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City of Westland Selects123Net’s Dark Fiber Proposal

SOUTHFIELD  – The City of Westland has selected 123Net’s Dark Fiber proposal, an option that allows the city to control their own network and scale at their own pace. 123Net solves the city’s Wide Area Network and will connect 14 city municipal buildings, including City Hall, Police and Fire buildings, and the William P. Faust

By |2018-09-27T16:16:14-04:00September 25th, 2018|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Coding Technology Challenge, Red Level Security Breakfast, Tech248 Filling Talent Pipeline

ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Sept. 24, Hajj Flemings from AT&T will announce the Coding Technology Challenge on the campus of Wayne State University. Ed Aube from Red Level will talk about a cybersecurity breakfast Thursday.  Greg Doyle from Tech248 will explain how the Oakland County Tech networking group is helping fill the

By |2018-09-21T13:53:14-04:00September 21st, 2018|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Educating Metro Detroit On The Latest Threats And Trends In IT Security

NOVI - Phishing scams. Ransomware attacks. Virus outbreaks. Listen to the news today and you are almost afraid to turn on your computer. Since that's not an option for our businesses, we need to stay a few steps ahead of the cyber criminals.   Get a jump on the competition by joining us Thursday, September

By |2018-09-21T18:34:02-04:00September 21st, 2018|Cyber Defense, New Products / Contracts|

MSU Gets $2 Million DOE Grant To Develop Designs For Long-Duration Storage On US Power Grid

EAST LANSING - Michigan State University, along with its partners Arizona State University, Dresser-Rand, and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, will receive a competitive $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop innovative designs for long-duration storage on the United States power grid. MSU’s research is part of the

By |2018-09-21T14:11:54-04:00September 21st, 2018|News|

DNR: Michigan 1st In Nation To Use Drones To Search For PFAS

LANSING — In what is thought to be the first-ever use of drones to search for possible locations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said it would deploy a drone this week over Crawford County’s Lake Margrethe to locate springs that could be carrying PFAS contamination from past

By |2018-09-21T14:12:47-04:00September 21st, 2018|Drones, ESD|

Dematic Adds iQ InSights Logistics System To Increase Warehouse Effectiveness

GRAND RAPIDS – Logistics automation tech provider Dematic introduced Dematic iQ InSights, a cloud-based Asset Performance Management system that unites order fulfillment and facility lifecycle management data. The end result is users gain actionable information to help them make informed decisions that increase warehouse logistics effectiveness. Dematic iQ InSights holistically integrates facility-wide intelligence across warehouse

By |2018-09-20T19:43:18-04:00September 20th, 2018|New Products / Contracts|

Ben-Gurion University Develops Malicious Machine Learning eMail Detection Software

 NEW YORK  - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Malware Lab researchers have developed a new method to detect unknown, malicious emails that is more accurate than the most popular antivirus software products. Email messages are widely used by attackers to deliver dangerous content to a victim, such as attachments or links to malicious websites.  "Existing email analysis solutions only analyze specific email elements using rule-based methods, and don't analyze other important parts," says Dr. Nir Nissim, head of the David

By |2018-09-20T19:20:15-04:00September 20th, 2018|Cyber Defense|

Trivalent Group Hosts Cybersecurity Summit Oct. 17 In Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - Trivalent Group, now part of Rehmann, is hosting its annual cybersecurity summit Oct. 17 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids. Presentations and panel discussion from industry specialists, local experts and keynote speaker Corey Nachreiner, CTO of WatchGuard Technologies, are featured. There will be two tracks this year for

By |2018-09-13T21:00:13-04:00September 13th, 2018|Cyber Defense|

Michigan Science Center Offers $5 Off Family Membership In September

DETROIT - The Michigan Science Center is offering $5 off a family membership during September to celebrate its member appreciation month. The normal price for the family membership, covering two adults and all household children under the age of 18 is just $75 a year.  The Michigan Science Center also has a lot of great

By |2018-09-14T20:05:57-04:00September 13th, 2018|New Products / Contracts|

Going-PRO.Com Provides One-Stop Resource For Professional Trades Career Opportunities

GRAND RAPIDS – Students and jobseekers will now have a one-stop resource to learn more about the high-demand, high-wage career opportunities in the Professional Trades through the rejuvenated website, Going-PRO.com. The website was unveiled by Talent and Economic Development Department of Michigan Director Roger Curtis said Tuesday at Grand Rapids Public Schools Innovation Central High

By |2018-09-13T21:00:42-04:00September 13th, 2018|New Products / Contracts|