DETROIT - Small and medium-sized businesses are quickly moving to the cloud. And they?re finding that cloud-based services - software as a service, infrastructure as a service, and platform as a service provided by vendors from remote locations ?in the cloud? - offer advantages over terrestrial products. For example, with these applications, SMBs can more
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office on Monday announced the approval of film and digital media incentives for the final five projects of fiscal year 2014, bringing its year-end totals to 27 projects awarded more than $63.7 million in incentives. The Film Office said the incentives would generate more than $245.4 million of projected expenditures
WASHINGTON - The FBI still can't prove who was - or wasn't - behind last month's cyberattack on Sony Pictures, which led to the theft of thousands of documents and revealed confidential information about the company and its employees. "There is no attribution to North Korea at this point," said Joe Demarest, assistant director of
WARREN ? The nomination deadline for Corp! magazine?s DiSciTech: Digital, Science and Technology Awards is Dec. 15. The winners will be honored at a symposium and awards breakfast in February. The breakfast is scheduled for Feb. 17 at 7:30 am at the VistaTech Center in Livonia. The symposium will feature networking, innovative speakers, knowledge sharing
ANN ARBOR ? University of Michigan Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Valeria Bertacco has been named as on the Distinguished Scientists by the Association for Computing Machinery. Bertacco joins 48 other scientists, engineers and educators worldwide as Distinguished Members for their individual contributions, and their singular impacts on the vital field of
ANN ARBOR ? ECOFueling is the latest investment for the Michigan Angel Fund, which has staked seven Michigan technology startups to the tune of more than $5 million since it was formed a little over two years ago. With a couple more deals in the pipeline, Managing Partner Joseph (Skip) Simms said Fund One will
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday announced approval of $1.2 million in Core Communities grants to five Michigan metro areas for public infrastructure and site improvements. ?Improving our communities will ensure their continued vitality and strengthen our ability to attract and retain young professionals, increase tourism and support small businesses,? said MEDC President
LIVONIA ? ISSA Motor City Chapter is hosting its annual Holiday Party Dec. 18 at the VisTaTech Center at Schoolcraft College. Enjoy a nice selection of appetizers prepared by chefs of the Culinary Arts Program and hear two presentations, one on Cloud Security and the other on the Internet of Things. VisTaTech Center is located
DETROIT - To meet customer demands, Internet service providers, in general, are now doubling network speeds every two years?while at the same time, significantly reducing the costs of this faster bandwidth. Having greater bandwidth at lower cost is important to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). It gives them?for the first time?the ability to compete successfully
WEST BLOOMFIELD ? Medical Doctors at the Eagle Advancement Institute have introduced a new treatment for addicts of opioid-based substances like heroin and prescription pain killers. The treatment process, now being marketed as Clarity Intensive Outpatient Opioid Treatment, combines innovation in medical and psychological techniques to keep patients drug free. Eagle?s physicians are reporting successful