WASHINGTON DC - A U.S. Senate panel has unanimously approved a bill that would encourage federal, state, and local police to use and create special software designed to nab child pornography swappers on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to send an amended version of the Combating Child Exploitation Act, chiefly
BATTLE CREEK - Michigan Aerospace Corp., an advanced engineering and product company, will build a manufacturing plant in Battle Creek that will make aircraft platforms and homeland security products in partnership with Battle Creek Unlimited. MAC�??s headquarters and research and development activities will remain in Ann Arbor, where academic and business groups have supported the
DETROIT - Business software and services company Compuware Corp. reported a lower quarterly net profit on Thursday compared the same quarter a year earlier, when the Detroit-based company benefited from higher interest income, a tax benefit and the sale of an investment. Compuware said net income for its fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31 was
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center provides ongoing training for growing and starting businesses. Professionals or current small business owners with pertinent expertise teach these trainings. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance. Descriptions of the May sessions offered, date,
DETROIT ? ConnecTech is a co sponsor of the Midwest Technology Leaders Cocktail Reception on June 4 at the MGM Grand Casino's Ignite Lounge. Join ConnecTech at this annual event and mingle with technology and community leaders, while supporting the exclusive event that will kick off Midwest Technology Leaders 2008. ConnecTech is connecting those who
DETROIT - ConnecTech is co sponsoring the Michigan Technology Leaders annual event June 5 at the MGM Grand Casino - an exclusive gathering of the Great Lakes Region's top IT executives. MTL 2008 will provide all delegates the opportunity to challenge conventional wisdom through engaging in highly-interactive executive sessions with their senior peers. Through a
LANSING - The key bill in a water protection package, which its backers praise as a precedent-setting management system to control large water withdrawals while still making sure water is available for farm and industrial use, won divided Michigan Senate approval Thursday. While months of behind-the-scenes work resolved a myriad issues, some contentious items remained
TROY ? RFID systems continue to develop, appearing in more and more products. On June 19, ConnecTech of Greater Detroit and the Troy Chamber will host a panel of experts that will look at RFID benefits and opportunities. The program will explore the development and application of RFID, how it is being used today, the
ROCHESTER - Robots, accompanied by designers, and teams of students, will be swarming Oakland University's campus to participate in the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition May 30 to June 2. The competition focuses on four challenges, which evaluate the vehicles�?? design, technology use, and ability to navigate through obstacles. OU will also have a team
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan reports that small business owners and their employees, pinched by the recent run-up in gasoline prices, have been signing up for hundreds of SBAM-member-only Speedway cards that provide a 4.5 percent discount on gasoline and other purchases. �??In the current economy, small business owners are looking to