ANN ARBOR - uRefer, a referral marketing Software-as-a-Service platform, has signed a hosting agreement with Online Tech, which maintains SAS-70 certified data centers. Since the uRefer service went live in late 2007, the company has signed dozens of brand name customers, including Fifth Third Bank, Sierra Club, DirectBuy, and Scotts Lawn Service. Underlying uRefer is
GRAND RAPIDS - Trivalent Group has partnered with Dell and West Michigan-based Azulstar to outfit the official ArtPrize Media Spot with $50,000 of advanced technology. This week, Grand Rapids welcomes artists and visitors from all over the world. ArtPrize, an international arts competition, has generated worldwide media coverage. More than 100 regional, national and international
DETROIT ARSENAL, WARREN - Two military technologies saving Soldiers lives on today's battlefields were designed by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center and are among 10 innovations recognized as 2008 Army's Greatest Inventions. The awards were presented by U.S. Army Materiel Command Deputy Commanding General LT. General James H. Pillsbury and
Ann Arbor - The Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce and Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing are now partners, the first for LA2M. The Ann Arbor Chamber will promote LA2M events, providing Chamber members with information on additional resources for business education and networking. The Ann Arbor Chamber will include LA2M events in their eNewsletter as
DETROIT - AT&T has introduced its 3G mobile broadband network in Mount Pleasant, Muskegon and Traverse City, providing area business and residential customers access to accelerated data speeds that open the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content. The addition of 3G technology to more than 75
PALO ALTO, Ca. - Hewlett-Packard introduced more than a dozen new products on Sept. 15, offering something for enterprises, as well as on-the-go consumers and device-heavy households. On the enterprise front, HP introduced the ProBook 5310m, which it calls the world's thinnest standard-voltage full-performance notebook. (The Apple MacBook Air, which is 0.76 inches at its
DETROIT - Butzel Long attorney Jerome Hill will serve as a moderator during the Ambassador Leonard Woodcock Legacy Seminar on September 16. C. Peter Theut, another Butzel Long attorney, will serve as one of the featured panelists. Other panelists include W.S. (Bill) Chamberlain of JS Chamberlain and Associates, Inc., Consul General Huang Ping of PRC
DETROIT - Six WSU College of Engineering alumni with outstanding professional accomplishments will be honored when they are inducted at Night of the Stars, the college's annual celebration of achievement, on Oct. 3 at the college's new Danto Engineering Development Center. The inductees are: Suhada Jayasuriya, chair of the Texas A&M Department of Mechanical Engineering
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, which provides the top rated ERP software for manufacturers, announced Tuesday the company has enhanced configurable dashboard features that increase productivity and efficiency from the shop floor to the top floor. Users create and modify intuitive dashboard displays themselves within the ERP solution, selecting relevant Plex Online business data for
REDFORD TOWNSHIP - Two Michigan based Hollywood special effect companies and the Redford Township Jaycees are combining forces to bring to life the most realistic and scary haunted house of the season: with all of the proceeds going to support families in the local community. ReelActionFX, a stunt and weapons provider to the movie industry