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Corp! Magazine Gives 40 Michigan Companies DiSciTech Awards

WARREN - Corp! magazine honored forty companies and educational organizations with its Digital Technology DiSciTech Awards. The winners, comprised of 40 companies from across Michigan, were selected from two categories including Science & Technology and Digital. (See following list.) At today?s event two over all winners were selected: Digital category: Logic Solutions; Science & Technology

By |2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00April 25th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

The Pricing Puzzle Subject Of NEF Meeting May 16

ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum will explore on May 16 one of the biggest questions every entrepreneur must face - how much to charge his or her products and services. The pricing puzzle. What are the major considerations in establishing pricing? What are some common mistakes you should look out for? What resources

By |2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00April 25th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Public Instruction Super Flanagan Takes Lead On Technology In The Classroom

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan has taken over the lead on discussions on technology in the classroom, and this time at the behest of Governor Rick Snyder. Flanagan announced his new role Wednesday at a Michigan School Business Officials conference in Grand Rapids. "The governor still is very interested in

By |2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00April 25th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Report: Cyberwarfare Incidences in 2012 Three Times Higher Than 2011

SAN FRANCISCO - Cyberwarfare incidences jumped sharply in 2012, Akamai said, with the number of distributed denial of service attacks more than tripling from the previous year. Akamai, one of the world's largest globally distributed networks, told CNET News.Com its customers reported being targeted by 768 DDoS attacks last year, more than three times as

By |2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00April 25th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Alternative Online Authentication Group Gets Google As Backer

MOUNTAIN VIEW - A group of tech companies looking to replace passwords for online identity authentication gained a powerful ally Tuesday in the form of Google. The consortium, called the Fast IDentity Online Alliance (FIDO), is working to develop standards-based alternatives for verifying a user's identity when trying to login to Web sites and online

By |2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00April 25th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Snyder Calls For Education, Business Collaboration

EAST LANSING - Forgoing the usual discussions by education experts, the Governor's Education Summit launched Monday morning with panels of business leaders and college students discussing how the various levels of education could better work with business to ensure students are prepared for in-demand careers. Governor Rick Snyder, opening the event, called out both the

By |2013-04-23T00:00:00-04:00April 23rd, 2013|Archive, Politics/Government|

Fisher/UNITECH Partners With Altium For Design, Manufacturing

TROY - FISHER/UNITECH has partnered with Altium, an electronics design software company, to offer more options for the design and manufacturing industry. Altium is joining FISHER/UNITECH's robust suite of product development solutions, making FISHER/UNITECH the only company in the Midwest with such a variety of solutions. Altium is a unified system design solution targeting electronics

By |2013-04-23T00:00:00-04:00April 23rd, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Merit Network Named 2013 Laureate For REACH-3MC Project

ANN ARBOR - Merit Network has been named a 2013 Laureate in recognition of the Rural Education Anchor Community Health care ? Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative program. The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change. The REACH-3MC project features public-private collaboration, pairing Merit, Michigan's Research and

By |2013-04-23T00:00:00-04:00April 23rd, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|