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
ANN ARBOR - SpamStopsHere, a member of the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, has launched the Secure Channel Blog to educate and inform the public and business community about technology and security issues that effect everyday life. Blog topics range from simple security tips to in-depth discussions of technical security issues that affect the business world.
DETROIT - Franz Pischinger, Chairman of the Board, FEV Motorentechnik, and Helmut List, President and CEO of AVL, received the SAE International Leadership Citation Thursday night during the SAE 2008 World Congress in Detroit. The annual award recognizes individuals who are well-known internationally for continuous professional involvement and participation in SAE's meetings, conferences, congresses and
GRAND RAPIDS ? Data network provider US Signal has announced its newest product, Virtual Ethernet Services. US Signal Virtual Ethernet Service is a flexible way to connect customer sites over US Signal's Ethernet network. VES employs Virtual Private LAN Service technology utilizing Cisco network architecture to provide point to point and multipoint connectivity. US Signal
ROCHESTER HILLS - Trubiquity - formerly Autoweb - has acquired Trinary Systems, a supplier of electronic data interchange software in North America. Trubiquity makes business process automation and global data exchange software for the automotive, aerospace and consumer goods industries. Trubiquity and Trinary are privately held companies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not released.
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Nanofabrication Facility and Solid State Electronics Laboratory, a 37,500 square foot addition and renovation, is now called the Robert H. Lurie Nanofabrication Facility. The building was dedicated Monday. The $40 million project was funded largely by donors, including a leadership gift from Ann Lurie, wife of the late Robert Lurie,
AUBURN HILLS - Kolbenschmidt Pierburg has opened its 60,000 square foot North American Technical Center in Auburn Hills, one of three located around the world that will allow the engineering, design, prototyping and validation of products for both local and global automotive customers. The Auburn Hills Tech Center will initially house more than 70 engineering,
ANN ARBOR ? Fry Inc. announced Tuesday the company has been selected to develop two new e-commerce sites for Thompson and Company, a direct-to-consumer multichannel merchant selling products ranging from designer linens and women's apparel, to premium cigars and specialty foods. Terms of the contract were not announced. The newly designed sites will support both
ANN ARBOR - SRT Solutions has updated its web site to include a software industry event calendar, resources for learning the latest technologies and trends as well as insight from SRT professionals. "As frequent speakers and contributors to industry publications, we're often asked what we read and do to stay on the leading edge of