ANN ARBOR - Online Technologies Corporation has opened a 10,500 square foot data center in Avis Farms, a technology park south of Ann Arbor. The Avis Data Center will house Online Technologies�?? growing colocation, dedicated server and managed service product lines sold to small and mid-sized businesses in Michigan and the Great Lakes region. The
ANN ARBOR - Internet marketing company Pure Visibility has grown its team with three new hires: Analytics Muse Jessica Hullman, Information Superhighway Tour Guide Jason Young, and User Experiologist Michael Beasley. Young earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science from Temple University and came to the University of Michigan School of Information for his Master's
GRAND RAPIDS - Plexus Systems, provider of Plexus Online software for the manufacturing enterprise, hosted nearly 300 guests at PowerPlex 2008 user conference who learned about manufacturing technology best practices and the state of the on-demand software company. The three day event was hosted at the JW Marriott Hotel in Grand Rapids. The conference theme,
GRAND RAPIDS - Chicago-based s2 Marketing Plus Communications has acquired Alexander Marketing Services, the largest industrial-technical business-to-business communications company in West Michigan. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. s2�??s Managing Partners Stephen Schmieder and Patrick Sheehy said they are taking an active role in supporting the vision of AMS, which will continue to operate
CLINTON TOWNSHIP ? Used IT equipment recycler re.Source Partners has opened a new office in Burbank, California. Gary Smith has been named California Director-Asset Recovery Services. The Burbank office of re.Source Partners helps California and other west coast enterprises manage decommissioned IT equipment such as PCs, large computer systems, servers, monitors and other high-tech assets
MIDLAND - Two new tenants recently located operations to the MidMichigan Innovation Center, the regions epicenter for all things entrepreneurial. �??These newest additions to the Innovation Center support even more growth across mid-Michigan,�?� said Brent Case, MMIC executive director. �??Both of these companies �?? Bravo: Smart, and CMU Research Corporation �?? provide valuable services, and
ROCHESTER - Robots, accompanied by designers, and teams of students, will be swarming Oakland University's campus to participate in the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition May 30 to June 2. The competition focuses on four challenges, which evaluate the vehicles�?? design, technology use, and ability to navigate through obstacles. OU will also have a team
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan reports that small business owners and their employees, pinched by the recent run-up in gasoline prices, have been signing up for hundreds of SBAM-member-only Speedway cards that provide a 4.5 percent discount on gasoline and other purchases. �??In the current economy, small business owners are looking to
NEW YORK - CBS Corp., facing a slowdown in its core television and radio business, is taking a major step to boost its Web footprint with a planned $1.8 billion acquisition of CNET Networks, a major technology news organization. The cash deal, CBS's biggest since splitting from Viacom two years ago, represents a high-profile bet
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan is conducting a 12-month pilot project that delivers complex and sophisticated market research to small entrepreneurs in Tuscola, Houghton and Keweenaw counties who want to accelerate the growth of their businesses. If successful, SBAM plans to expand the project across Michigan. The SBAM Economic Gardening Pilot Project