GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, a global supplier of logistics systems for factory, warehouse and distribution centers, is expanding its research and development capabilities to Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to address customers? needs to further innovate the supply chain. Dematic?s new Vice President of Global Software Development, Pete Devenyi, a former Senior Vice President of Enterprise Software
LANSING - Pure Michigan Tuesday launched the season?s fall $1.3 million advertising campaign with television, radio and billboard ads that feature 13 partners. The campaign will air regionally and statewide through October 1. ?Along with the fall season comes a host of unique, seasonal travel activities and a colorful new landscape to enjoy everything from
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corp., more than 1.25 billion smartphones will be shipped worldwide in 2014, representing a 23.8 percent increase from the 1.01 billion units shipped in 2013. Looking ahead, total volumes are forecast to reach 1.8 billion units in 2018, resulting in a
SOUTHFIELD - Wyatt J. Istvan-Mitchell has joined the Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP. Istvan-Mitchell concentrates his practice in intellectual property law with a focus on patent preparation, prosecution and opinion work, primarily for clients in the chemical and metal arts. A chemical engineer by training, he focuses on
STAMFORD, Conn. - In the second quarter of 2014, worldwide server shipments grew 1.3 percent year-over-year, while revenue moved upward 2.8 percent from the second quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. "The second quarter of 2014 produced relatively weak growth on a global level, with mixed results by platform," said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president
GRAND RAPIDS - Lambert, Edwards & Associates has been named as a finalist for two PR News Platinum PR Awards. LE&A earned recognition for its ?Movers for Moms? campaign developed for Two Men and a Truck in the Community Relations category, and ?SNAK Attack? a campaign for Inventure Foods, in the Financial/Investor Relations category. LE&A
NEW YORK - According to the uSell.com iPhone Most Wanted Survey, close to half of all smartphone users say they are most excited about a rumored Sapphire Screen on the new iPhone 6 that is especially difficult to scratch or crack. Survey findings include: TOP 5 'MOST WANTED' NEW iPHONE 6 FEATURES (Percentage of those
ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft announced its inclusion on the 2014 Inc. 5000, a list recognizing the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. LLamasoft is ranked 1,301 of 5,000. To be considered for inclusion, organizations must be privately held, must have been in operation for at least five years and must demonstrate greater revenue than
TROY - Billhighway, provider of cloud-based automation solutions for nonprofits, announced it has promoted Jill Garrity, Max Schmidt, and Suzy ElFishawy. Previously in the role of Business Analyst, Garrity has been named Software Development Lifecycle Champion (SDLC). In this position, she will concentrate on product domain knowledge, quality and velocity. Garrity is a graduate of
TROY - Billhighway has hired Kathryn Lazarski, a senior at Oakland University, for its marketing team. Lazarski brings strong writing, public relations, marketing, and leadership skills to her role at Billhighway. She serves as the social media chairperson of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and the public relations chair of Oakland University?s Greek Council. As marketing