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.

M2 TechCast: LTU’s Carpenter Explains How Green Infrastructure Can Clean Storm Water Runoff Mother Nature’s Way

ROYAL OAK - Don Carpenter, water expert from Lawrence Technological University, discusses green water infrastructure and what it could mean for cities like Flint in this episode of M2 TechCast. Green infrastructure is Nature’s way of handling storm water runoff. If lakes, streams, and oceans do not realize we have developed the land adjacent to

By |2016-09-07T13:36:17-04:00September 7th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: TiE’s Gopalakrishan Outlines $50,000 TiECon Midwest Connected Car, Mobility Competition

ROYAL OAK - Anu Gopalakrishan, Vice President of TiE Detroit, talks about the TiE-Autonebula Connected Car, Mobility Competition for Startups and the upcoming TiECon Midwest Conference October 27-28. TiECon Midwest Conference will be held at the Henry, the former Ritz Carlton, and it will focus on connected transport. TiE is looking for six finalists who

By |2016-09-07T13:00:04-04:00September 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: SBAM’s Rogers Talks About Benefits For Technology Companies

ROYAL OAK - Michael Rogers, Vice President of Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to discuss his innovative ways to reach small business through social media. SBAM just recently started a video program on Mondays at 2 pm through Facebook video. But he also

By |2016-09-07T12:30:39-04:00September 7th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Anderson Economic Group To Open Next Office In New York City

EAST LANSING -  Anderson Economic Group LLC, a boutique consultancy founded in Michigan in 1996, announced Tuesday it will open a new office in New York City in October. New York will join existing Anderson Economic Group offices in East Lansing (headquarters), Chicago, and Istanbul, Turkey. “The timing of our expansion into New York is

By |2016-09-06T22:41:10-04:00September 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Detecting, Correcting Factory Faults, Deflecting Cyberattacks All In Real Time

ANN ARBOR - Spotting a glitch on the factory floor in real time - and reconfiguring around it - are the goals of a new $4 million project led by University of Michigan engineering researchers that aims to increase factory productivity and American competitiveness - and fend off cyberattacks. Modern advanced manufacturing plants hold hundreds

By |2016-09-06T21:16:30-04:00September 6th, 2016|Featured, News|

West Michigan Recent College Grads Develop Underwater Drone, Launch Kickstarter Campaign To Fund Commercial Production

HOLLAND - An underwater drone? Really. Three recent graduates of Hope College in Holland have built an HD underwater drone prototype that’s easy to use, highly portable, and fully modular, all for under $600. That's less than half the price of its closest competition. The three 20-somethings this week launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign to

By |2016-09-14T15:07:31-04:00September 2nd, 2016|Drones, Featured|

Office 365 Launch Summit Sept. 8 Co-Sponsored By C/D/H, New Horizons

GRAND RAPIDS - Thinking of moving to Microsoft Office 365? Experience one of New Horizon's task-focused Power Hours on Office 365 and new features in Office 2016 at a webinar on Sept. 8. Then, get a deep dive into Enterprise Mobility Suite to hear all about the new security, control, single sign-on features that will

By |2016-09-02T11:05:19-04:00September 2nd, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Online Tech Announces Next-Generation Cloud At Michigan And Indiana Data Centers

ANN ARBOR - Online Tech is pleased to announce its Indiana and Michigan cloud infrastructure is now running an all-flash, encrypted array based on hardware solutions by Pure Storage. This investment will provide businesses in the Midwest region with an ultra-fast, secure, and scalable enterprise-class local cloud that organizations can trust with their mission-critical applications

By |2016-09-02T12:36:24-04:00September 2nd, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Report: Samsung To Recall Galaxy 7 Note Due To Exploding Batteries

SEOUL, South Korea - Following reports of exploding batteries in its latest smartphone, Samsung is expected to announce an "unprecedented" recall of the Galaxy 7 Note less than a month after it first deputed. According to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, an unnamed Samsung official says the company is conducting an investigation and is expected

By |2016-09-01T19:56:53-04:00September 1st, 2016|Featured, News|

RF Connect Promotes Shea To North American Program Manager

FARMINGTON HILLS - Wireless solutions provider RF Connect has promoted Kevin Shea to North American Program Manager. He will be based in Amherst, New Hampshire, and report directly to Vice President of Operations Joe Tieppo. Shea will be responsible for overseeing all phases of in-building distributed antenna system projects, including cabling construction, infrastructure, commissioning, financial

By |2016-09-01T19:45:02-04:00September 1st, 2016|New Products / Contracts|