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
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced Tuesday it has cut a deal with Bloomingdale Communications to deploy fiber-optic network infrastructure that will be jointly owned by each organization to build-out their respective network projects. Both projects are in part federally-funded. In working together, Merit and Bloomingdale maximize federal investment in Michigan to save tax-payers? dollars.
WARREN - The U.S. Army will hold its third Robotics Rodeo in May 2012 to give scientists and engineers from government and industry to demonstrate unmanned ground systems. Robotics Rodeo III is co-hosted by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren and Fort Benning?s Maneuver Battle Lab near Columbus, Georgia.
LANSING - Center for Business Innovation has partnered with Aerohive Networks to provide their partners with cloud-based managed wireless solutions. Cloud-based managed wireless solutions eliminate the chances for single-points of failure. It also eliminates the need for physical wireless controllers, making this a cost effective wireless solution for any size organization. ?Offering a cloud-based managed
LANSING - Managed hosting company Liquid Web has made a $10,000 donation to the Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund to support further development of the Perl programming language. Liquid Web has developed much of its software using perl and continues to do so. The programming language serves as an integral tool for the continued development