ANN ARBOR - Fry Inc., now a subsidiary of MICROS Systems, has been cited as a leader by Forrester Research in the Forrester Wave B2C eCommerce Platform Solutions, Q1 2009. Fry's Open Commerce Platform enables retailers to develop online stores and create or expand their e-commerce businesses. For the January 2009 report, Forrester evaluated the
ANN ARBOR - Registration for the next round of the GLEQ Business Plan Competition opened on February 4. The registration deadline is March 30, but interested entrepreneurs are encouraged to register early. GLEQ matches participants with business coaches that advise them while they work on their business plan ? early registrants have more time to
MIDLAND - The chaos resulting from the economic disaster in our financial system and the ensuing rush to spend money to stimulate economic growth has left information assurance and IT security side-lined. Most organizations are trying to understand the new business conditions before they allocate budgets for IT. At the same time, an increased focus
TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, has launched its year-long 10th year anniversary celebration. Automation Alley was founded in 1999 by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson after learning from local business associates that there was a shortage of technical workers in the area. He commissioned a study and discovered that there
ALLEGAN - Shares of Perrigo Co. dropped to an annual low Tuesday after the drugmaker reported a smaller profit than analysts expected and cut its fiscal 2009 expectations. Perrigo said its profit fell 27 percent, to $25 million, or 27 cents per share, from $34.3 million, or 36 cents per share, a year earlier. That
ROCHESTER HILLS - Energy Conversion Devices, the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced that Dr. Subhendu Guha, Senior Vice President of ECD and Chairman of United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of ECD, has been named the winner of the PVSEC
WATERFORD - Kors Engineering is expanding its capabilities by obtaining Developer Certification for Tridium Niagara AX - a software framework and development environment that solves challenges associated with building Internet-enabled products, device-to-enterprise applications and distributed Internet-enabled automation systems. While already providing industry leading capabilities using Tridium systems, Kors Engineering is extending its service offerings with
DETROIT - Is it possible to survive today's business environment as a consultant? John Stout will discuss real-world business essentials for consultants at Wayne State University's TechTown First Friday networking event on Feb. 6. Stout will discuss: How do you get new customers? How do you effectively promote what you can do? What should you
LANSING - The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association contends it is well positioned to help Governor Jennifer Granholm and the State of Michigan to achieve its renewable energy goals as outlined in the governor's state of the state address. "Sustainable energy incentives are the key to growing the renewable energy industry in Michigan," said Jennifer
LANSING - A plan to slash use of coal-fired electric plants, encourage homeowners and small businesses to install energy-saving measures such as furnaces and new windows, weatherize 100,000 homes, change rate-setting standards to reward small-scale solar/wind energy production and a push to upgrade the electric grid were outlined by Governor Jennifer Granholm in her State