DETROIT - Paul Riser Jr. has been named the inaugural director of Detroit Urban Solutions, a technology innovation consortium seeking to advance the growth of Detroit’s technology ecosystem and develop cutting edge solutions to challenges facing Detroit and similar urban areas. Since 2014, Riser has served as Managing Director of Technology-Based Entrepreneurship at TechTown Detroit,
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,
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
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
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
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ROYAL OAK - James Kandler, 123Net’s Chief Operations Officer, explains Voice services growth through integration with the company’s data center and fiber optic network. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e157-123nets-james-kandler
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
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
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
