LANSING - After audit findings last month that the Michigan Economic Growth Authority was not necessarily ensuring credits were being given for promised job numbers or wages, the Senate Finance Committee told auditors it would be seeking a follow-up audit to be sure recommended changes were implemented. And auditors said the request would be added
ANN ARBOR - Individuals can now attain certification as a machine vision professional (basic level) through a new program launched by the Automated Imaging Association, the global industry's trade group. To earn "CVP" status, individuals need to pass a test based on the basic tutorial programs AIA offers in the fundamentals of machine vision, beginning
DETROIT - The Engineering Society of Detroit has partnered with the University of Detroit Mercy to offer a new advanced electric vehicle graduate certificate program. The curriculum emphasizes core electric and hybrid vehicle engineering expertise. It was designed to educate and retrain traditional automotive engineers, providing them with the skills and expertise to develop the
ANN ARBOR - Satisfaction with Top 100 e-retailers rebounded from a dive this time last year, to an all-time high score of 78 points out of 100, a five point increase. According to ForeSee Results' annual Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index, consumers are more satisfied with their online experiences than ever before. Nearly every
BRIGHTON - ToolWorx Information Products has released ToolWorx SmartPTI Suite to meet the Produce Traceability Initiative compliance labeling guidelines. The SmartPTI Suite uses Intermec Smart Printers to create a one-piece labeling system with no PC or terminal needed to print a PTI-compliant label. As such, this labeling solution can be used indoors or outdoors in
LANSING - Two high-profile events this week provided an excellent opportunity to promote our diversification efforts and showcase some of the great things happening in Michigan. On Tuesday, Governor Granholm and I met with venture-capital firms and life-science industry leaders at the 2010 BIO International Conference (BIO) in Chicago. BIO featured high-level industry leaders discussing
WASHINGTON DC - Hello and thank you for the opportunity to introduce myself as the new unit chief of the FBI Cyber Division's Public & Private Alliance Unit, which includes the InfraGard Program. Before I arrived, I heard so many positive things about InfraGard and the membership. It is truly a privilege to join this
DETROIT - 2010 marks the sixth year for the Midwest Technology Leaders Symposium, which gathers the Midwest's top information executives - CIOs and senior level IT Executives to the MGM Grand Detroit on May 26. MTL provides a platform to recognize achievements in the Midwest IT community in a non-political cross-industry event. Attendees will take
DETROIT - Current software engineering practices inadvertently leave software and systems susceptible to attacks. As evidence, the DHS's Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) lists 797 explicit defects and the list is growing at a constant rate. These defects cost the average U.S. Company $22 million dollars a year to fix. Moreover, it isn?t like recommendations for
DETROIT - Key institutions in Detroit, with sponsorship from the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, MIT's Center for Future Civic Media and Google are kicking off a one-year effort to broaden journalism's role in the nation's underserved communities. As many as 100 journalists, technologists, bloggers, educators, funders and entrepreneurs are expected to participate June 3-6