ANN ARBOR - The National Science Foundation has awarded a two-year, $2 million grant to the School of Information at the University of Michigan to led a cooperative effort by four major universities to create better methods for data-sharing among scientists and researchers in the new and growing field of sustainability. Sustainable Environment-Actionable Data (SEAD)
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech announced its cloud computing offering, called DR Now, which replicates the entire hosted cloud including servers, software, network and security to an offsite disaster recovery cloud without any programming or special configuration. DR Now! delivers recovery times under four hours for less than half the cost of the production cloud
ANN ARBOR - The Whole Brain Group has hired two new members for its Integrated Digital Marketing team. The new hires will allow Whole Brain Group to expand the types of services offered to clients to include advanced social media marketing, blogging, and online ad campaign analysis and management. Megan Cough joins the Whole Brain
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource has hired Steve Nowak, a Microsoft Certified Professional, as a Network Engineer II. His main role at IT Resource will consist of working on customer projects and assisting with support. Nowak, whose area of expertise lies in the fields of Microsoft Products, Hp, Dell, IBM servers, and Motorola Wireless and Wired
STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide PC shipments totaled 91.8 million units in the third quarter of 2011, a 3.2 percent increase from the third quarter of 2010, yet lower than earlier projections of 5.1 percent by Gartner because weaker sales in Western Europe. "The inventory buildup, which slowed growth the last four quarters, mostly cleared out
ANN ARBOR - Two of the nation's leading research networks, the U.S. Department of Energy?s Energy Sciences Network and Internet2, announced that they have completed the world's first transcontinental deployment of 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) using coherent technology. Built on Ciena?s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, the new 8.8 Terabit per second network is equipped with
LANSING - State officials announced Wednesday the purchase of 135 miles of rail line from Norfolk Southern Railway as part of an effort to increase passenger rail speeds across the state. The rail, between Kalamazoo and Dearborn, is part of the Amtrak Wolverine line and officials hope to improve the rails and bed to allow
AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Online FSMS announced the latest in its series of instructive webinars to address issues of concern for the food and beverage industry. Register for ?Getting Started with Your Food Safety Plan Webinar,? on Wednesday, October 19 at 11 a.m. Registration is free. Former FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods Dr. David Acheson
PONTIAC - pushtwentytwo, an integrated marketing communications agency, has landed a new client, Wittock Kitchen and Bath, a division of Saginaw based Standard Electric. Wittock Kitchen and Bath is one of the largest distributors of plumbing, heating and mechanical products in Michigan. ?pushtwentytwo?s experience and creativity will play a key role in our endeavors to
ANN ARBOR ? The Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti Regional Chamber announced its line-up of nine state-level policy makers who will speak at Impact 2011, the Chamber's annual public policy forum October 14. This year?s program will include an education panel featuring State Board of Education President John Austin and a legislative forum with State Senators