ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute was approved for Phase II funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation to test technologies that help passenger car and commercial truck drivers avoid crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are conducting the initiative, funded as part
ARLINGTON - Internet2 at its annual spring meeting on Tuesday announced the 2008 winners of its Driving Exemplary Applications Awards program, which seeks to recognize leading innovators who have created and deployed advanced network applications that have enabled transformational progress in research, teaching and learning. This year Internet2 introduced, in partnership with Level 3 Communications,
REDMOND, Wa. - The Live Mesh service that Microsoft unveiled Tuesday night is a peek of what Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie has been working on all these months. Live Mesh is mostly a file-sharing and folder-synchronization service, as well as a nice, easy way to access a PC remotely. Down the road though, it's
ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium announced its presenting companies on Monday previewing the Best of the Midwest in the areas of Life Science, Technology, Energy and Services. In addition, MGCS organizers also announced that Kenneth Pelowski, founder and managing partner of Pinnacle Ventures, will headline the two-day seminar delivering a presentation that
ANN ARBOR - SpamStopsHere, a member of the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, has launched the Secure Channel Blog to educate and inform the public and business community about technology and security issues that effect everyday life. Blog topics range from simple security tips to in-depth discussions of technical security issues that affect the business world.
DETROIT - Franz Pischinger, Chairman of the Board, FEV Motorentechnik, and Helmut List, President and CEO of AVL, received the SAE International Leadership Citation Thursday night during the SAE 2008 World Congress in Detroit. The annual award recognizes individuals who are well-known internationally for continuous professional involvement and participation in SAE's meetings, conferences, congresses and
GRAND RAPIDS ? Data network provider US Signal has announced its newest product, Virtual Ethernet Services. US Signal Virtual Ethernet Service is a flexible way to connect customer sites over US Signal's Ethernet network. VES employs Virtual Private LAN Service technology utilizing Cisco network architecture to provide point to point and multipoint connectivity. US Signal
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Nanofabrication Facility and Solid State Electronics Laboratory, a 37,500 square foot addition and renovation, is now called the Robert H. Lurie Nanofabrication Facility. The building was dedicated Monday. The $40 million project was funded largely by donors, including a leadership gift from Ann Lurie, wife of the late Robert Lurie,
ROCHESTER HILLS - Trubiquity - formerly Autoweb - has acquired Trinary Systems, a supplier of electronic data interchange software in North America. Trubiquity makes business process automation and global data exchange software for the automotive, aerospace and consumer goods industries. Trubiquity and Trinary are privately held companies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not released.
AUBURN HILLS - Kolbenschmidt Pierburg has opened its 60,000 square foot North American Technical Center in Auburn Hills, one of three located around the world that will allow the engineering, design, prototyping and validation of products for both local and global automotive customers. The Auburn Hills Tech Center will initially house more than 70 engineering,