ONEKAMA - Azure Dynamics has developed a series of hybrid powered electric buses, vans and other work vehicles that reduce greenhouse gases and improve fuel mileage. Azure, based in Southeast Michigan, displayed its vehicles at the Michigan Energy Fair. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT - The Financial Times reports GM's talks to sell part of Opel to Magna have hit a snag. The FT says Magna's Russian partners want access to GM's global technology so they can build Opel's in Russia, which GM isn't too keen to see happen. Also, GM wants a clause to be able to
ANN ARBOR - Bradley Smith, an intellectual property attorney with the Ann Arbor office of Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, provides an update on copyright law. He'll answer questions such as - What can someone copyright? What does a person need to do to get copyright protection? Who owns the copyright, the author or the
TROY - The buzz is everywhere. Business Week, Wall Street Journal and CNN are reporting about it. Oprah, Larry King and Aston Kutcher are chatting about it. Your competitors are doing it. Whether you call it social media or social networking or web 2.0 or internet marketing, the question on every professional's mind is this:
PONTIAC - GuidePoint Systems on Monday launched two new GPS-based products aimed at helping car dealerships protect their loaner cars and unsold vehicle inventory ? but also increase their profitability. The supplier of GPS tracking and convenience products said it has begun marketing a new LOANER CAR PROTECTION PLAN to help protect vehicles loaned out
BOSTON - The bad news: first-quarter spending on computing technology was worse than forecast. The good news: growth could resume earlier, according to a report Forrester Research released Tuesday. The analyst firm reduced its forecast for 2009 information technology spending from a 3 percent decline to a 10.6 percent decline, but it's the hitting bottom,
LANSING - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Tuesday that Area Development magazine has awarded the State of Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation a Silver Shovel in the magazine's annual Gold & Silver Shovel awards competition recognizing state economic development agencies that drive significant job creation through innovative incentives, infrastructure improvements and programs to
DETROIT - TiE Detroit chapter has partnered with the Detroit Regional Chamber, the largest chamber of commerce in the country, and 66 other chambers of commerce to create the biggest networking reception of the summer July 9 at the Rostertail in Detroit. Be sure to bring tons of business cards, there will be tons of
DALLAS - AT&T on Wednesday announced small business customers nationwide can now purchase Acer, HP and Panasonic netbooks and laptops, featuring AT&T's embedded wireless technology, through the company?s relationship with CDW, a provider of technology solutions. The effort is part of AT&T's initiative to introduce wireless capabilities into a wide variety of emerging devices beyond
KALAMAZOO - TGap Ventures, a Kalamazoo-based venture capital company, has closed its second fund, the now $26 million TGap Venture Capital II. TGap invests in Midwestern technology, information technology, medical device and and medical services companies. TGap Venture Capital II drew investments from individuals in Indiana, Texas, Nebraska, Montana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota and Florida,