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.

TiE20 Winner, HAAS Alert – An Entrepreneur’s Journey in Connected Transportation

GRAND RAPDIS - Join Melissa Birnie and Cory Hohs, CEO/Cofounder of HAAS Alert, as they discuss HAAS Alert's journey to the top in the connected transportation industry with their mobile vehicle-to-vehicle communication platform. Hass Alert has received the 'Top 10 Automotive Startup of the Year' award by Fortune Magazine and the TiECon20 award at the recent TiECon Midwest Conference. They

By |2016-12-01T20:35:55-05:00December 1st, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Customer Demand, Desire To Expand Global Reach Takes OST To Hong Kong, Singapore

GRAND RAPIDS - To meet its growing client demand, Open Systems Technologies has expanded its global presence to Hong Kong and Singapore, just three years after opening its first international office in London, England. OST’s move into Malaysia and China are part of the $160 million technology and design consulting company’s global strategy to serve its

By |2016-12-01T13:54:04-05:00December 1st, 2016|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Get Microsoft Office 365 At Cost Through CloudTech1.Com

ROCHESTER HILLS - CloudTech1.Com is offering any company interested in upgrading to Microsoft Office 365 to get this incredible software product for the same price the Managed Service Provider pays. Already have Office 365? Renew or transfer to CloudTech1 as a client and pay what CloudTech1 pays for Microsoft 365! Tell them MITechNews.Com sent you. 

By |2016-11-29T18:55:14-05:00November 29th, 2016|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Comcast Opens Xfinity Public Wi-Fi Hotspots For Free Access On Cyber Monday

DETROIT - Comcast is providing free access to its Xfinity public Wi-Fi hot spots on Cyber Monday Nov. 28 starting at 6 am for 24 hours. Xfinity WiFi hotspots are available on train platforms, in small businesses, parks and shopping districts. Many of the places consumers will be searching for those Cyber Monday deals. To

By |2016-11-27T20:29:14-05:00November 27th, 2016|Featured|

M2 TechCast: LTU’s Bell-Huff Explains Studio For Entrepreneurial Engineering Design

ROYAL OAK - Cristi L. Bell-Huff, PhD, Director, Studio for Entrepreneurial Engineering Design at Lawrence Technological University, talks about how engineering students at LTU develop an entrepreneurial mind-set. This year’s focus is on people with disabilities. Students must ask real customers - the disabled - what products they need to make their lives easier.  Two

By |2016-11-27T19:46:21-05:00November 27th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Anderson Economic Group Offers 6 Tax Policy Changes For New President

ROYAL OAK – Anderson Economic Group has identified six tax policies that President-Elect Trump and a Republican-controlled House and Senate could pursue in the coming years. Several are important for the technology sector. Alexander L. Rosaen, a Senior Consultant at Anderson Economic Group, and Director of Public Policy and Economic Analysis, outlines what changes AEG

By |2016-11-27T19:32:56-05:00November 27th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: OST’s Lomonaco Shares Survey Results – Customer Adoption Biggest Concern

ROYAL OAK - OST’s Mike Lomonaco, director of marketing and communications, talks about organizational challenges that the Integrated Solutions Provider is working through on IT projects in a digital transformative world. OST recently did an insight study across leaders, many current accounts and lines of business in Grand Rapids, Detroit and Minneapolis and discovered some

By |2016-11-28T10:18:21-05:00November 27th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

ITINTHED Annual Charity Fundraiser Set For Dec. 8 At Falling Down Beer Company

WARREN - ITINTHED will host its annual charity fundraiser event, working with the folks behind Operation Kid Equip to ensure that the same kids who face challenges here in the area during the school year are able to have a good holiday season as well. It will take place December 8, starting at 5pm at

By |2016-11-23T08:18:28-05:00November 23rd, 2016|News|

Pinckney Community Schools To Become State’s First High School Cyber Range Hub

PINCKNEY - Pinckney Community Schools will become the latest Cyber Range Hub - and the only one connected to a high school in Michigan - with its Grand Opening on Dec. 7. The Pinckney Cyber Training Institute will provide high school and college students as well as I.T. professionals a site to take cyber security

By |2016-11-22T21:08:43-05:00November 22nd, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Friday Last Day To Nominate For Michigan Celebrates Small Business

GRAND RAPIDS - Friday Nov. 25 is the last day to nominate your company or another company for the 2017 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Michigan 50 Companies to Watch & Other Small Business Awards. Michigan Celebrates Small Business remains on the forefront of championing small business and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in Michigan. The MCSB's

By |2016-11-22T19:28:50-05:00November 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|