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Security Mentor Lohrmann’s Panel At IoT Tech Connect: Should IoT Be Regulated?

DETROIT - Dan Lohrmann from Security Mentor will moderate a cybersecurity panel on April 29 at the Michigan Science Center that asks the question, "Is Regulation need for IoT?" He's joined by Caston Thomas, President, Interworks LLC Chris Burrows, Senior Vice President of Security Solutions at CBI – Former CSO of Oakland County Chris DeRusha,

By |2019-04-26T15:36:27-04:00April 26th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Plante Moran’s Das Talks Cybersecurity Panel At IoT Tech Connect April 29

DETROIT - Rajiv Das, a principal at Plante Moran, will discuss his cybersecurity panel at IoT Tech Connect on April 29 at the Michigan Science Center called a Practitioners View Of IoT Management. This panel will provide an operational and practitioner point of view for IoT management with CISOs from different industry verticals. His panel

By |2019-04-26T15:37:52-04:00April 26th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Comcast Business’ Gramlin Talks Smart Cities Technology At IoT Tech Connect April 29

DETROIT - Brad Gramlin, Comcast Business Heartland Director of Sales, talks about his participation April 29 on a panel at IoT Tech Connect that explores how technology will create Smart Cities. More on that track at Comcast Business also is co-hosting the VIP Reception that caps IoT Tech Connect.  Session 2: 11 to 11:45 am

By |2019-04-26T16:30:57-04:00April 26th, 2019|IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Waymo To Retrofit Self-Driving Vehicles At American Axel Plant In Detroit

DETROIT – Waymo announced Tuesday it will retrofit self-driving vehicles at the American Axle & Manufacturing campus in Detroit. Waymo is owned by Alphabet, which also owns Google. Waymo will partner with American Axle & Manufacturing to repurpose the existing facility, which was most recently used as a sequencing center for a local parts supplier.

By |2019-04-25T14:29:08-04:00April 25th, 2019|Auto Tech|

Holland Robotics Maker Sold To Hitachi For $1.4 Billion

HOLLAND – The New York City-based private equity firm Crestview Partners announced the sale of Holland-based JR Automation Technologies LLC for $1.425 billion in cash to Hitachi, Ltd. Established in 1980, JR designs, builds, and programs advanced automation systems for the automotive, aerospace, e-commerce and life science industries. It has more than 2,000 employees. Crestview

By |2019-04-25T14:12:01-04:00April 25th, 2019|Auto Tech, ESD|

Michigan Agency For Energy Now Part Of Environment, Great Lakes, Energy Department

LANSING–State officials announced this week that the Michigan Agency for Energy has merged into the new Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. MAE, which had been housed under the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, will no longer exist as its own agency. The Michigan Energy Office, which was part of MAE, and MAE’s

By |2019-04-25T14:12:01-04:00April 25th, 2019|Clean Update, Politics|

Managed Service Provider Online Tech Is Now Otava

ANN ARBOR—Officials of Online Tech, a provider of cloud services, announced that the company has changed its name to Otava. Online Tech was acquired in early 2018 by Schurz Communications Inc., a Mishawaka, Ind.-based company that started in newspapers, and which now includes digital marketing and communications, cloud services, data centers, and broadband data services.

By |2019-04-25T14:12:01-04:00April 25th, 2019|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Announces Presenting Companies

ANN ARBOR—Organizers of the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium announced the ventures that will present at the 38th annual event, which will be held May 14-15 at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. A total of 32 companies actively seeking funding that represent the best of the emerging growth companies across the Midwest will showcase their ventures to an audience of more than

By |2019-04-25T14:12:01-04:00April 25th, 2019|Entrepreneurs, ESD|

Rehmann’s Hey Updates Free Public Cybersecurity Conference May 9 In Troy

ROYAL OAK - John W. Hey, Principal in Technology Solutions at Rehmann, discusses the keynote speakers at the consulting company's cybersecurity conference May 9 at the Troy Marriott. The afternoon event is free and open to the public. Get tickets at rehmanncyberforum.eventbrite.com John W. Hey To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e167-rehmann-cybersecurity

By |2019-04-24T13:13:06-04:00April 24th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Tech News Veteran Roush Master Of Ceremonies IoT Tech Connect April 29

DETROIT - Matt Roush, Managing Editor University News Bureau, Director of Media Relations at  Lawrence Technological University, will serve as Master of Ceremonies for IoT Tech Connect April 29 at the Michigan Science Center. Roush, a former journalist best known as the Editor of the WWJ News Radio Great Lakes Technology Report, also is co-host

By |2019-05-12T13:37:23-04:00April 23rd, 2019|IoT|