ANN ARBOR - Merit Network Inc. has completed Phase I of its fiber network expansion in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, connecting Michigan Technological University, Northern Michigan University, and Lake Superior State University ? marking the first time networking services have been delivered in the U.P. through diverse paths at gigabit speeds. In partnership with Peninsula Fiber
ANN ARBOR ? Higher food prices helped drop the University of Michigan?s American Customer Satisfaction Index for the first time since early 2005, making it likelier that consumers will spend less during the Holiday sales season than they did a year ago. The Index slides 0.1 percent to 75.2 on its 100-point scale, but it
VANCOUVER, CANADA ? Daimler AG will be the majority shareholder in a new partnership with Ford Motor Company and Ballard Power Systems to develop fuel cell technology for cars and buses. Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation will be managed by Daimler and Ford with their collective 80.1 percent stake in the new company, while Ballard will
DETROIT ? Toyota has donated $2 million to the Detroit Science Center for the construction of the Toyota Engineering Theater. The theater is scheduled to open in December 2008. The contribution also will help support the Engineering the Future campaign, an initiative to transform the Detroit Science Center into America?s premier engineering-focused museum. Steve St.
ANN ARBOR ? Here's something ever entrepreneur needs to know ? how to increase your start up's sales, profits as well as build a championship executive team. The Dec. 3 event is sponsored by Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest and NextEnergy. Denise Roberts, a nationally recognized public speaker with expertise in prospecting, networking and teaching how
BATTLE CREEK - The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium and Battle Creek Unlimited will announce Nov. 13 a key partnership to make investments and support the homeland security industry. This partnership has support from statewide leaders who will participate in a news conference next Tuesday at 11:45 am at the Battle Creek Unlimited Office. Those leaders
WASHINGTON DC ? Thousands of people attended Computer Security Institute 2007 this week in the nation?s capital where more than 100 educational sessions and seminars on such topics as Risks & Metrics, Rising Threats on the Web, and Incident Response were explored. Walsh College IAC Director Nan Poulios, who attended the event, said she presented
GRAND RAPIDS - James Placer CCSE, CCSP, will examine the true cost of a data breach Nov. 16 at the next meeting of The Right Place Program's Fourth Friday networking event. The recent changes in state and federal legislation have pushed the data retention and notification requirements to all companies and individuals with significant punitive
TROY - Under the new leadership of Jennifer Bowden, the Southeast Michigan Information Security Regional Skills Alliance is gearing up with several new initiatives to ensure that Southeast Michigan has a trained workforce in information security. A major component of the MiRSA will now be to examine information security and how it affects the everyday
DETROIT - Now, granted, that number was meant to get your attention. That is the number of countries currently listed by Wikipedia that have less population than the current watch list that has grown to 755,000 entries. Some of those countries include populations of a single island of 50. Still, to call a list this