GRAND RAPIDS - Federal prosecutors on Monday filed what is expected to become a torrent of charges against ex officers of the collapsed CyberNET Group starting with four against its former president for defrauding banks out of $100 million in loans for his personal use. Former CyberNET President James Horton was accused of conspiracy, bank
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner. The software, which will be built into Vista, is designed to offer better synching with portable devices, make it easier to scroll through long
DETROIT - Online payment specialist PayPal, part of the Internet auction giant eBay, has introduced PayPal Mobile to North America, which lets customers buy online and pay for it through PayPal's wireless version. Music heavyweights Universal Music Group and MTV already are supporting the technology. Transactions are conducted by secure text message. UMG will use
BERKELEY, CA. - Competition in the cable TV market from phone companies could save consumers big bucks, a new study released Monday by an economist at the University of California at Berkeley contends. Yale Braunstein, professor in the School of Information at UC Berkeley, found in a study focused on the California cable television market
ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Monday announced it has selected 45 companies to make presentations to potential investors in May - start ups that specialize in Information Technology, Life Sciences and Alternative Energy. The presenting companies fall under the commercialization, A/B round, and expansion/growth rounds. "The Midwest is realizing the potential that
LANSING - Community colleges and universities have for many years been separated into individual budgets to recognize the differences in their missions. But now officials at Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State want the same lines drawn between them and the state's 12 other four-year schools - a distinction not shared
TROY - Legislation, new threats and interconnected networks continue to make the security professional's task more difficult and daunting. The (ISC)2 Security Leadership Seminar Series assists information security professionals in preparing for the threats and issues they face today, as well as those that will come tomorrow. Bottom line: if you are involved in your
LANSING - A group of government agencies will be bringing muncipal leaders, citizens, Internet Service Providers and other IT professionals together in June at nine forums throughout Michigan to explore ways to bring broadband Internet service to everyone in Michigan. The forums, from June 5-23, are co sponsored by The Michigan Townships Association, in conjunction
LANSING - A newly-signed Massachusetts law requiring universal health insurance coverage for all residents has "changed the calculus" of the issue in Michigan, and officials here are going to watch with interest how the new system develops in the Bay State with an eye towards the future possibility of attempting a similar proposal in Michigan.
SAN FRANCISCO - Mozilla released an update to its Firefox Web browser Thursday that fixes several security flaws and, as expected, adds support for Macs with Intel processors. The most serious bugs in Firefox could let an outsider commandeer a vulnerable computer, according to the Burning Edge, a Web site that tracks development of the