MADISON HEIGHTS ? Web developer Media Genesis has kicked off what it calls a corporate citizenship program to help non-profit organizations throughout the state by hooking them up with university students who will help them develop web-based marketing campaigns. ?With the downsizing of the Michigan economy over the past two years, traditional funding for non-profits
LANSING - It's official. The Mid-Michigan Innovation Alliance kicked off Monday armed with a three-year, $15 million grant from the federal government to refocus auto suppliers on building products for biofuels. Former Michigan labor czar David Hollister will be in charge of spreading the grant money around. The Mid Michigan Innovation Alliance is a region
DETROIT - An optimistic Compuware Corp. said Monday it will buy back up to $125 million of its common stock, as a sign of confidence in the direction the software and IT services company has taken this year. The purchases will be made on the open market from time-to-time based upon market and business conditions.
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