ANN ARBOR - ProQuest has closed on its agreement to acquire the Dialog business from ThomsonReuters and named industry veteran Suzanne BeDell as Dialog General Manager. BeDell will report to ProQuest CEO Marty Kahn. Financial terms were not disclosed. "I am thrilled about what this means both to ProQuest and Dialog and to the customers
YPSILANTI - Ensure Technologies has been selected for the 2008 Best of Ypsilanti Award in the Computer Equipment category by the U.S. Local Business Association. The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their
TROY - New media company Elemental has launched Deep Canvas, an online social network that brings together the various elements of Metro Detroit's creative class. Based loosely on the work of social scientist Dr. Richard Florida, the creative class are the arts & knowledge workers who are considered crucial to Michigan's post-industrial economic development. �??We
PLYMOUTH - Gibbs Technologies has awarded a $1-million, six-month manufacturing development contract to Saleen Inc. to support the launch of the company's high-speed amphibious vehicles in North America. Manufacturing design and engineering work for the Gibbs program will take place at Saleen�??s development center at 1225 East Maple Road in Troy, Mich., according to Gibbs
HOLLAND - ISG has once again obtained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program - with competencies in Advanced Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure, as well as Small Business Specialization.. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel. �??We are
AUBURN HILLS - Osiris Innovations Group, a provider of e-business solutions, supplier enablement applications and procurement services, has hired Mark Wright as chief operating officer. In this new position, Wright oversees all product management, product development, technical operations, customer services, and implementation services for Osiris. More specifically, he manages the development and operational organizations that
ANN ARBOR - e-Commerce solutions provider Fry, Inc., has launched three new web tools for La-Z-Boy.com - a new online storefront for La-Z-Boy's site, a new multi-channel order management system and a customer call center application. The storefront is built with Fry's Open Commerce Platform, an e-commerce solution that lets retailers develop an online store
AUBURN HILLS - Patrick Fetterman, vice president of marketing for factory automation software specialist Plexus Systems, is a finalist in the 2008 Platinum Award program sponsored by the Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit. As a finalist in the individual award category, Fetterman was selected from a record-breaking number of entries. He is recognized for
DETROIT - AT&T on Tuesday announced a suite of content delivery and digital media solutions to help companies package, deliver and distribute video and rich multimedia Web content across their networks to the three screens that are core to AT&T's multimedia strategy - the computer, the television and mobile computing devices such as the iPhone
ANN ARBOR - The price of a gallon of gas, now averaging $4 a gallon in the United States, is having a major impact on the international automotive industry and the way it conducts business. The implications of fuel-cost increases reach far beyond sales trends - technology, manufacturing, and policy are all critical components of