LANSING - A proposal to raise $1.2 billion in revenue for roads whose key pieces are raising the gasoline tax, ending the sales tax on fuel and increasing the sales tax from 6 to 7 percent has the momentum, for now, in the Legislature. Those involved in the discussions said no deal has been struck.
GRAND RAPIDS - US Signal has enhanced its infrastructure as a service offering by adding another cloud ready data center located within its Midwest fiber footprint to let customers custom craft a secure and cost-effective backup and recovery solution. Customer data traditionally utilizes a leased private network or the public Internet when accessing cloud services.
BEIJING, China - China's Ministry of National Defense said that cyberattacks against its military sites have increased over the past few years. Based on checks of IP addresses, the Defense Ministry claimed an average of 144,000 cyberattacks per month last year, and it fingered the U.S. for almost 63 percent of them. The allegations from
SAN FRANCISCO ? A new study says that state-sponsored overseas hackers are stealing as much as one terabyte of data per day from governments, businesses, militaries, and academic facilities, using a network of 500 computer servers. According to a lengthy article by The Verge, Team Cymru concludes that the hackers are so sophisticated and are
SAN FRANCISCO - A new attack is targeting European governments through flaws exploited in Adobe's Reader software, according to security researchers. Kaspersky Lab and CrySys Lab today detailed a new malicious program in the wild, called "MiniDuke," that has been attacking government entities and institutions across Europe. Government entities in the Ukraine, Portugal, Romania, and
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. reported 2012 net income of $187.9 million, or $3.60 a share, up from $171.7 million, or $3.31 per diluted common share for the same period last year. For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, net income reported was $48.3 million, or $0.92 per diluted common share, compared to $42.7 million
STAMFORD, Conn. - In the fourth quarter of 2012, worldwide server shipments declined 0.2 per cent year-on-year, while revenue increased 5.1 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. For year-end results, worldwide server shipments grew 1.5 per cent in 2012, and server revenue declined 0.6 per cent. ?2012 was a
TROY - Center for Computer Resources announced Wednesday said that it has successfully completed a secondary SOC reporting examination in regards to its security and availability. The examination, which was performed by Godfrey Hammell, Danneels & Company, P.C., a nationally recognized, independent auditing firm located in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, involves testing the design and
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group will host a no-cost workshop March 14 to help businesses learn how to move their desktops to the cloud. Move Your Desktop to the Cloud will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Trivalent?s Grandville headquarters, 3145 Prairie St. SW. Attendees have the option to join the workshop virtually
LANSING - After a positive January, 80 percent of Michigan retailers expect to increase sales this year, the most by mid-single digits, the Michigan Retail Index said on Wednesday. Thirty-eight percent of those polled said they expect to increase sales by more than 5 percent this year, 45 percent put sales growth at 5 percent