SOUTHFIELD Computer Associates on Tuesday raised the threat assessment for two worms now sweeping the world, the Bagle and Mydoom variants. CA said individual virus incidents and the number of variants encountered by home and business users is climbing alarmingly. With five Bagle variants in six days, several new techniques and the re-emergence of Mydoom,
TROY Telecommunications options and all those choices offered by so many companies will be the topic on July 29 in a panel discussion hosted by the Troy Chamber. Confirmed presenters include: Jerry Finefrock, VP of Regulatory Affairs of LDMI Telecommunications; Andre Roy, Vice President of Abilita Inc.; and Christopher Hopkins, President & CEO of Grid
KALAMAZOO NanoVir announced Monday that is has won a $600,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to create drugs to fight the sole cause of cervical cancer the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide. The $600,000 Advanced Technology small business grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
LANSING Rising fees charged other carriers by SBC and legislation to repeal a federal law onerous to small business are the topics of this weeks Small Business Association of Michigan update. SBC Demand To Double Rates Creates Unusual Alliance What do SBAM, Attorney General Mike Cox, AARP and the Michigan Consumer Federation agree on? That
DEARBORN - The first hybrid SUV to reach the market will cost just less than $27,000 in base front-drive form. Ford says the Escape Hybrid vehicle will reach showrooms later this summer wearing a base price of $26,970 including destination; a four-wheel-drive version will retail for $28,595. The full-hybrid system in the new ute blends
TROY General Motors commercial vehicle business, when combined with OnStar's expertise in hardware integration and services delivery at the consumer level, will make OnStar among the best positioned to address the sweet spot in the commercial telematics market: the sub-Class 8 trucks and vans that make up the bulk of commercial fleets, a new study
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LANSING - Twenty projects in 17 cities will participate in the pilot phase of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's "Cool Cities" grant program, eligible for up to $100,000 in grants aimed at making inner cities more attractive to young workers and the companies that would employ them. The grants not only allow the target communities to complete
KALAMAZOO Kalamazoo Valley Community College had such success with its first Entrepreneurs Boot Camp that it has planned another this fall and opened the competition to entrepreneurs with business plans outside the IT community. The tentative dates for Boot Camp II at the Michigan Technical Education Center (M-Tec) will be four consecutive Fridays in late
DETROIT Auto exchange Covisint, now a subsidiary of Compuware, announced Thursday an agreement with General Motors to use Covisint Connect data messaging service, which will connect more than 6,000 GM suppliers. Covisint Connect supports both traditional EDI as well as future ebXML-based communications through an advanced technology platform. GM will continue to provide suppliers no-cost