DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company Tuesday introduced a new innovation - Curve Control - designed to help drivers maintain control of their vehicles when taking a curve too quickly. Curve Control debuts as standard equipment on the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer going into production later this year, and will be offered on 90 percent of
DETROIT - LivioRadio on Tuesday launched its Carmen portable Internet radio solution for cars at the Digital Experience show in New York City. Carmen consists of a client software (Mac and PC) that records over 42,000 AM/FM and Internet-only radio streams from around the world and loads the recorded content onto the portable media device
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network Inc. Wednesday announced that Data Strategy of Grand Rapids has accepted an invitation to become a Merit Community Supporter. Merit Community Supporter is an invitation-only program based on Merit?s core values: Integrity, People, Innovation and Community. Merit has extended invitations to companies that share these core values, stated Elwood Downing,
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, Tuesday announced availability of a newly published report from industry analysts IDC Manufacturing Insight.SaaS ERP Versus On-Premise ERP Through the Lens of Total Cost of Ownership, the report is now available as a free download from Plex Systems. Calculating total
ANN ARBOR - ForeSee Results today announced that it has added a Social Media Value Calculation to its core product offering. The Social Media Value Calculation allows ForeSee Results' clients to understand the impact of their social media marketing efforts on revenue. "Most businesses have accepted the marketing value of social media without any real
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems announced Tuesday that Mike Twarozynski, the company's chief financial officer, has been named CFO of the Year by Crain's Detroit Business. Twarozynski will accept his award at a celebration at the Henry Ford in Dearborn on Wednesday, June 16. Seven winners and five finalists will be honored in a variety
FLINT - An agreement signed by Kettering University and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine on Tuesday will provide an enhanced opportunity for Kettering pre-med students to attend medical school. Officials from both universities, including Marsha D. Rappley, MD, dean, MSU College of Human Medicine, Stanley R. Liberty, Ph.D., president, Kettering University, and Michael
BATTLE CREEK - As part of the Totally Technology Series, Google executive Michal Lorenc will present to local businesses and non-profit organizations June 9th in the Branson Ballroom at the McCamly Plaza Hotel in Battle Creek. The presentation will deliver information about Google and tips on how to use Google technology and tools to promote
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems announced that independent research from Boston-based Aberdeen Group reveals Plex Online users are more likely to achieve Best-in-Class performance than those manufacturers using Enterprise Resource Planning software solutions from other vendors. The study, "Manufacturing Operations Management: Capitalizing on the Economic Recovery," concludes that manufacturers using Plex Online ERP, delivered as
TRAVERSE CITY - Verizon Wireless has completed a $750,000 integration of its network with that of Alltel across much of northern Michigan, including Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Kalkaska and Grand Traverse counties. Verizon Wireless? voice network and high-speed 3G data network (that lets customers rely on their phones for just about everything other than making calls)