Announcements/New Products

ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced a substantial improvement to its real time video collaboration offerings through a recent investment in Cisco TelePresence Server infrastructure. Leveraging the Telepresence Interoperability Protocol standard, the new equipment will enable Cisco TelePresence to interoperate with standards based SIP and H.323 videoconferencing. Additionally, the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Servers will provide

TRAVERSE CITY - Appia Communications has landed on Nine Lives Media's fourth-annual MSPmentor 100, a research report identifying the world's top 100 managed service providers. This year's MSPmentor 100 report includes MSPs from North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia. "We are again honored to appear on the MSP100," said Victor von Schlegell,

ANN ARBOR - Merit Network CEO and President Donald Welch has been named to the Educause/Internet2 Network Council (EINC), an advisory body that considers policy issues that affect campus, regional and national networks and helps Internet2 and EDUCAUSE advocate thoughtfully and effectively regarding network issues. EINC's two overlapping caucuses, the National-Regional Caucus and the Campus

GRAND RAPIDS ? Data broadband provider US Signal announced Tuesday the addition of several locations to its fiber footprint in Ohio and Indiana. "Increasing network density in Ohio and Indiana is critical to addressing the increased demand for US Signal's state-of-the-art networking services," said Kirk Dombek, director of business development. "As US Signal adds network

KANSAS CITY - Sprint is breaking new ground in Android with the ability to do two things at once using two different touchscreens ? Kyocera Echo, first dual-touchscreen smartphone. Why do two screens matter? Until now, a single screen on a smartphone could only be used to complete one task at a time. Kyocera Echo,

BLOOMFIELD HILLS? Plunkett Cooney has named insurance coverage attorney Elaine M. Pohl as its newest shareholder. ?Elaine is an outstanding attorney in the firm?s Insurance Coverage Practice Group who has demonstrated expertise in this highly technical area of practice,? said Anthony J. Rusciano, Chairman of Plunkett Cooney?s Board of Directors. ?Elaine is the type of

GRAND RAPIDS ? Meijer is plunging into the international grocery market by creating a new web site that will offer thousands of grocery and drugstore items online. MeijerDoorstepGrocer.Com features thousands of items in single-pack or smaller sizes. Of the approximately 5,000 items available, more than 3,000 are individual-size products. The remaining products for sale on

SPRING LAKE ? MarketNet Services has added Debraj Sinha to its web and software development team. Sinha has more than 13 year of experience in software development, technical leadership and project management in various industries including financial services, medical devices and financial regulation. He has a proven track record of delivering successful state-of-the-art web applications

DETROIT - General Motors Monday announced plans to add a third shift at Flint Assembly, generating 750 jobs for the plant that makes the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups. The shift is expected to start in the third quarter with employees starting to arrive at Flint Assembly in the second quarter. "Adding a

ANN ARBOR - Satisfaction with e-Government web sites slipped slightly, but remains near the all time high set in the third quarter of 2010. The results were released by ForeSeeResults in its American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Government Satisfaction Index. Of the 30 quarters that ACSI has been measuring e-government, three of the top five scores