LANSING ? Michigan's Department of State and Department of Information Technology have not adequately secured both the qualified voter file and the digital drivers license system, potentially exposing Michigan residents to "an unknown level of risk" that confidential data could be stolen and expose residents to identity theft, Auditor General Thomas McTavish said in an
KALAMAZOO ? Cleveland Clinic Foundation?s technology commercialization arm, CCF Innovations, will be featured at the April 5 Southwest Michigan First Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday monthly investment forum. The event, which is free and open to individuals interested in venture capital development, will be held at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center in Western Michigan University?s Business Technology
KALAMAZOO ? Kalamazoo Valley Community College has embraced the potential of RFID technology by becoming the host of the RFID Technology Center at KVCC?s M-TEC training center. RFID is short for Radio Frequency Identification - A wireless data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. Like bar codes, they are used to identify
LANSING - The Michigan Coalition for Tax Relief and Jobs found 60 percent of voters opposed to Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposed changes to the Single Business Tax, far more opposition than previous polls have shown. The Coalition attributed the disparities between its poll and one released earlier this week by supporters of the change to
SAN FRANCISCO ? It seems like everyone's talking about MP3 players these days, whether it's the latest and greatest iPod or the slew of challengers who hope to someday take it down. The good news for you is that all of that market activity is leading to lower prices on all kinds of players; even
ANN ARBOR - The Association for Women in Computing (AWC) is offering three $1500 scholarships to female Michigan college students pursuing degrees in Computer Science or Technology. The filing deadline is April 1. To be eligible, applicants must be full- or part-time female students enrolled in a college or university in the state of Michigan.
GRAND RAPIDS ? Have a few jars with the lads and lassies from GLIMAWest on St. Patrick?s Day (March 17) at The Boss (formerly the Stack) when the technology networking group hosts its monthly Tech 5:01 mixer. GLIMAWest officials know that attention spans will be short on one of the biggest party nights of the
DETROIT ? Wayne State University?s Institute for Information Technology and Culture (IITC) launched its Crossings Workshop on Cross-Border Security Cooperation in an effort to improve international security coordination between the United States and Canada, and beyond. The workshop Monday night, which was limited to 40 invited-only attendees from a cross section of academia, government and
WASHINGTON D.C. ? The Department of Homeland Security has just identified twelve possible terrorist strikes viewed as the most plausible or devastating. Topping the list are the detonation of a nuclear device in a major city, a truck bombing of a packed sports arena and the release of a sarin nerve agent in office buildings.
WASHINGTON D.C. ? The U.S. House will take up a bill Thursday that would permit people to freeze distribution of their credit information in an effort to thwart identity thieves even when criminals have the victim?s Social Security number. Senate Bill 5418 would place a security freeze notice in a consumer's credit report, at the