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.

New Automation Alley Executive Director Kelly Seeks To Make Association THE Experts On Fourth Industrial Revolution

TROY - Tom Kelly, the new executive director of Automation Alley, is developing a new strategy to make the technology business association an expert on what he calls Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution fueled by dramatic changes in the digital world transforming manufacturing - still Michigan’s biggest business sector. “My job is to

By |2016-08-25T18:55:06-04:00August 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Deadline For $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Business Plan Competition Sept. 2

DETROIT - The 7th Annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition takes place on November 3rd at Cobo Convention Center in Downtown Detroit. The $1 million competition - with $500,000 for first place - showcases the best and brightest startups in Michigan while highlighting the state as a powerhouse for business opportunity and next generation. The deadline

By |2016-08-25T13:48:17-04:00August 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Deadline To Speak At Green Chemistry, Engineering Conference Aug. 26

LANSING - Are you a leader in green chemistry and engineering? You are invited to participate as a presenter at the 2016 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, November 17 at GVSU's Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids. The deadline to apply is Aug. 26. The Michigan “GreenUp” Conference is designed to be a valuable platform

By |2016-08-25T13:09:45-04:00August 25th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured|

M2 TechCast: Young Basile IP Update – Patent Reform Aims At Eliminating Patent Trolls

ROYAL OAK - Every business needs to protect its technology, and some use patents to do so. Problem is a group of businesses commonly called patent trolls are literally using patent law to extort money from businesses by threatening to tie them up in court over alleged patent infringement. On the episode of M2 TechCast,

By |2016-08-24T14:38:16-04:00August 24th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: LAFCU Credit Union Embraces Technology To Better Serve Its 60,000 Members

ROYAL OAK - Kelli Ellsworth Etchison from the mid-Michigan credit union LAFCU highlights the cool tech used, including a drive-up, interactive teller machine, on this edition of M2 TechCast. The credit union was started 80 years ago by Oldsmobile. Now LAFCU has a state charter and serves anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in 11 counties. 

By |2016-08-24T21:24:42-04:00August 24th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

MTAM’s New Website Showcases Michigan’s Use of Connected Tech Across Industries

GRAND RAPIDS - Mobile/Wireless (connected) technologies today are being utilized by nearly every industry to increase productivity and profitability; and contrary to popular opinion, these technologies are creating jobs in Michigan - LOTS OF THEM! To help facilitate this continued expansion into more industries, and the creation of a wide variety of jobs at all

By |2016-08-24T10:28:18-04:00August 24th, 2016|Connected Tech, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: FAA Commercial Drone Pilot Certificate Exams Start Aug. 29

ROYAL OAK - Attorney Enrico Schaefer, founder of DroneLaw.Pro, explains how on Aug. 29 the new drone regulations known as Part 107 will be implemented by the Federal Aviation Administration - and how you can become a drone pilot. Part 107 is how the FAA plans to get a better handle on the tens of

By |2016-08-24T07:48:15-04:00August 23rd, 2016|Drones, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Becker Talks C/D/H And The Growing Power Of Cloud Computing

ROYAL OAK - Mark Becker, a partner at C/D/H, said his company has won a lot of awards lately, the 101 Best Companies To Work For, an employee-nominated award, for the fourth year in a row. C/D/H also has been named as one of the top 200 Microsoft Partners in the United States this year,

By |2016-08-24T08:03:50-04:00August 23rd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: ALTality Offers Spellbound Augmented Reality Books For Hospital Pediatric Units

ROYAL OAK - Rachele Downs, Vice President of Entrepreneurial Strategies at Inform, interviews Christina York, CEO of ALTality, who developed the proof of concept for her augmented reality company in November 2014 at a Detroit Startup Weekend. She won first place, gaining her entry to the global competition, where ALTality was named one of the

By |2016-08-24T13:05:36-04:00August 23rd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Open Systems Technologies (OST) Celebrates 20th Anniversary – $170 Million In Sales

ROYAL OAK - Michael Lomonaco, Director of Marketing and Communications for Open Systems Technologies (OST), joins us on M2 TechCast to help celebrate the company's 20th year in business, and its fourth year in Detroit. OST specializes in business transformation, centered around custom software development, design and data analytics, as well as the Internet of

By |2016-08-24T09:31:09-04:00August 23rd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|