DETROIT – An Indian based IT company has opened its Automotive Innovation Center in the Motor City to showcase its technologies for automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, insurers, and other technology companies. The Automotive Innovation Center will develop and showcase cutting-edge solutions that leverage artificial intelligence, analytics, Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), cloud and
EGHAM, U.K. — Digital business initiatives are forcing infrastructure service providers to expand their offerings beyond edge computing technologies in order to deliver digital touchpoint services, according to Gartner Inc. A digital touchpoint can be any kind of interaction with a digital device, product or service. For example, when an individual has a Q&A session
DETROIT - More than half of waste released in a given year contains plastic materials. About 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter the Great Lakes every year, and another 8 million goes into the ocean. While plastic never decomposes, it does break down into much smaller — but no less environmentally hazardous — components called
TROY - Altair is providing its simulation-driven innovation software to qualified startup companies through its newly formed Altair Startup Program offering preferential pricing for its simulation-driven design, computer-aided engineering, cloud computing and Internet of Things software solutions. The program also provides no-cost expert consulting to quickly ramp-up startup organizations with its multi-physics optimization platform, Altair HyperWorks™,
SAN FRANCISCO - Net neutrality may be dead, but questions remain about how seriously the Federal Communications Commission considered comments from the public. The FCC's system for submitting those comments was a hot mess. Two million of the 22 million comments submitted used stolen identities, some for people who were dead, including actress Patty Duke, who died in
DETROIT – Comcast on Tuesday announced the national availability of xFi Pods, small adaptive pods that plug into any electrical outlet, pair with either the xFi Wireless Gateway or the xFi Advanced Gateway, and help customers extend reliable WiFi coverage to hard to reach areas of their home. “Our gateway devices are incredibly powerful, but we
TROY — The Troy-based engineering technology developer Altair Engineering Inc. announced the acquistiion of the intellectual property of Oakland, Calif.-based Candi Controls Inc., a developer of technologies that connect Internet of Things devices and data to the services that create smart buildings. Altair also said it had hired Candi’s experienced software and technology team. Other
TROY - AvidCor, a Michigan startup that had been incubated at the Conquer Accelerator in East Lansing, won the $50,000 pitch contest at IoT TechConnect. AvidCor is a health technology company that will enable inexpensive and disposable, remote cardiac monitoring via a Bluetooth-connected smart device. The data the device collects can then be analyzed, an
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday April 2, Dr. Tonya Matthews, the CEO of the Michigan Science Center, will talk about her role as Mistress of Ceremonies at IoT TechConnect April 4 at the Troy Marriott. Then Inforum InGAGE Manager Tember Shea will interview Lori McColl, Founder, Whim Detroit, a technology consultant and app
TROY – What does $20 buy you at IoT TechConnect April 4 at the Troy Marriott? Access to three workshops, five break out sessions, the chancd to watch six Michigan companies compete in the $50,000 IoT Pitch Competition, plus breakfast and lunch. Really. What’s more, you’ll be able to greet Gov. Rick Snyder who will
