GRAND RAPIDS ? The Iserv Technology Group (ITG) Tuesday announced the completion of its first non-ISP acquisition with the purchase of Pinika, a document and process management solutions company based in Grand Rapids. Pinika provides a secure and organized online environment for legal and other documents, and has offered litigation case management and support services
SAN FRANCISCO - A security flaw has been found in the default installation process for Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook Express, according to eEye Digital Security. A common thread with these applications is the potential for a buffer overflow, which in turn could allow an attacker to gain access to users' systems remotely, Mike
TROY ? Nominations for the 2005 Helen eWards for Web Excellence Close Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. Sites under consideration must be a Michigan company or designed by a Michigan business. Mitechnews.Com Editor & Publisher Mike Brennan is one of the judges. Other judges include Matt Roush, editor and publisher of the Great Lakes IT
LANSING ? Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, as expected, joined the CLEC Association of Michigan in appealing a Public Service Commission order allowing local service providers to set their own rates in many of the state?s urban centers. Both argued to the Court of Appeals that the commission misinterpreted the Michigan Telecommunications Act in finding
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm urged Marathon Oil, operator of the only gasoline refinery in the state, to lower its prices now that crude oil supplies are flowing again after Hurricane Katrina slammed the oil producing southern states. Marathon responded by rolling back prices for regular gas to $2.99 a gallon at its Speedway stations.
LANSING ? Michigan House Republicans passed their plan Wednesday to provide tax relief for Michigan businesses, but Gov. Jennifer Granholm remains opposed to the proposal and Senate Republicans are uneasy with it, both because of its budget implications. Granholm proposed her own plan to rework the Single Business Tax in January. She and legislators from
LANSING - Negotiations continue on legislation that would sell one-quarter of the state's annual payments from the national tobacco settlement to fund promising tech start ups and create jobs. The House Commerce Committee moved some of the bills implementing this proposal to the full House on Wednesday, but they do not reflect the deal that
PITTSBURGH - US-CERT has received reports of multiple phishing sites that attempt to trick users into donating funds to fraudulent foundations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Phishing emails may appear as requests from a charitable organization asking the users to click on a link that will then take them to a fraudulent site that
SAN FRANCISCO ? As suspected, it turns out the Zotob worm that bedeviled Internet users two weeks ago, including Daimler Chrysler, is linked to a crime ring, the FBI contends. Atilla Ekici, a 21-year-old Turk who used the nickname Coder, may be affiliated with people thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Business networking group Entrepreneur & Investor Exchange opens its fall season of monthly workshop and cocktail mixers by rolling out a new format that could help business people catch the attention of angel and early-stage investors. The Tuesday, September 13 forum will feature three, 10-minute Showcase Presentations by entrepreneurs seeking capital for