ANN ARBOR - Although oil prices continue to set record highs this year, America's economy will remain solid through the middle of next year, University of Michigan economists said in the mid-year forecast update released Monday. After mid 2006, the economy will slow a bit, even as oil prices fall back to less than $50
LANSING ? Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants to shine a light on the great work done by IT professionals in Michigan state and local government organizations by presenting the first Michigan Excellence in Technology Awards. The awards will be presented during the Michigan Digital Government Summit on October 12. All government organizations in Michigan are
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The Great Lakes Angels have created what?s called a Sidecar Fund to invest primarily in IT, medical and disruptive technologies ? including technologies developed in Israel. Another wrinkle on this project is the up to $5 million Angel Fund will become the farm team funneling more mature deals to a $50 million
WARREN - The U.S. Army said Wednesday that it has completed a pilot study on a wireless sensor system that could be used to automate the sometimes dangerous task of repairing and maintaining tanks, trucks and Humvees in the field. All engines on tactical vehicles already have sensors that track their location through a GPS
SOUTHFIELD ? Because technology has revolutionized the way teachers instruct their students, Lawrence Technological University has partnered with Marygrove College to offer this fall a Master?s Degree in Educational Technology. With computers in the classroom, Web-based learning tools, streaming video, and hundreds of software and hardware choices ? teachers and school administrators must keep up-to-date
TROY - MITechNews Editor Mike Brennan will moderate the Walsh College IT security briefing for non-profit organizations August 24 at the Troy campus. The conference is underwritten by the SBC Foundation. According to the FBI, virus attacks, unauthorized computer use, Web site penetration, security breaches from disgruntled employees, and identity theft crimes are all on
DETROIT ? The Black Data Processing Associates will host their 27th Annual National Conference Aug. 17-20 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. This year?s theme is Driving Innovation, Bringing Value, and Embracing Change. This event offers a great opportunity for Information Technology professionals from across the country to be exposed to high tech topics in
SAN FRANCISCO ? If you need more proof that the PC world is switching from Microsoft?s Internet Explorer web browser to the much less security vulnerable Mozilla Firefox, look no further than Tuesday?s announcement that IBM has updated its Workplace desktop software to support Firefox. IBM?s Workplace software handles word processing, document storage and calendars.
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio is rolling out a competition as part of its upcoming MichBio Expo to promote partnerships and accelerate business development in the Michigan life sciences industry as well as meet the needs of pharmaceutical research and development. The Pfizer Research Contract Competition is open for submissions through Sept. 9. A panel of
LANSING - Continuing efforts to get Internet and catalog sales companies to collect individual sales taxes will be a major topic of discussion at next week's National Conference of State Legislatures meeting in Seattle, and a recent report from the Department of Treasury estimates that unpaid sales taxes through offsite sales cost the state $246