MOUNT PLEASANT - This Friday, $45,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the Central Michigan University student teams who submit the top three winning business concepts in the New Venture Competition. 24 teams are participating in the competition, which began last October. The students, from multiple academic disciplines, will present their business plans to
SAN FRANCSICO - Epsilon, which manages e-mail communications for TiVo, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One Financial, US Bank, the Kroger grocery chain, Best Buy, RedRoof Inn and other merchants, said this week that it suffered a security breach that revealed data on some of its clients' customers. Epsilon, which says it sends 40 billion e-mails
TAYLOR - Atlas Oil Company has completed its acquisition of Ro-Di Oil Company of Veerdersburg, Indiana. Ro-Di distributes approximately 10 million gallons of petroleum products annually in the central Indiana region. Ron Hayman, President of Ro-Di Oil, will assist in the transition. His son, RD Hayman, has joined the Atlas Oil team as district manager.
PLYMOUTH ? David Baker, Identity Management Security Consultant, will discuss Secure Data Sharing April 21 during the April meeting of MotorCity ISSA. The reservation deadline is April 18. He has been CISSP certified for four years. He works for CSC, a global outsourcing company, and is on assignment for Chrysler as an Identity Management Security
SAN FRANCISCO - Security company Webroot has announced a new app for Android users. Dubbed Webroot Mobile Security for Android, the application, which runs on both smartphones and tablets, scans apps for malware prior to installation. It also checks URLs to block phishing attacks. The app's identity-protection feature lets users remotely lock and wipe the
SAN FRANCISCO - Salesforce.Com said it has acquired Radian6, a social media monitoring service, for $326 million in cash and stock. The deal, which is expected to close in the quarter ending July 31, gives Salesforce technology to monitor, track, and analyze social media across properties such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. Radian6, which
SAN FRANCISCO - Phishers use all kinds of come-ons to lure their victims. But one persistent piece of spam tries to trick people by offering an upgrade to Adobe Acrobat. Detailed by security provider Cloudmark in a blog posted yesterday, this type of advertising spam e-mails users a notice to upgrade to the new Adobe
LANSING - Michigan Celebrates Small Business, the state's premier awards event celebrating small business excellence, will recognize over 60 small businesses at the seventh annual awards dinner on April 28th in Lansing. ?Michigan?s economy is built on a strong foundation of innovation and hard working people. Michigan Celebrates Small Business seeks to acknowledge the best
TROY - The Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan forum April 14 will feature presentations by emerging companies selected by a panel of the group's business leaders and investors. EISEM is a series of programs that works to highlight entrepreneurs and their businesses and further develop their message to reach customers and investors. Keynote Speaker: Dave
ANN ARBOR - Architectural Resource and Meadowlark Builders have teamed up to once again offer, through their popular "Behind the Drywall" tour series, a rare hands-on opportunity to visit an in-progress "Deep Green" whole house gut-rehab remodeling project of a mid-century modern home in Ann Arbor. The tour is scheduled for Saturday April 2. This