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Technology Solutions Offers Virtual Hosted Office Systems

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

By |2011-03-03T00:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Calley Says Michigan’s Tax System Is Inequitable

LANSING - Lt. Governor Brian Calley got right to the heart of lawmakers' concerns regarding one of the biggest components of the governor's budget - taxing pensions - as he delivered a series of examples Wednesday as to why Michigan's current system is inequitable. Calley said the entirety of Governor Rick Snyder's tax reform initiative,

By |2011-03-03T00:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Verizon Wireless Activates Cell Sites In Northeast Michigan

CHEBOYGAN - Verizon Wireless has activated three new cell sites in northeast Michigan that improve voice and data coverage in afton, Cheboygan and Hammond. Verizon service is better along U.S. Highway 23 coastline from Cheboygan to Rogers City; Michigan Road 68 between Indian River and Onaway; North Ocqueoc Road, south of U.S. Highway 23 to

By |2011-03-03T00:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Wayne State Researcher Develops Therapy To Fool Cancer To Kill Itself

DETROIT - A Wayne State University School of Medicine physician-researcher has developed a personalized therapy to treat a wide range of cancers based on a naturally occurring human enzyme that has been genetically modified to fool cancer cells into killing themselves. The unique concept, patented by Wayne State University, was successfully demonstrated on melanoma cells

By |2011-03-03T00:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Center For Excellence Showcases New Agronomic Practices

LANSING. ? The Corn Marketing Program of Michigan has partnered with the Lenawee Conservation District, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee to conduct an extensive research and demonstration project to test plots for growers to learn and evaluate data, without it affecting their farming operation?s bottom line. The Center for

By |2011-03-03T00:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

DeVos Leadership Series Offered Before Grand Rapids Griffins’ Games

GRAND RAPIDS - Northwood University's DeVos Graduate School of Management has partnered with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League to offer the DeVos Leadership MeNU Series, a three-part management training series offered prior to select Griffins' home games. The third installment of this series, ?Secrets to a Successful Strategy,? will take place

By |2011-03-03T00:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Blackhole RAT Trojan Targets Mac OS X Users

SAN FRANCISCO - A new Trojan has cropped up and it's targeting Mac OS X users, Sophos says. The Trojan, called "BlackHole RAT" by its author and "MusMinim" by Sophos, is a variant of the Remote Access Trojan on Windows. The author of the Trojan says the malware is not yet completed, but it already

By |2011-03-01T00:00:00-05:00March 1st, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|