LANSING ? The state is spending about $50,000 over the next week to wine and dine 28 travel writers who will be touring some of the hot spots in Grand Rapids and Detroit. State officials hope the press tour will translate into positive press coverage that could increase the $17.5 billion spent by tourists last
STAMFORD, CN ? Gartner Group has clarified its advice for when users should consider moving to Microsoft Vista, saying that organizations still running Windows 2000 should consider upgrading as soon as Vista ships. Previously, Gartner had advised that "companies shouldn't rush to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista" and that "most firms could safely hold back
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm's surprise move last week to sign legislation creating a jobs development program, while vetoing two bills keeping a business tax proposal from taking effect was in the planning stage more than a week before, sources said. And the strategy began to take effect once administration officials realized a critical phrase
FLINT - Kettering University will spend about $500,000 to update three labs in its Electrical and Computer Engineering Department to improve space and power capacity for students and faculty. ECE Department Head Mark Wicks said the 3,500 square-foot-project will provide a whole new set of capabilities for the department. Officials expect the labs will open
NEW YORK ? As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, online shoppers will have a multitude of options for finding the best price on holiday gifts, from comparison shopping sites which have become a staple for the online deal sleuth, to a new collection of web sites that provide leaked information on upcoming Black Friday sales. According to
BETHESDA, MD ? Online criminals shifted their attacks in 2005 from operating systems such as Windows to media players and software programs, according to a study released Tuesday by the SANS Institute. Among the software programs under attack are antivirus software. Attackers are changing their targets after Internet service providers and operating systems designers such
DETROIT ? Anyone with used computers, screens, CPUs, fax machines and copiers can drop them off at Goodwill Industries of Great Detroit on Dec. 3 to help Goodwill pay for its programs and services. This is a free service of RECONNECT Michigan, a partnership program of Goodwill Michigan and Dell Inc. for consumers to reuse
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Monday, as she vetoed two tax bills, that the Michigan legislature created a situation that allowed the high tech jobs development portion of the $3 billion economic stimulus plan to move forward, but she demanded the legislature immediately take action to enact the tax cut agreement announced earlier this
LANSING ? IT consultant Dewpoint announced it has acquired Strategic Advantage Corporation, which the Dewpoint executives said would further develop the company?s public sector practice. Barbara Dawson, Strategic Advantage Corporation president, joins Dewpoint as director of its public-sector practice. Her experience includes numerous large-scale technology installations and strategic planning projects for several divisions within the
GRAND RAPIDS - A new variant of the Sober worm made the network rounds Tuesday, attempting to entice people into clicking on attachments purporting to be threats from the FBI or videos clips of Paris Hilton, the hotel heiress and her reality TV co-star Nicole Richie. Antivirus companies said the worm gained some traction over