DETROIT - Detroit Media Partnership Tuesday introduced a Michigan web portal site that features news from around the state, as well as information about weather, sports, traffic, entertainment and recreation. Content for the site is provided by more than 30 organizations. They include: Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News as well as major news sources
PORTAGE - Manatron, which develops integrated property tax and records management software for state and local governments, today announced its acquisition of Grapevine, Texas-based Beyond Appraisal. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition reflects Manatron's continued expansion in and commitment to the Texas market, bringing the company's total number of Texas clients to
TROY - The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants has launched a re-designed web site that will be easier to use than the previous one, the group says. To ensure that website visitors got the most out of their time on the site, the MACPA involved its members in determining the best layout for the
SAN FRANCISCO ? Microsoft, in Windows 8, will use facial recognition software to notice whether you are in front of your computer or not, and then put the machine to sleep, or wake it up, accordingly. At least that?s what sources told Forbes magazine. And the name will presumably be called Windows 8, but hasn't
DEARBORN - Jexbo.com, the site that helps self-published authors sell books online and learn about self-publishing, has added five new interviews of self-published authors to its web site. Each week, Jill Exler, jexbo Founder, interviews different, self-published authors to discover their self-publishing secrets at Jexbo.Blogspot.Com and the SmallBiz America channel, ?jexbo ? Help for Self-Published
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, said Tuesday that it has received four 2010 Renaissance Awards from the Detroit Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators honoring excellence in marketing, PR and communication with a focus on planning, budget management, resourcefulness, creativity and results. The awards
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company Tuesday introduced a new innovation - Curve Control - designed to help drivers maintain control of their vehicles when taking a curve too quickly. Curve Control debuts as standard equipment on the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer going into production later this year, and will be offered on 90 percent of
DETROIT - LivioRadio on Tuesday launched its Carmen portable Internet radio solution for cars at the Digital Experience show in New York City. Carmen consists of a client software (Mac and PC) that records over 42,000 AM/FM and Internet-only radio streams from around the world and loads the recorded content onto the portable media device
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network Inc. Wednesday announced that Data Strategy of Grand Rapids has accepted an invitation to become a Merit Community Supporter. Merit Community Supporter is an invitation-only program based on Merit?s core values: Integrity, People, Innovation and Community. Merit has extended invitations to companies that share these core values, stated Elwood Downing,
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, Tuesday announced availability of a newly published report from industry analysts IDC Manufacturing Insight.SaaS ERP Versus On-Premise ERP Through the Lens of Total Cost of Ownership, the report is now available as a free download from Plex Systems. Calculating total