GRAND RAPIDS - Trivalent Group announced Monday it has been named to The Channel Company's 2015 CRN Solution Provider 500. The annual list, spanning eight categories from hardware and software sales to managed IT services, recognizes the top revenue-generating technology integrators, MSPs and IT consultants in North America. Solution providers are ranked based on revenue,
LANSING - The U.S. Supreme Court ruling holding that state prohibitions on same-sex marriage violate the U.S. Constitution could mean that married same-sex couples in Michigan can find protection from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, attorney Richard McLellan said Monday. However, that protection would be narrow and
AUBURN HILLS - Mac-OU INC has put out a call for applications for the second Annual Macomb Pitch. Mac-OU INC will be awarding more than $20,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Michigan small businesses. A total of eight high-tech startup companies will compete at the finalist�s live competition on October 8. The prize
LANSING - A Michigan Senate Republican plan to increase funding for roads by more than $1 billion will likely see a committee vote Tuesday and a full Senate vote Wednesday, sources said. The road funding plan Senate Republicans are expected to move would increase the gasoline tax by 5 cents per gallon a year for
DETROIT - Nearly 300 members and supporters of The Engineering Society of Detroit gathered Wednesday night at the Detroit Institute of Arts for the ESD's 2015 Annual Dinner, a celebration of the art of engineering. ESD is a uniquely cross-disciplinary membership organization for engineers and people in related scientific and technical fields. Besides all forms
WASHINGTON DC - A CIA-backed startup has discovered login credentials and passwords for 47 US government agencies littered across the Internet - leaving federal agencies potentially at risk of cyberattack. Recorded Future, a Boston-based data mining firm backed by the CIA's venture capital arm, said in a research report that credentials belonging to 47 US
ANN ARBOR - Over the next few weeks, MITechNews.Com will be publishing excerpts from cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon's latest book, called There Will Be Cyberwar. The book makes the case that the US military rushed to "network everything" and, like most organizations, neglected to secure its most critical systems, opening the door to a
GRAND RAPIDS - The Apple Watch - for some it's a crucial wardrobe necessity; for others, they might be ambivalent or even apathetic about it. Whatever side of the fence you are on, join host Melissa Birnie as she talks with Leo Dion of Bright Digit who posed the question. What does the Apple Watch
BINGHAM FARMS - Mobile application developer jācapps has announced a new initiative - App Everywhere. The program works on a growing array of new devices - including Apple Watch, Google Chromecast, smart TVs, and in-car dashboards to provide radio brands with the ability to connect with listeners wherever they are and whenever they want. "We
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University's Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics is one of five mechanical engineering departments nationwide selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to participate in a new diversity training program. The others are Purdue, Oregon State, Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma. The NSF program is called Transforming Engineering Culture to