SAN FRANCISCO ? More organizations have raised security to the senior management level and, as a result, are reducing the risk of inoperability while increasing efficiency and market competitiveness, the Business Software Alliance said in a joint survey done with the Information Systems Security Association. Key findings include: 76 percent of companies are recognizing that
ANN ARBOR ? The annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium has a new digital face, a quarterly eNewsletter called the The Growth Capital Journal, which provides the latest venture capital and private equity research and trends, and deal making in the Midwest. The first edition was emailed Feb. 21 to more than 33,000 IT and business
DETROIT ? Higher fuel prices are making consumers give hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles a second look, says a new study of 15,000 U.S. consumers completed by Harris Interactive Inc. The study, called AUTOTECHCAST, found that 63 percent of U.S. adult consumers are likely to purchase a new vehicle with enhanced fuel economy, if they have the
DETROIT ? A new study by Anderson Economic Group shows Wayne State University?s net economic benefit in Southeast Michigan?s economy totals more than $1 billion each year. The report provided a comprehensive analysis of the net economic and fiscal benefits of Wayne State in 2003 after deducting the likely earnings, expenditures, or employment that would
ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan?s Ken Nisbet and Venture Capitalist Kurt Riegger will lead the Ann Arbor IT Zone in 2005 with the help of a re-elected board. Nisbet, executive director of the University of Michigan's Office of Technology Transfer, was elected president, while Riegger, venture partner of North Coast Technology Investors, LP,
LANSING - Difficult budget times will continue for Michigan, and a long-term resolution of the state's structural deficit will require not only an improved economy but an overall change in how the state taxes itself and delivers services, participants at a budget forum said Friday. Former House Speaker Paul Hillegonds, a Republican, said the state
ANN ARBOR - The U.S. venture capital market is in the midst of a strong recovery, characterized by a return to fundamentals and a sharp awareness of the excesses of the late 1990?s and their debilitating effect upon investment returns. This recovery and conservative philosophy augers well for the nation and for emerging growth companies
KALAMAZOO ? Technology from Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) and entrepreneurs from Purdue Research Park will be spotlighted at the Southwest Michigan First?s Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday monthly investment meeting on Tuesday, March 1, in Kalamazoo. The half-day event ? part of Southwest Michigan First?s Investing in Innovation series ? will include a panel discussion entitled ?Foundations
DETROIT ? NextEnergy gave $290,000 in Education Grants to four Michigan universities and two community colleges to develop Alternative Energy Curriculums. Phase Two award recipients are: Henry Ford Community College - $50,000 Kettering University - $44,000 Lansing Community College - $46,000 Lawrence Technological University - $50,000 Oakland University - $50,000 Wayne State University - $50,000
LANSING - A set of bills that would regulate and criminalize the use of Internet spyware and adware received broad support from the Michigan Senate Technology and Energy Committee on Wednesday. While the bills were voted unanimously to the Senate floor, the primary sponsor and the Internet community said the bills need some fine-tuning to