MARQUETTE – Peninsula Fiber Network experienced a system error on Jan. 10 that impacted service to 911 dispatch centers across the state. An error occurred in the company’s optical transport network resulting in database corruption. This caused a hardware/software mismatch resulting in some 911 calls to not be completed as expected or calls that lacked
ANN ARBOR - Skip Simms was one of Ann Arbor SPARK's first employees when it was created a couple decades ago to provide business training and services to the Ann Arbor tech community, including engineers coming out of the University of Michigan. On Dec. 31, Simms retired from SPARK and stepped down as managing partner
SOUTHFIELD—Three Michigan companies—Southfield-based 123.Net, Owosso-based DayStarr Communications, and Marquette-based Peninsula Fiber Network—have announced a new 90-mile fiber route connecting Southfield to Lansing. This network will enhance connectivity options in underserved areas. This multi-million-dollar joint investment brings state-of-the-art optical fiber opportunities to Lansing, Okemos, Williamston, Webberville, Fowlerville, Howell, Brighton and other municipalities along the path. Underground
DETROIT—East Lansing-based Stellar Broadband announced that it would work with developers Hunter Pasteur, Forbes Co. and Oxford Capital Group LLC to deliver gigabit internet service to the new Detroit development Perennial Corktown. Perennial Corktown will include a seven-story apartment building with 188 studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units, as well a seven-unit townhouse development at 10th
ANN ARBOR - If your company is developing Michigan cannabis events for the first half of 2023, we want to hear from you at Sparx & Recreation. We are planning our second edition of the digital magazine that will feature cannabis events through June 30, and perhaps beyond. These events can be indoors or out.
LMS stands for a learning management system. In this article, we look at the framework's main features and review its critical uses. The systems can transform any education business by opening pathways for new learning methods. Hiring an LMS development company is the best investment for many firms. What is a Learning Management System? An
GRAND RAPIDS—Meijer Inc., the retail chain, announced that it had deployed two of the first all-electric tractor-trailer trucks outside California. Meijer operates one of the largest fleets in Michigan with 250 tractor-trailer trucks. It is also the first retailer in the United States also the first nationwide to track the performance of the Freightliner eCascadia
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator has received a $125,000 grant from the Kirkland, Wash.-based Breakthrough Energy Foundation for general operating support. The Centrepolis Accelerator is unusual among business accelerators in that it concentrates on companies manufacturing physical products, rather than services or software. It works with both startups and established small businesses. Several of its
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google announced on Friday that it's adding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Gmail on the web, allowing enrolled Google Workspace users to send and receive encrypted emails within and outside their domain. Client-side encryption (as Google calls E2EE) was already available for users of Google Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Google Meet, and Google Calendar
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University is hosting the DECA challenge Friday Dec. 16 on the Southfield Campus attracting some 1000 of the top high school students to demonstrate the business knowledge and skills they learned in the classroom. DECA, formerly known as the Distributive Education Clubs of America, is an organization for emerging leaders in
