DETROIT - Real-time video surveillance solutions provided in a pilot program by Comcast Business through its SmartOffice suite has been credited by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan for much of the success of Project Green Light that uses the high-definition video feeds from nearly 120 partnering businesses to fight crime. "Without the complete video technology system
TROY - Managed Way announced it has established a Point-of-Presence at the Canada151 Data Center in Toronto, creating an international connection. The partnership is a milestone in ManagedWay's strategy to establish a strong partner ecosystem in major North American market hubs. The PoP site launched with 10G IP services installed (up to 100G available on
SOUTHFIELD – Comau and LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, opened the doors Thursday to a new LIFT Lab inside the Comau Innovation Center in Southfield. The 1,000-sq. ft. facility will serve as an extension of LIFT’s Corktown research center providing additional collaborative space for LIFT members and partners to conduct lightweighting research along with
SOUTHFIELD - Civil Rights law expert Jocelyn Benson will keynote the Detroit Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications 2017 Matrix Awards on May 18, honoring achievement in communications. The annual awards ceremony will take place at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield. Benson, CEO of the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality, served for
SOUTHFIELD - ImageSoft, which offers paperless court products, announced Thursday a partnership with the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction to improve the use of technology in legal education. CALI developed A2J Author, a cloud-based tool that helps self-representing litigants more easily complete and print documents in preparation for filing. A2J Author provides Guided Interviews which
ANN ARBOR - Actifio, an Enterprise Data-as-a-Service (EDaaS) company, on Tuesday announced it had partnered with Online Tech, a specialist in hybrid IT and cloud services. The partnership will equip Online Tech clients with the agility they need with an easily manageable long-term data retention solution and the ability to recover large data sets instantly.
PONTIAC - CloudTech1 is hosting the March 27 Tech248 at Fillmore 13 Brewery where CEO Rick Beckers will post the question, “Let’s make IoT a RIoT in Michigan.” Beckers said Fillmore 13 Brewery can accommodate up to 125 people and nearly 80 are registered so far. So act today by registering by March 23 at
ANN ARBOR - Extremely short, configurable "femtosecond" pulses of light demonstrated by an international team could lead to future computers that run up to 100,000 times faster than today's electronics. The researchers, including engineers at the University of Michigan, showed that they could control the peaks within the laser pulses and also twist the light.
ROYAL OAK - Comcast is leveraging its Xfinity platform to watch what you want, how you want it, and when you want it through a new Netflix app offering by Comcast the ability to call up your favorite movie or actor. Before you buy or rent a movie, you can search all your content to
LANSING – The FIRST ever Lansing Maker Faire is coming Saturday, April 29th and Sunday, April 30th 2017 to the Meridian Mall. Lansing Maker Faire intersects the traditional science fair with the modern day innovation and engineering of the Maker Movement. Maker Faire has been nicknamed the Greatest Show and Tell on Earth—a family-friendly showcase
