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.

MITechNews.Com Partners With Automation Alley To Provide Video News Updates For Tech-Based Membership

TROY - MITechNews.Com has partnered with Automation Alley to provide video news to its members. The new Automation Alley Video News Update will debut this month with interviews of Automation Alley’s 16th Annual Awards Gala winners. “We look forward to offering our membership this unique business growth opportunity through MITechNews.com. With video news updates, our

By |2016-11-04T11:40:28-04:00November 3rd, 2016|Featured, News|

M2 TechCast: TEDX Detroit Recap With Producers Terry Bean, Janet Tyler

ROYAL OAK - Terry Bean of Motor City Connect and Janet Tyler, COO of Red Level, also were producers of the TEDX Detroit conference held in October at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit. TED (Talent, Education, Design) drew 2,600, a record for the eighth year of the independently produced conference. Some 600 students also

By |2016-11-02T12:03:38-04:00November 2nd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: C/D/H Helps Delphi Build Largest Office 365 Hybrid Search Service Application

ROYAL OAK - Delphi, a global automotive manufacturing company, won the Microsoft Ignite 2016 Mealogix MetroHero Award, in the Migration category, with the assistance of the C/D/H team. Delphi set almost unachievable goals that most organizations would have said were not feasible, possible, or attainable. Put quite simply, a pipe dream. That didn’t deter Delphi

By |2016-11-02T11:37:51-04:00November 2nd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: How To Sell Your IT Budget To The “Cs” – Advice From Red Level’s Tyler

ROYAL OAK - Janet Tyler, the COO of Red Level, talks about how IT people can sell their budgets to the “C” level decision makers, particularly when the early reports claim that IT budgets will be down in 2017. The key, she says, is effective communication—and a little persistence— that can do a lot to

By |2016-11-02T15:30:59-04:00November 2nd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Comcast Launches 1 GIG Residential Service In Detroit – Across Michigan In 2017

DETROIT - Imagine downloading a 5 Gigabyte HD Movie in 40 seconds. Or a 150 Megabyte music album in two seconds. Or a 15 Gigabyte video game in two minutes.  Well imagine no more Detroit because Comcast announced Tuesday it began delivering 1 Gagabit-per-second service to residential customers in the Motor City. The rest of

By |2016-11-02T08:51:16-04:00November 1st, 2016|Featured|

Blair Succeeds Welch As President, CEO ITC Holdings

NOVI - Linda H. Blair has succeeded Joseph L. Welch as president and CEO of ITC Holdings Corp. In her new role, Blair is responsible for the strategic vision and overall business operation of ITC and its subsidiaries. Blair has served in several leadership roles with ITC since the company’s inception in 2003 including most

By |2016-11-01T18:04:19-04:00November 1st, 2016|Featured, News|

Mobile Monday Detroit Explores CyberSecurity Careers Nov. 14

TROY -  Mobile Monday Detroit on Nov. 14 will host a variety of experts to educate the public about the variety of career opportunities available in Cybersecurity. The event is scheduled for RIIS in Troy. Start time is 6 pm. Featured speakers will be:  Colleen Riccinto, Founder, Cyber Talent Search Hector Acosta, Research & Policy

By |2016-10-31T22:25:44-04:00October 31st, 2016|Connected Tech, Cyber Defense|

M2 TechCast Halloween Show: Venture Capital, Mobile Technology, Hack Attack On Internet Explained (That’s The Scary Part)

ROYAL OAK - On the Halloween edition of M2 TechCast, Maureen Miller-Brosnan, executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, will discuss the award winner at the private equity finance group’s November 2 awards gala. Also on the show will be Linda Daischendt, president of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan. She’ll recap the TiECon

By |2016-10-27T20:52:16-04:00October 27th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

NextEnergy Partners With Denso To Accelerate Smart City, Advanced Mobility Technologies

DETROIT - NextEnergy has partnered with global auto supplier Denso to accelerate smart city and advanced mobility technologies. Japan-based Denso said in a press release that its sponsorship aligns with the company’s corporate environmental policy and action plan to help resolve environmental and energy issues and conduct business in harmony with nature, a policy first

By |2016-10-27T20:26:09-04:00October 27th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech|

Employment In Southeast Michigan Reaches New High, Unemployment Sinks To Historic Low

DETROIT  - The second quarter of 2016 set a new high in employment in Southeast Michigan dating back nearly a decade to 2007 to the beginning of the recession, reports the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan, a 16-county partnership region. With employment expanding by 1.4 percent, some 35,000 jobs were added from April through

By |2016-10-27T20:04:59-04:00October 27th, 2016|Featured, News|