DEARBORN ? The Michigan Cyber Range will be the focus of the ISACA-Detroit meeting on Oct. 17 when Merit President Donald Welch explains the newest wrinkle in the fight against cyber crime and terrorism. The after dinner topic will be OSINT Footprinting using Twitter and Phthon, a presentation by Raymond Lilly. Advance registration ends at
DETROIT - Forty-four percent of U.S. executives aim to tackle current IT challenges through leveraging cloud solutions, and they are planning to invest more in cloud computing in the future. That is the finding of an IDC survey commissioned by T-Systems. Corporations expect cloud computing to deliver lower IT costs (26 percent) and to enable
ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum's October meeting looks at Technology Trends and Innovation Oct. 18 at the Holiday Inn North. Is your company the next Twitter or the next Bebo? Our October panel will zero in on disruptive softwaretechnologies to help sort out which new ideas are fundable -- and which are not.
LANSING - After a week in which both partisans of President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney drew cheer, observers concur that Obama continues to hold the lead among voters in Michigan. And given the right circumstances, Michigan could return to the top of the heap of battleground states that are drawing the
DETROIT - Asking a registered voter to reaffirm that they are a United States citizen this November shows a lack of equal protection under the law and has already created a lack of consistency throughout the Department of State, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman ruled on Friday, and therefore the question should not be
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group has promoted two employees ? one to virtual CIO and the other to project manager. Bob Nally has been promoted to a vCIO (virtual CIO) position. Nally previously served in the roles of inside sales and vice president of sales and operations. Nally is an accomplished technical professional with expertise in
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, Cloud ERP for manufacturers, was named an ?Elite? winner for employee enrichment, engagement and retention at the Metropolitan Detroit?s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For annual awards competition. This special award recognizes Plex Systems? innovative programs that create a positive and productive workplace.
GRAND RAPIDS ? Davenport University has hired Peg Luy as the University?s new Executive Vice President for Advancement. Luy currently serves as Vice President for Alumni and Development at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. She began her new job at Davenport Oct. 1. ?Peg brings considerable experience to Davenport University,? said Dr. Richard J. Pappas,
DETROIT ? Another sign that the Michigan economy is gaining steam ? the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for September gained five points from August, suggesting an expanding state economy. The September index was 50.6, up from 45.7 in August, after three declining months before. A PMI value of 50 or more generally suggests an
SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung Galaxy S3 owners are subject to a vulnerability that can actually be fixed with an over-the-air update. Samsung said that users can install a security update over the air that will safeguard them from a vulnerability that could allow someone to remotely delete all of their personal data from the handset.