CHICAGO - Biotechnology research is critical in resolving environmental, international health-care and energy crises as the world shrinks and global interdependence grows, former President Bill Clinton told thousands gathered for the Biotechnology Industry Organization convention Tuesday. Travel between countries is getting easier, which for the most part is a good thing, but it also increases
ANN ARBOR - The Association for Women in Computing, Ann Arbor Chapter is hosting a job fair on April 22 at the University of Michigan School of Information to hook up Southeast Michigan professionals with companies looking for employees with IT skills. Representatives from several companies including Blue Care Network of Michigan, Cisco Systems, Compuware,
LANSING - In its continuing effort to ensure that Michigan-based businesses are in the forefront of receiving state contracts, Michigan Department of Management and Budget Director Lisa Webb Sharpe on Monday said officials are embarking on a statewide tour to generate more buzz about the program so that 90 percent, or a 5 percent increase,
MADISON HEIGHTS - Media Genesis managing partner, Antoine Dubeauclard, the former chairman of InternetTroy, on Monday was named president of the Internet application development and design company, which celebrates its ten-year anniversary in April. Media Genesis specializes in the development of corporate websites, Intranets, and E-Learning Courseware and Systems. ?It is very exciting to see
FARMINGTON HILLS - IT consulting and outsourcing company Covansys Corp. announced Tuesday a partnership with JBoss Inc. that will let Covansys offer application development to companies that use JBoss Enterprise Middleware software. JEMS is an open source platform for SOA (service-oriented architecture), which offers a more flexible, standards-based alternative to commercial software stacks. JEMS products
ALMONT - Vehicle Research and Development, which provides automotive powertrain and physical test equipment and services, announced on Tuesday an alliance with Lapeer-based Testing Services Group to create a partnership to develop business opportunities for physical and powertrain test services. Services include life cycle and mechanical testing, temperature and humidity testing, and engine and transmission
DETROIT - There's a new wireless player coming to metropolitan Detroit that will offer flat-rate, pay-by-the-month cell phone service with no long-term contracts starting April 18. MetroPCS Communications, a Dallas-based wireless service provider, will offer service plans that range from about $30 to $50 a month for unlimited minutes in a footprint that ranges north
CHICAGO ? More than 500 eligible proposals are now competing for up to $100 million in start-up funding that will be awarded this summer by Michigan's 21st Century Jobs Fund. Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO James Epolito disclosed the details at the BIO 2006 International Conference in Chicago in a telephone
REDMOND, Wa. - An unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer could aid fraudsters in pulling off phishing scams, experts warned. The error could be exploited to fake the address bar in a browser window, security monitoring company Secunia said in an advisory. This tactic could be used in phishing scams that attempt to trick people into
TROY - EDS has made a $380 million offer to buy a majority stake in an Indian business-process outsourcing company in Bangalore, India-based Mphasis, which has some 12,000 employees. EDS said last month that it was looking at acquisitions in India, China, Korea and central Europe. Mike Jordan, CEO of EDS, said in a statement: