LANSING - LINC, a Lansing IT association, has joined forces with Lancing Community College this holiday season to offer three scholarships for students interested in technology. The application deadline is December 17. This is the first time that LINC and L.C.C. have offered scholarships to members of the community in efforts to increase education of
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. - Mozilla has released the third update to Firefox in a month, version 2.0.0.11, to fix a stability problem in the previous version. "We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release," a post on the Firefox developer blog said which was reported by CNET News.Com. The open-source Web
LANSING - Third time was the charm for the House approving a Michigan Business Tax surcharge that replaces the revenues lost from repealing the service tax. The final touches were put on the latest crisis resolution when the House gave a 66-42 vote of approval to HB 5408 in emergency session Saturday afternoon following hours
CHICAGO - The results of CDW Corp.'s 2007 CDW Holiday IT Wish List survey shows 59 percent of IT decision makers said that their organization is somewhat likely or extremely likely to increase investment in IT in 2008. Asked for their outlook on particular technology investments, 52 percent said that their companies are somewhat or
LONDON - As the asset management industry experiences significant change, companies are turning to technology to reinvent and differentiate themselves, creating a $3.4 billion industry by 2012, says a new report by Datamonitor. Technological developments within the evolving asset management industry, says the drive to offer superior performance is changing risk procedures in both the
LANSING ? Security Magazine has named Dan Lohrmann, Michigan's Chief Information Security Officer, as one of the top 25 people in the security industry. Lohrmann, also president of Michigan InfraGard, was named a Visionary. Protecting the infrastructure and information for more than 55,000 desktops and laptops and 3,000 data center servers, Lohrmann directs cybersecurity and
GRAND RAPIDS - The City of Grand Rapids has pledged to obtaining 20 percent of its electric supply from Michigan-based renewable sources by the end of 2008, becoming the largest participant in Consumers Energy's Green Generation program. The Grand Rapids City Commission Wednesday approved a resolution to enroll in the program. "This historic investment by
LANSING - A two-day jobs mission to California by Gov. Jennifer Granholm included a meeting with a Los Angeles biofuel firm on Tuesday, which followed a meeting Monday with leaders of five San Francisco-area venture capital firms to encourage investment in alternative energy projects in Michigan. The governor said investment firms across the country are
DETROIT ? Pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies has been booked to headline the 2008 North American International Auto Show?s annual black-tie Charity Preview. The Canadian born band will entertain several thousand well groomed auto executives and their escorts Jan. 18 at Cobo Center. The band, composed of Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, Jim Creeggan, and
ANN ARBOR ? Cyber Monday shoppers were more satisfied with their online experience in 2007 than they were in 2006. Satisfaction was slightly lower on Cyber Monday than it was over the holiday weekend, but e-retailers showed an increased ability to use their web sites to influence multichannel sales. That?s the latest news from a