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Internet Advisor Podcast: Craig Aaron, FCC Internet Rules, Detroit Auto Show

DETROIT ? Internet Advisor podcast: Craig Aaron, President and CEO of FreePress, joins us to describe new FCC rules governing the use of the Internet. The Auto Show is in full swing with some amazing, ground breaking things happening right on the show floor. MiTechNews Headlines with Mike Brennan. To listen, Click on InternetAdvisor.Net

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Internet Advisor|

Cybersecurity Reforms Now Top Priority For Obama Administration

WASHINGTON DC - Cybersecurity reforms are now a top priority of President Barack Obama. Whether Congress will care remains an open issue. During his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, the president barely tipped his hat to major cybersecurity reform proposals he introduced in speeches last week. They included streamlining the current patchwork

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Auto Industry Supports 7.25 Million Jobs, $500 Billion In Annual Payroll: Report

ANN ARBOR - A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research calculates the substantial economic contribution of the automotive industry to the national economy and the economies of all 50 states. Nationally, automakers, parts suppliers, and dealerships directly employ nearly 1.6 million workers and support a total of more than 7 million total jobs

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

I-Corps Applications Due Feb. 4 For Design Thinking Program

SOUTHFIELD - The application deadline is Feb. 4 for the next nine-week Michigan I-Corps@LTU program that helps designers, innovators, engineers and tinkerers move their business ideas from the drawing board to the marketplace. classes start Feb. 14 at Lawrence Technological University. This year?s program will emphasize Design Thinking, a product development process that goes through

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Michigan Entrepreneur Creates Data Rescue Software On Flash Drive

GROSSE POINTE PARK ? Former Detroit Regional Chamber CIO Hans Erickson knows all about disaster recovery. He also knows that the technology used by professionals like him required installation, configuration and was beyond the capabilities of the average computer user. Enter GEEPS, data rescue software for everyone pre-loaded on a flash drive. MITechNews.Com readers get

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Gov. Snyder To Create New Energy Agency To Combine Econ Development, Environmental Protection

LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder unveiled Tuesday the first piece of his much anticipated energy agenda in saying he will create a new agency that would combine the Public Service Commission with economic development and environmental elements. Snyder will deliver his full energy proposal in March, coming in advance of the state's main energy law,

By |2015-01-21T00:00:00-05:00January 21st, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|