EAST LANSING - RateMyStudentRental.Com, a web site for students to critique their rentals and landlords, was the runner up in the New Business Idea category of the 2009 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest contest. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
EAST LANSING - Lambert Technologies, which has developed a coating that lets engineers and designers see where the weak points are in parts under stress, was the runner up in the Emerging Business category for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan writing contest. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 has named Randall (Randy) Frank Chief Technology Officer, a role in which he will help set and manage the overall direction of advanced technology plans for Internet2, including the identification and development of emerging technologies in areas like high-performance hybrid networking, end-to-end performance, network security, and middleware. As CTO, Frank will
LANSING - Income tax collections in Michigan and most states have plummeted by 26 percent over the last year due to the severity of the recession, a study by the Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government in New York said. Michigan's tax returns were even worse than the national average, falling by 34.4 percent from April
LANSING - Michigan Senate leaders plan to put the House-passed versions of legislation that could allow the North American International Auto Show to remain at Cobo Center into a conference committee, perhaps as early as Tuesday. But after a series of conference calls on Monday on the House versions of SB 587 and HB 4998
TROY - The Automation Alley Technology Committee is hosting a panel discussion on July 14 that will take a look at how the United States can use technology to stem the rising cost of healthcare. Each of the panel's four speakers will discuss what is being done in the areas of integration, security and standards,
SAN FRANCISCO - Parents have yet another reason for a long, hard talk with their kids. More than half of teens admit to using the Internet to cheat, a new poll shows, while 35 percent say they've used their cell phones. The results were released Thursday by Common Sense Media, which commissioned research firm Benenson
TORONTO - Cyber-criminals continue to show just how enterprising they can be. Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center has discovered a trading platform that enables cyber-criminals to buy and sell botnets - essentially a one-stop shop for such activity. In its research, Finjan's MCRC discovered the existence of the Golden Cash network, which consists of a
MIDLAND - How do you find business startup opportunities that match your talent? Join MidlandTomorrow on June 26 for the second in its series called Linking Talent and Opportunities. This four-hour forum focuses on helping local entrepreneurs link their talent to available opportunities in the area. Speakers from Michigan State University, the University of Michigan,
WASHINGTON DC - As advertising has slumped amid the recession, online ad networks have found themselves in a hard place. Now they may be pushed up against a regulatory rock. On Thursday, House of Representatives subcommittees on communication and consumer protection plan to hold a joint hearing to discuss online advertising and privacy. The lawmakers