ANN ARBOR - As concerns mount about possible Russian interference in U.S. elections, blockchain technology appears to be getting a second look at the ballot box. That is, electoral committees are viewing the blockchain as a way to ensure election integrity. Blockchain voting use-cases continue to attract media attention, as countries and organizations explore the
LANSING - A Michigan senator who introduced a vehicle bill this month for comprehensive no-fault auto insurance reform says his fact-finding conversations with other lawmakers and an array of stakeholders, are ongoing and are making progress, but he has not yet put pen to paper with any concrete proposals ahead of initial committee hearings. Sen.
LANSING - Arguing the court has "found significant evidence of partisan gerrymandering," Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson filed a brief in the League of Women Voters of Michigan redistricting lawsuit that opens the door to her cutting a deal to have legislative districts redrawn for 2020. Recently, Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering), Rep. Aaron
ROYAL OAK - Robert Bollinger, founder of Bollinger Motors, is working with Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator to develop an electric sport utility and pick up truck to launch in 2020. Ahmed Alomari, CEO of Cybernoor, will outline the new features of MySQL 8 and Oracle Database 18c. Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to talk about Diva Tech
ANN ARBOR - Healthcare specialists increasingly view blockchain technology as a way to streamline the myriad Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) populating the industry. At present, these HIEs are hindering the development of a more interoperable records system. In essence, they serve as information silos created by vendors hoping to lock-in their customers. As a recent Forbes article put it
ROYAL OAK - Colin Goldsmith, Managing Partner, P3 North America announces his company’s involvement with Amazon Alexa Auto. P3 also was selected by the Michigan Mobility Challenge to serve as the project lead, in partnership with MUVE Canada, to build a ride-share platform in the central Upper Peninsula. It will serve seniors, the handicapped and others
SOUTHFIELD – On January 1, long-time BullsEye Telecom chief operating officer Tom Tisko assumed his new role as chief executive officer of the company, which provides national multi-location communications solutions. He replaced co-founder Bill Oberlin, who will continue to serve as chairman of BullsEye’s Board of Directors. “I am so proud of the company that
ALLENDALE - Philomena V. Mantella was named Tuesday as Grand Valley State University’s fifth president and the first woman appointed president in Grand Valley’s nearly 60-year history. Mantella is currently the senior vice president and chief executive officer of the Lifelong Learning Network at Northeastern University, a private research university in Boston. Mantella will remain
SOUTHFIELD - 123Net, Michigan’s largest private provider of Fixed Wireless, has added its latest Point of Presence site north of Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Businesses in Romulus, Wayne, and Westland can now connect to dedicated, symmetrical Internet with speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second. 123Net deployed this PoP site to support the mobility movement throughout
DETROIT - Long-time entrepreneur Jane Sydlowski has been named the 2019 president for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation. Sydlowski replaces Rebecca Bray, who led the organization last year. Sydlowski is founder and CEO of AMI Strategies, a software data management company. She has been an MCWT volunteer and leader for more than
