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2-Factor Voice Authentication To Verify Your Identity

2-Factor Voice Authentication To Verify Your Identity

DETROIT - Robert Capps isn NuData Security’s Vice President of Business Development, Robert is responsible for developing and nurturing company partnerships and channels. He is a recognized technologist, thought leader and advisor with over 20 years of experience in the design, management and protection of complex information systems. Researchers at the University of Michigan created 2-factor voice authentication by creating a wearable device like

By Foster Braun|2017-11-29T16:31:45-05:00November 29th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Internet Advisor, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

2018 Michigan Minimum Wage Increase Reminder

2018 Michigan Minimum Wage Increase Reminder

LANSING - In 2014, Governor Snyder signed legislation increasing the Michigan minimum wage rate in stages. Increases took effect on September 1, 2014, on January 1, 2016, and on January 1, 2017, raising the minimum wage to $8.90 per hour. On January 1, 2018, Michigan minimum wage will increase to $9.25 per hour. Beginning in

By SBAM|2017-11-29T12:42:31-05:00November 29th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|

eoStar Offers eGuide To Help Beverage Distributors Improve Business Processes

eoStar Offers eGuide To Help Beverage Distributors Improve Business Processes

ROYAL OAK - ROYAL OAK - Paul Rutherford, President of Rutherford and Associates, creators of eoStar software, joins M2 TechCast to discuss their new eGuide, designed to help distributors know how to empower their businesses by leveraging modern technology. eoStar is an industry leading route accounting software provider and is used by some of the

By Mike Brennan|2017-11-30T10:05:45-05:00November 29th, 2017|M2 TechCast, New Products / Contracts, Podcasts|

VR Training As Done By Pixo – Tech248 Company Profile

VR Training As Done By Pixo – Tech248 Company Profile

ROYAL OAK - PIXO is a software developer for industrial, energy and utility companies that are committed to providing the safest training available: virtual reality training. In this M2 TechCast segment, CEO Sean Hurwitz is interviewed by Tech248’s Greg Doyle to highlight the cool tech companies in Oakland County. Founded in 2009, Hurwitz believed in

By Greg Doyle|2017-11-29T12:27:01-05:00November 29th, 2017|Featured, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

CloudTech1 Lands Deal To Offer Satellite Backup-Internet Service To Businesses

CloudTech1 Lands Deal To Offer Satellite Backup-Internet Service To Businesses

ROYAL OAK - Businesses now have the power to bring today’s new communications applications to virtually any location and cut the cord to cable and fiber Internet connections. CloudTech1, a Managed Service Provider, has been awarded the exclusive reseller rights by Exede Internet to offer its satellite-based services to any business anywhere in the United

By Rick Beckers|2017-11-29T11:33:19-05:00November 29th, 2017|M2 TechCast, New Products / Contracts, Podcasts|

Women In Tech Segment Features MCWT Events, Diva Tech Talk, Bayer For Michigan Senate

Women In Tech Segment Features MCWT Events, Diva Tech Talk, Bayer For Michigan Senate

ROYAL OAK - Our women in technology segment, featuring Kathleen Norton-Schock, this month not only provides updates on the Michigan Council of Women In Technology, and Diva Tech Talk, but also an interview with Rosemary Bayer who is running for the Michigan Senate. Bayer is co-founder of ArdentCause, along with Norton-Schock. To listen to this

By Kathleen Norton-Schock|2017-11-29T11:33:50-05:00November 29th, 2017|Diva Tech Talk, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Tunnel Eyed For Line 5; Critics Call Deal Premature

Tunnel Eyed For Line 5; Critics Call Deal Premature

LANSING - An agreement between the state of Michigan and Enbridge Energy Partners on the Line 5 oil pipeline calls for a series of safety measures such as moving it beneath the St. Clair River and a study into putting it underneath the Straits of Mackinac as well, but the state says shutting down the

By Gongwer|2017-11-28T16:35:01-05:00November 28th, 2017|Clean Update, Featured, Politics|

Top 10 Finalists Named For NextChallenge: Smart Cities

Top 10 Finalists Named For NextChallenge: Smart Cities

DETROIT – The envelopes have been opened and the top 10 finalist for the second annual NextChallenge: Smart Cities competition where they will compete for up to $100,000 to demonstrate urban hardware and software technology solution in a real-world setting. New this year, a People’s Choice Award will be determined by audience participation colleges using

By Staff Writer|2017-11-27T20:01:38-05:00November 27th, 2017|Connected Tech, Featured, Mobile MI|

Construction Begun On WMU’s Grand Rapids Manufacturing Lab

Construction Begun On WMU’s Grand Rapids Manufacturing Lab

GRAND RAPIDS - Construction has begun at Western Michigan University’s Grand Rapids regional location for a state-of the-art manufacturing laboratory. AMP Lab @WMU, an Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Laboratory, will be built in collaboration with West Michigan manufacturers and Grand Rapids Community College to address the shortage of skilled trades and engineering employees in the region.

By Mike Brennan|2017-11-26T17:37:04-05:00November 26th, 2017|IoT, STEM|

Lightweight Vehicle Frame Popularity Leads To Funding For Low-Volume Production

Lightweight Vehicle Frame Popularity Leads To Funding For Low-Volume Production

PLYMOUTH - An innovative lightweight car frame was rolled out at the SEMA show a few weeks ago in Las Vegas by the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center that could soon lead to investments in tooling and testing for an initial market of replica car buyers, but could be used on mass produced vehicles in the

By Mike Brennan|2017-11-27T12:37:22-05:00November 26th, 2017|Featured, IoT, New Products / Contracts|