TROY - Automation Alley announced Thursday the finalists for its Fifth Annual Awards Gala, scheduled for Sept. 23 at the Ford Conference and Event Center in Dearborn. Finalists for the Awards Gala represent the top technology leaders and organizations that have made significant contributions to technology advancements throughout Southeast Michigan. The finalists include: CEO of
SOUTHFIELD ? Lawrence Technological University will launch its Weekend Master of Business Administration program September 21 on the Schoolcraft College campus in Livonia. Classes will meet in the VisTaTech Center, a new $27 million building on the north side of Schoolcraft?s campus. ?We are pleased and delighted to welcome Lawrence Tech to Schoolcraft,? said Schoolcraft
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Butzel Long has formed an Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group in response to the significant growth in the law firm?s patent and trademark work. Several new attorneys will be assigned to the new group. Members of the practice group will work primarily out of the firm?s offices in Bloomfield Hills, Ann
SOUTHFIELD - All things being equal, insider expertise can tip the scales in a job seeker's favor, a new survey of chief information officers by Robert Half Technology shows. Forty-three percent of information technology (IT) executives polled said applicants with industry-specific experience have an advantage when it comes to proving they're perfect for the position.
ROCHESTER HILLS ? Modern Engineering has opened a dedicated IT recruiting practice to meet growing customer demands for high-tech security and information management specialists. Modern?s new IT staffing division specializes in the recruitment of highly-qualified IT candidates for all major industry sectors, including contract staffing, direct placement, contract-to-direct and Managed Staffing and Master Vendor options.
LANSING - House Republicans are making preparations to vote next week on their own plan to cut business taxes although they have not broken off negotiations with the Senate and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. A House Republican source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the talks between the Granholm administration and the Legislature have stalled,
SAN FRANCISCO ? On the day search engine Google launched its own me too Instant Messenger, security experts warned a new MSN Messenger worm, dubbed Kelvir HI, is tailoring its attack message to the compromised system ? in English, Dutch, French, German and other languages, as it hunts for new victims. When it hits an
LIVONIA ? Bud Warner has joined telecommunications provider Technology Solutions as Systems Engineer, where he will be responsible for supporting the company?s VoIP efforts. Prior to joining Technology Solutions, Warner worked in a similar capacity for The Beacon Group and Motorola Internet and Networking Group providing voice, data, LAN, WAN, network management and pre-sales and
ANN ARBOR ? The National Science Foundation has awarded T/J Technologies a twelve-month, $250,000 grant to scale up a new Li-ion battery material. When integrated in to a rechargeable Li-ion battery, T/J?s material will give vehicle designers another stored energy option for future hybrid electric vehicles. This grant adds to T/J?s growing list of rechargeable
DETROIT - On Tuesday, Verizon Communications offered broadband Internet access for just $14.95 a month, following a similar move by SBC Communications in June. While Verizon's service offers much slower upload and download speeds than other broadband services, it is still at least 10 times faster than dial-up. What's more, it costs the same if