ANN ARBOR –
MITechNews.Com and the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) have
agreed to a content partnership where each organization will promote the other’s content including news
articles, podcasts, event listings and more in their respective digital publications.
MTAM becomes
the eighth content partner to join the fast -growing MITechNews.com media
group. Others include:
Internet
Advisor on WJR
Engineering
Society of Detroit
ITInTheD.Com
MITech248.Com
Michipreneur.Com
DigitalDivas
Gongwer
News Service
“Mobile and wireless
technologies is one of the fastest growing tech fields in the state,” said
MITechNews.Com Editor and Publisher Mike Brennan. “We’ll be creating an MTAM
section at MITechNews.Com so our readers, listeners, and soon viewers, will get
access to the most up-to-date resources, industry information and networking
opportunities in Michigan’s mobile and wireless community.”
Said MTAM
Executive Director Linda Daichendt: “Mobile and wireless technologies are being
utilized in every industry throughout the state, and in-fact, are drastically
changing many of the industries that are prevalent in Michigan’s economy. We’re
excited about this MITechNews.com partnership because it provides tremendous
exposure that allows us to expand our work of educating Michigan’s residents,
businesses, educational institutions and government leadership about the
incredible opportunity these technologies make available for job creation,
business growth and economic development.”
MTAM is a
non-profit trade association for Michigan’s mobile and wireless technologies,
the firm’s who provide them, and the firm’s – in all industries – who use them.
The organization’s mission is to facilitate conversation/collaboration between
varied sectors of the mobile and wireless eco-system and serve as the bridge to
enable diverse organizations to understand each other’s perspectives and needs
in order to drive new innovation and opportunities involving these
technologies; to increase the use of Michigan-based mobile and wireless
technology products and services in-state, nationally and globally; to increase
the productivity and profitability of every industry vertical in Michigan via
the use of these technologies; to create sustainable jobs and increased
entrepreneurial opportunities in the state based on the use of these
technologies, thereby achieving substantial growth of Michigan’s economy; and
to help the communities we serve via the use of these technologies. Information
about MTAM can be found at www.GoMobileMichigan.org.
MTAM is also
the statewide producer of Mobile Monday Michigan – a mobile and wireless
industry networking and education organization, which is a branch of the
international Mobile Monday organization. In Michigan, MTAM has four chapters
(Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing and Grand Rapids) with more than 2,800 members
state-wide.
MITechNews.Com
was started in the year 2000 by Brennan, a 20-year newspaper veteran, after he
left the Detroit Free Press where he covered technology on the business news
staff. MITechNews.Com reaches more than 6,000 unique visitors monthly who
consume nearly 200,000 pages of information. MITechNews.Com also features audio
podcasts and soon video. For more information, click on www.mitechnews.com
