AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Systems announced Friday that more than 700 customers from 170 companies attended the three-day PowerPlex 2012 conference in Indianapolis, the largest number of participants in the event's 11-year history. In keeping with the conference theme, ?Know More, Do More, Win More,? Plex Online users learned about new features of Plex Online,
LIVONIA - SIP trunking provider Clearfly Communications has formed a strategic partnership with Technology Solutions, LLC, a leading unified communications company, to provide small and medium size businesses with voice, data, and mobile services. SIP is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), internet based protocol originally designed for call set-up and control. According to the
ANN ARBOR - U-M's School of Information and the provost office are petitioning the Board of Regents during its Thursday meeting in Dearborn to approve a new bachelor of arts and bachelor of science in information. U-M currently offers master's and doctoral degrees in information. The School of Information was established in 1996, replacing the
SAN FRANCISCO - Retailer Brookstone this year will start selling a portable fuel cell able to charge smartphones a dozen times before running out. Fuel cell maker Lilliputian Systems today announced that Brookstone will be the first retailer to carry its portable USB power source, which will be sold under Brookstone's brand, CNET News.Com reported.
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource will be the keynote speakers at the Coopersville Area Chamber of Commerce May 17 where they will offer a program to focus on maximizing IT investment. The breakfast meeting - from 7:30-9:00 a.m. at 327 Main, Coopersville ? will also help attendees understand what questions need to be asked to evaluate
LANSING ? Facebook may have started out as a digital way for Harvard men to meet coeds, but it certainly is business main street now. Case in point, the Pure Michigan now is offering a Facebook app that allows fans to include images from the advertising campaign on their Facebook timeline. The app also lets
BATTLE CREEK - The State of Michigan's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Veterans? Services Division are teaming up with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Health Administration and Kellogg Community College to offer a one-day resources fair for military veterans and their families May 8 at Kellogg Community College in Battle
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced that it will provide hosted, managed services as part of Internet2's NET+ Services to Internet2 member organizations and InCommon subscribers. As part of a new agreement, services from two major product lines of Merit's services portfolio, Merit Hosted Applications and Merit Hosted Infrastructure, are now also offerings under the
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP - General Electric announced in a news conference Monday that it has filled nearly 850 of the targeted 1,300 positions at its Advanced Manufacturing and Software Technology Center in Van Buren Township. ?We?re growing and hundreds of these people work on business activities that take place to support our global operations,? said
OXFORD - Relume Technologies, which makes light-emitting diode products and smart grid control systems for outdoor lighting applications, has announced the launch of its new multimedia website. The redesigned site is the final phase in the company's rebranding effort that also included a new logo, marketing materials and social media presence. Relume?s new site features