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
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals last week implemented an electronic filing and electronic service system called TrueFiling developed by ImageSoft. For the next several weeks, the use of TrueFiling is limited to a test group of filers at both courts, but following a successful test run, it is slated to
ANN ARBOR - Gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. stayed the same last month, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, vans and SUVs purchased in November was 25.3 mpg, the same as both September and October, but down
WASHINGTON DC ? Is North Korea hacking Sony Pictures to prevent the release of a film about its leader Kim Jong-un? Perhaps, according to reports circulating on the Internet. But the FBI did issue a warning this week that hackers have used malware to launch destructive attacks against U.S. business, following the attack on Sony
MONTREAL, Canada - PasswordBox will become part of Intel Security, a branch of the chipmaker that focuses on Internet security, the startup said in a blog post last week. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. PasswordBox lets users store log-in credentials to websites and apps in a secure repository and log in to
DETROIT ? In this week?s Internet Advisor podcast, Plowz and Mowz Co-Founder, Wills Mahoney shares the birth of this ingenious service; Yan Ness, current co-Chief Executive Officer of Online Tech joins us to reflect on those 20 years and the huge changes that have made Online Tech one of the largest data storage companies in
TROY - Automation Alley has launched a newly redesigned website, created to reflect the needs of the Automation Alley community and to promote Southeast Michigan as a leading technology hub. The new website makes it easier than ever for members to post their news, events and discounts from their member profiles. Coming later this month,
LANSING - A program designed to reduce heating and cooling costs for low-income residents by funding weatherization upgrades to their homes would see stable funding under a bill unanimously approved Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee. HB 4544 would require, beginning with the current 2014-15 fiscal year, that the state's weatherization program to receive at
MARSHALL - Power management company Eaton announced that its engine boosting, and fuel- and emissions-saving technologies are on 21 of the 38 engines nominated by WardsAuto for its 21st annual 10 Best Engines competition. This year?s nominees feature a wide range of powertrain types and sizes, ranging from three- to eight-cylinder gasoline, diesel and compressed-natural-gas