TROY - Automation Alley added 17 new members in February. ?We hit the ground running this year. Nearly 20 new members from across southeast Michigan joined this past month.? said Ken Rogers, Automation Alley executive director. ?This is further proof that Automation Alley is still a driving force in the business community.? New members in
TROY - Automation Alley announced Tuesday that its Board of Directors has approved a resolution to support the New International Trade Crossing project, a second bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit. The NITC project is a joint U.S.-Canadian border crossing solution that would directly connect I-75 to Highway 401 in Canada, improving travel time across the
ISLANDIA, NY - A new study from CA Technologies has found that cloud computing is enabling a more central role for IT in shaping business strategy and driving innovation. The vast majority of survey respondents (96 percent) believe the primary role of IT has changed over the past five years, and 71 percent expect that
LANSING - This year's Entrepreneurship Score Card shows that Michigan is generally holding steady relative to the other 49 states with Michigan's fast-growing "stage two" small businesses leading the way in the state's economic reinvention. The seventh annual Entrepreneurship Score Card is sponsored by the Small Business Foundation of Michigan. ?The goal of the Score
LANSING - Most of the current regulation would be removed from local telephone service under legislation being considered by the House Energy and Technology Committee. As currently drafted, the bill (HB 4314 ) would essentially leave state licensing of wireline telephone providers, 911 service and Lifeline service for low-income residents. But it would eliminate all
LANSING - It is the type of technical question that can occasionally throw people into fits, but the issue has been raised about whether Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal to combine his proposed changes to the state's personal income tax and create a new corporate income tax in one bill would run afoul of the Constitution's
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google apparently has used a kill switch to remove 21 malware-infected apps from both its Android Market and from people's Android devices. Calling the Trojan the "mother of all Android malware," enthusiast site Android Police said yesterday the infected apps were discovered by a Reddit user, CNET News.Com reported. That Reddit
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google has acquired German security firm Zynamics, which was founded in 2004 by respected security expert Thomas Dullien, better known in the hacking community as "Halvar Flake." "We're pleased to announce that Zynamics has been acquired by Google!" read a short statement provided on Zynamics' blog and reported by CNET News.Com. "If
SAN FRANCISCO - Old scams hiding under new headlines were circulating on Facebook this week, including promises of video involving obsessed Justin Bieber fans. "I can't believe a GIRL did this because of Justin Bieber," says the post that has been appearing on Facebook walls and status updates. Clicking the link leads to a fake
LIVONIA - Technology Solutions has rolled out a new product, Virtual Hosted Office systems, designed to help small to mid-sized businesses take advantage of the latest in cloud-based technologies. Virtual Hosted Office systems provide secured access to company data and applications from anywhere in the world and small to mid-sized businesses are deploying this technology