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Snyder Refrains From Specifics On Michigan Energy Plan

LANSING - Though he did not give specific recommendations, Governor Rick Snyder received mostly praise from various energy policy interests around the state and region on Thursday after hosting a roundtable in Detroit, saying he hopes to have a comprehensive plan by 2015 on the state's energy policy for goals spanning a decade. Snyder stressed

By |2013-12-19T00:00:00-05:00December 19th, 2013|Archive, Politics/Government|

Working Group to Develop Security Standards for Mobile Apps

TENAFLY, N.J. - The establishment of the Mobile App Security Working Group, was announced at the Amphion Forum in San Francisco last week. Member companies will collaborate to develop security standards for mobile applications that interact with each other. The MAS charter members are Mocana, SAP, FireEye, McAfee and Wind River. The rise of connectivity

By |2013-12-19T00:00:00-05:00December 19th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Llamasoft Named To Food Logistics FL100 Software Providers List

ANN ARBOR- Llamasoft has been named to the Food Logistics FL100 Software and Technology providers list for 2013, joining an exclusive list of software, equipment and technology providers whose products and services play a significant role in food and beverage supply chains. ?The groundswell of interest in software and technology tools affirms the value associated

By |2013-12-19T00:00:00-05:00December 19th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Michigan Economic Axis Tilting West, Bridge Magazine Survey Contends

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan's economic axis is tilting west, which will likely create thousands of good-to-high-paying jobs in the Grand Rapids and Traverse City regions, as well as Ann Arbor, over the next decade, contends a Bridge magazine survey. While metro Detroit is expected to add the largest number of jobs in Michigan, the highest

By |2013-12-19T00:00:00-05:00December 19th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Cyber Security Expert Stiennon Joins F7Studios Podcast Network

BIRMINGHAM ? Cyber security expert Richard Stiennon and his new podcast update, Stiennon on Security, have joined the F7Studios podcast network. Stiennon in his Weekly updates will provide commentary and opinion, plus news analysis and news summaries to his large audience. Stiennon is the most followed IT security analyst on Twitter. He is author of

By |2013-12-18T00:00:00-05:00December 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Online Tech Hires Infrastructure Director, Enterprise Architect

ANN ARBOR - Nicholas Lumsden has been hired by Online Tech as the company's Director of Infrastructure and Judson Pitt joined the team as an Enterprise Architect. Both have extensive experience in the healthcare IT field and bring an expert understanding of HIPAA compliance to Online Tech?s range of hosting options. Lumsden was previously the

By |2013-12-18T00:00:00-05:00December 18th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Instagram More Popular On Smartphones Than Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO - On smartphones, Facebook-owned Instagram proved more popular than its social-networking rival and would-be acquirer Twitter, according to new data published by analytics firm Nielsen. The firm ranked Instagram seventh on its Top 10 list of smartphone apps and counted an average monthly audience of roughly 32 million people, CNET News.Com reported. Instagram

By |2013-12-18T00:00:00-05:00December 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Top Tech Execs Tell Obama Swift Reform Needed On Fed Spy Programs

WASHINGTON DC - In a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday, executives from top technology companies urged the administration for swift reform regarding the federal government's spy programs, according to a report by The Hill. "We appreciated the opportunity to share directly with the President our principles on government surveillance

By |2013-12-18T00:00:00-05:00December 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|