YPSILANTI - Integrated Sensing Systems has been issued a utility patent (US 7,354,429) for its device and method of detecting and treating chemical and biological agents, which uses MEMS technology. According to Dr. Douglas Sparks, Executive VP of ISSYS, this patent describes a new device and method of using chemical and biological sensors that employ
AUBURN HILLS - 3D software product developer Dassault Systemes has announced an academic partnership with the Convergence Education Foundation, a coalition of automotive and electronics industrialists and educators, that gives teams participating in the CEF 2008 Innovative Vehicle Design competition access to Dassault's software. The 12 participating high school teams have 20 seats of software,
DETROIT ? General Motors has named Compuware Corp. the 2007 Supplier of the Year award for its contributions to GM's global product and performance achievements. The 16th annual award - themed Best of the Best - was given during ceremonies April 26 at a ceremony in Florida. "GM is proud to honor Compuware as a
TRAVERSE CITY - There were hundreds of entries. Hopefuls came from b-to-b marketing agencies spanning the entire United States. And when all was said and done, a Northern Michigan marketing agency emerged as one of the best - three times. The Business Marketing Association announced on April 18 that Oneupweb earned three Pro-Comm Awards, including
FARMINGTON HILLS - The next meeting of the Michigan Usability Professionals' Association on May 8th will feature Stan Driskell who will provide an update on Spider Controls, a new paradigm for the design of graphic user interfaces. This universal graphic makes it easy to embed any type of control, including list boxes, spin buttons, radio
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has launched a pilot project to make comprehensive pre-clinical health curricula available worldwide over the Internet to professionals in developing countries in Africa. The grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation also enhances the access for health science schools around the world to materials that can be
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute was approved for Phase II funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation to test technologies that help passenger car and commercial truck drivers avoid crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are conducting the initiative, funded as part
ARLINGTON - Internet2 at its annual spring meeting on Tuesday announced the 2008 winners of its Driving Exemplary Applications Awards program, which seeks to recognize leading innovators who have created and deployed advanced network applications that have enabled transformational progress in research, teaching and learning. This year Internet2 introduced, in partnership with Level 3 Communications,
REDMOND, Wa. - The Live Mesh service that Microsoft unveiled Tuesday night is a peek of what Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie has been working on all these months. Live Mesh is mostly a file-sharing and folder-synchronization service, as well as a nice, easy way to access a PC remotely. Down the road though, it's
ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium announced its presenting companies on Monday previewing the Best of the Midwest in the areas of Life Science, Technology, Energy and Services. In addition, MGCS organizers also announced that Kenneth Pelowski, founder and managing partner of Pinnacle Ventures, will headline the two-day seminar delivering a presentation that