GRAND RAPIDS - From the time he was a kid, Keith Brophy had an interest in running his own business. The entrepreneurial seed germinated throughout his college years pursuing a degree in computer science at the University of Michigan, an eight-year stint at IBM in Washington, D.C. and sprouted when he landed a job in
MIDLAND - Advanced Battery Concepts is a company with an exciting new power play. The company has developed a proprietary battery electrode technology, branded GreenSeal, which is anticipated to enhance lead acid battery power tenfold or nearly double the energy, without additional material costs. "GreenSeal technology has an additional advantage; it makes traditional lead acid
SAGINAW - The Kalamazoo Promise provides Kalamazoo Public School graduates with up to 100 percent tuition scholarship for post-secondary education. Its mission is to transform the community and stimulate the economy through a new generation of learners. With this letter, I'd like to respectfully challenge area business organizations to launch a new Entrepreneurship Promise (E
DETROIT - You fought for, and then won, an approved budget for a new software system. You were delegated the task of organizing, collaborating, and then issuing the request for quote for a new enterprise wide system for your company. The vendor selection was completed, and the contracts are signed. Six months after the software
SUNNYVALE, Ca. - Juniper Networks is updating its Adaptive Threat Management solution to include new capabilities around identity-based security and WAN acceleration, dynamically-provisioned anti-spyware and anti-malware, and identity-based, application-specific enforcement. The networking vendor has been building out its Adaptive Threat Management solution since last summer when it made announcements around high-end routing and switching, but
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - In its' latest spam report, McAfee Inc. says corporate marketing departments could learn a thing or two on how to better target customers. And governments around the world could improve their national and international business prospects by aggressively combating illegal Internet activities, but don't hold your breath. Spammers understand their "customers,"
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - McAfee is building on its nine-year-old security-as-a-service strategy and positioning itself as an end-to-end provider of security in the cloud and on the customer's premise. The demand for security-as-a-service offerings is accelerating, both in the small- and medium-sized business and larger enterprise spaces, with significant growth expected over the next few
DETROIT - We have some events coming up, and the shared characteristics of both the upcoming regional event and the national one are that both are designed with affordability for attendees (and organizers) top of mind. First is SecureWorld, coming back to the Ford Conference Center on September 29th & 30th. As we did last
DETROIT - Congress passed and President Obama signed the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. There is a section on the False Claims Act eliminating the requirement that a false claim must be presented to a federal official or that it involves direct federal funds to bring a FCA action. This is an important
ANN ARBOR - A record crowd of over 200 information technology professionals from organizations across Michigan came to Ann Arbor on June 11-12 to attend the 2009 Merit Member Conference, Merit Network's annual two-day networking and technology conference. This year's event featured over 40 presentations and discussions spanning a wide range of topics in information