REDMOND ? If you?re looking for back-to-school electronics for your kids, Microsoft?s Peter Han, vice president, OEM Division, has a few suggestions for you. Each uses software made by Microsoft. Natch. Han said Microsoft works with OEMs of all types, including big names like Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, providing consumers with a diverse ecosystem from which
WASHINGTON DC - The commander of U.S Cyber Command says the military has good offensive cyber capabilities and good defensive cyber capabilities. The problem is they're operating as two separate teams that need to be melded into one. The Defense Department rarely talks publicly about its offensive cyber capabilities or precisely what its cyber warriors
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. ? Google, which settled a privacy case with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission last week, is building a group dedicated to finding and solving "subtle, unusual, and emergent" problems with its products - a "red team" dedicated to solving privacy problems. The team will be focused on tracking down and fixing privacy
GRAND RAPIDS ? 2008 was a year nearly every business would like to forget, including Cornerstone University. The faith-based institution of higher education was suffering its third straight year of declining enrollment. As a result, tuition fees plunged, while the stagnant economy crimped donations. Cornerstone posted an audited net loss of $4.8 million. Fast forward
GRAND RAPIDS ? In the old days of telecommunications, a business would buy a phone system from a single carrier and be good for a decade or so. Phones were just for voice calls or sending faxes. Not today. Alexander Graham Bell' s invention has morphed into a computer for communications that deliver audio, video,
WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert warning that hackers could exploit code in Siemens-owned technology to attack power plants and other national critical infrastructure. Security researcher Justin Clarke exposed the flaw at a Los Angeles conference last week, claiming he discovered a way of spying on encrypted traffic
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation issued a Request for Proposals from nonprofit organizations and universities in Michigan to provide specialized support services to assist entrepreneurs in launching and growing high-tech companies throughout the state. The total amount of available funding is $5.25 million. ?Early-stage companies represent high growth
PLEASANT RIDGE ? ePrize Founder Josh Linkner and its biggest financial supporter, Dan Gilbert, are no longer part of the Internet promotions company, bought out by Catterton Partners, a Connecticut-based, consumer-focused private equity company with $2.5 billion under management. ePrize CEO Matt Wise, in an interview with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan, said Catterton Partners took
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's decision to abandon legislation that would set up a state-run health insurance exchange due to opposition from House Republicans and to instead pursue a state-federal partnership to create the exchange was met with understanding, but disappointment by exchange supporters Thursday. Paul Duguay, deputy director of the Michigan Association of Health
GRAND RAPIDS - Start Garden, the $15 million pre-seed fund started by ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos, wants to get closer to the entrepreneurs and startup ideas it aims to help. It's doing that by opening a new "community center" in downtown Grand Rapids. Start Garden's new 5,000-square-foot space in the Trade Center building at the