BOSTON ? A team of MBA students from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business have won the $40,000 Braun case study competition that challenged the country's brightest business school students to create a marketing plan for its electric shaver business. The students on the U-M team include Emily Hoffman, Karima Holland, Mihira Patel
LANSING - Against the backdrop of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Michigan Senate approved a series of bills that will enact provisions of the controversial federal Real ID Act, as well as clarify that legal foreign residents can obtain driver's licenses. In passing SB 962 , SB 963 , SB 964 ,
LANSING - If Michigan pursues development of alternative energy it could result in hundreds of thousands of jobs created in Michigan, Governor Jennifer Granholm said Monday after touring a Lansing plant using landfill-created methane to generate electricity. Granholm called the electric generating facility at Granger Energy, a division of Granger Container Services, a great example
KALAMAZOO - The West Michigan Chapter of the Information Technology Management Association will meet at BlueGranite headquarters on Feb. 12 to explore the issue of Network Access Control. BlueGranite serves as the permanent Kalamazoo host for the ITMA?s meetings, a members-only information technology leadership group designed to provide networking opportunities and high level resources for
ANN ARBOR - Want to get connected to an early-stage technology or life sciences startup? Then plan to attend the Feb. 7 Mingle & Match hosted by Ann Arbor Spark. Think speed dating for startups. You can come listen to 10-15 entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas and then have the opportunity to meet with them
LANSING - Michigan has a fledgling video services market now, a year after legislation opening cable TV services up to greater competition was enacted, a report issued Friday by the Public Service Commission said, and the three commissioners expressed the hope that greater competition would develop through 2008. "While many parts of the state still
TROY - If you're not sure whether worms are used for phishing. If cookies and smurfs sound like harmless Saturday morning fun. If you're pretty sure that attacks by zombies and bots only happen in science fiction movies. If you've ever wondered what exactly it means to be phished, pharmed, spammed, spimmed, or spoofed, this
GRAND RAPIDS ? A forum Feb. 5 co hosted by E-Discovery Update for attorneys, compliance professionals, paralegals, and other legal staff to learn how e-discovery has permanently changed the litigation landscape. One year after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended, e-discovery is as costly and complex as ever before. In this engaging seminar,
DETROIT - Eastern Michigan InfraGard's board of advisors met Jan. 31 for the first time in 2008 to put together a plan for the new year. The overall theme for 2008 will be monthly events to provide value to InfraGard members and allow professionals to grow and hone existing skills. Working with Western Michigan InfraGard,
YPSILANTI ? The Information Assurance Student Organization at Eastern Michigan University, in conjunction with the Center for Regional and National Security, is hosting a series of informational talks with experts from February to April to explore risk vulnerabilities, Network Forensics, Ethical Hacking, Security from a Global Perspective, and more. ?If you?re involved in cyber security,?