GRAND RAPIDS ? Dematic, supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse, and distribution center, has expanded the company's Customer Service infrastructure to increase lifecycle support offerings. With added service capabilities, new locations across North America, and increased staff, Dematic can extend critical support to more warehouse operations, with faster response and increased performance levels.
LIVONIA - TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has received special recognition from Chrysler Group for its efforts in supply logistics recovery following the Japan Crisis. Chrysler Group recognized 11 suppliers for their outstanding performances during its 2011 Annual Supplier Meeting and Awards Ceremony. Approximately 1,500 attendees, including top executives from Chrysler Group, Fiat Group Purchasing and
ANN ARBOR - Logic Solutions has released Logiclink's Hotel Dream Apps, a suite of four iPad applications for hotel guests and staff. Hotel Dream Apps include Hotel Concierge, Lobby Ambassador, Event Planner, and Dining Touch N Serve. The applications are customized for each hotel property though a pioneering mobile content management system. Logic Solutions designed
SAN FRANCISCO - To help companies adapt to the challenges posed by video, social media, and mobile use, Qumu announced a technology breakthrough that enables video content to be centrally managed while enabling video to be embedded in virtually any business application, portal or mobile app. The Qumu Video Platform released Tuesday includes both the
YPSILANTI - Integrated Sensing Systems announced that the U.S. Patent Office has granted it a utility patent for mounting and packaging ISSYS' sensors integrated with large ducts and piping networks. The Patent is US 7 823,445 - System and Method of Assessing a Property of a Flowing Fluid. ?These sensor chips are used by ISSYS
PLYMOUTH ? The all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle features front and rear exterior lighting from Hella, including headlamps, fog lamps, front side markers, tail lamps, rear reflex reflectors and a center high-mounted LED stop lamp. Introduced earlier this year at the New York Auto Show, the U.S. version of the new Beetle underlines Hella?s position as
DETROIT ? Compuware purchased Waltham, Mass-based dynaTrace Software Inc. for $256 million. The cash acquisition closed July 1. Founded in Linz, Austria in 2005, dynaTrace employs 180 people around the world. Compuware said that ?substantially all? of those employees, including the dynaTrace leadership team, are expected to remain with the company under Compuware ownership. Compuware
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced that it has formed a pilot membership with market research firm Wainhouse Research. Through the relationship, Wainhouse Research will become an Internet2 Industry Member, and will work with Internet2's advanced networking community to provide key industry analyst insights and opportunities for joint research of collaborative technologies. "Wainhouse Research has worked
ZEELAND ? Tiger Studio hired Adam Sivins as an Interactive Designer. His Professional experience includes working in Flash Prototype Development and Interactive R & D. has a BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design. Tiger Studio is a creative design firm that develops Passion-Driven Design. It specializes in Industrial Design, User Interface, and Brand
ANN ARBOR - Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have found a way to mass-produce antennas so small that they approach the fundamental minimum size limit for their bandwidth, or data rate, of operation. This could lead to new generations of wireless consumer electronics and mobile devices that are either smaller or can perform