also become a member of the company’s board of directors. Gaurav is a highly respected industry veteran whose experience includes leadership positions at JDA Software, i2 Technologies and
SOUTHFIELD – Two teams from Lawrence Technological University took first and third place in the SourceAmerica Design Challenge, a national competition to design workplace products that improve the employability of people with disabilities. An LTU team won first place for its Cube XL Assembly, which nearly doubled the assembly output of employees assembling equipment to fasten
ANN ARBOR — Investments were up, but the dollar volume was down. That was the story of the Michigan Venture Capital Association’s annual report on venture investing in Michigan, released Wednesday. The group fuond 68 startups received $179 million in venture capital investment in 2017. That’s up in terms of investments from 2016, when 54
ROYAL OAK - How do you keep the bad guys out of connected vehicles? Karamba Security has one answer. The Israeli company, with offices in Bloomfield Hills, by protecting against known and yet unknown vulnerabilities (Zero Day Attacks), requiring no updates, which make it easier for automakers to continually protect their clients cars. CEO and
