mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

123Net Partners With Telia Carrier To Meet Bandwidth Demand From Self-Driving Vehicles

SOUTHFIELD - With Michigan leading the nation with the most permissive self-driving vehicle laws in the country, 123Net has beefed up its bandwidth by partnering with Telia Carrier’s 100G-enabled number one ranked global IP backbone to meet this growing connectivity demand. 123Net, Michigan’s premier data center services provider and host of the Detroit Internet Exchange,

By |2019-02-12T13:27:25-05:00February 12th, 2019|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, IoT|

BullsEye Telecom CEO, Invest Detroit Ventures, CAVita And IoT TechConnect, Tech248 Update

ROYAL OAK - BullsEye Telecom’s new CEO Tom Tisko talks about the changes he is making. Invest Detroit Ventures Tember Shea interviews portfolio company Javier Evelyn, Founder & CEO of Alerjea. CAVita Principle Barry Einsig explains why his company is sponsoring the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle track at IoTTechConnect. Tech248’s Greg Doyle updates what’s happening

By |2019-02-12T13:51:40-05:00February 10th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Project Raven – US Mercenaries Working For UAE To Hack Enemies – Stiennon Tells All

ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity experts Richard Stiennon takes a deep dive into Project Raven - a team of American mercenaries hired by the United Arab Emirates to hack its enemies. The story is non-fiction, but sounds like a fictionalized cyber spy novel.  He also updates other scary cyber threats like the Apple Facetime bug that

By |2019-02-09T18:07:15-05:00February 9th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcast - Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

MISBDC New State Director Collins Talks Helping Michigan’s Small Businesses Grow

ROYAL OAK - J.D. Collins, the new State Director for the Michigan Small Business Development Center, introduces himself and explains what the MISBDC does to help entrepreneurs make their dreams come true. J.D. Collins To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e157-jd-collins-state-director-misbdc

Grand Circus Offers Intro To Coding Workshop – Free, Really

DETROIT - Interested in tech? Wondering if coding could be your strong suit? Join Grand Circus for an Intro to Coding Workshop. Simply click on the link below and reserve your spot. Check out one of these hands-on, entry-level (FREE!) coding classes if you’d like to get more familiar with basic programming and you’re ready

By |2019-02-08T15:16:07-05:00February 8th, 2019|New Products / Contracts|

Saitz Named Chief Marketing Officer For Plex Systems

TROY – Robin Saitz has been named Chief Marketing Officer for Plex Systems, which develops cloud-based ERP and MES for manufacturing. Saitz most recently served as CMO of cyber security solutions provider Avecto. “We are thrilled to welcome Robin to the team and to benefit from her deep experience marketing global technology brands,” said Bill

By |2019-02-07T11:47:40-05:00February 7th, 2019|As-A-Service, New Products / Contracts|

MDOT Director Declines To Provide Details On Gov. Whitmer’s Road Funding Increase

LANSING - The head the Michigan Department of Transportation declined to provide details of the governor's proposal for increased road funding Tuesday before a Senate panel during his confirmation hearing but sought to make it clear that his belief is that the key to fixing the state's deteriorating roads is more funding. MDOT Director Paul Ajegba told

By |2019-02-06T17:05:59-05:00February 6th, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

GVSU Economist: Slow Start To West Michigan Economy In 2019

GRAND RAPIDS — The West Michigan economy flattened in January, signaling a slow start to 2019 a new report from Grand Valley State University contends. Brian G. Long,  director of Supply Management Research in GVSU's Seidman College of Business, surveyed local business leaders. His findings below are based on data collected during the last two

By |2019-02-12T19:59:23-05:00February 6th, 2019|News|

Anstey Joins Genomenon As Vice President Sales,  Business Development

ANN ARBOR - Genomic search company Genomenon has hired industry veteran David Anstey as Vice President of Sales. In his new role at Genomenon, Anstey is responsible for building out and leading the company’s sales and business development efforts. “Dave brings 20 years of experience selling into life science companies, and he has an excellent

By |2019-02-06T15:51:22-05:00February 6th, 2019|Life Sciences|