TROY - Automation Alley, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, is hosting a high-level business and government delegation from Sichuan, China, on April 3 that wants to meet with U.S. companies interested in selling their products into the China market or exploring joint-venture partnerships, technology licensing agreements, and collaborative R&D opportunities with leading
LANSING - Michigan's ongoing economic troubles have led to a slight increase in the overall federal spending in the state, according to a report released by the Senate Fiscal Agency, but the state is still at the bottom of the list in terms of federal spending. The Citizens Research Council argued in its own report
LANSING - Within the next two years, Michigan will need additional data center capacity. Several universities are looking at building new data centers as are several counties. Department of Information Technology Director Ken Theis wants to build one data center and share resources. Theis' department was built on the idea of bringing the computer and
CUPERTINO, Ca. ? A new 3G feature available in iPhone this quarter or next along with a lower price could mean Apple iPhone sales could top 45 million in 2009, up from an estimated 12 million this year, one analyst has predicted. Yes, that's more than a bit optimistic, CNET News.Com reported. The analyst who
LAS VEGAS - There's almost as many people buying smartphones as there are people buying laptops, and that trend is about to turn the computing industry on its head. "We do see that gravitational pull of the single-use device being played out in the market," said Nigel Clifford, CEO of Symbian, during the opening presentations
PALO ALTO, Ca. - Helping chief information officers perform their job better with an array of new management tools at hand is the primary goal of HP Software, Thomas Hogan, senior vice president at HP Software, recently told a group of reporters in Toronto. "What we are here to do is help the CIO drive
LANSING - Michigan's outstanding, award-winning small businesses will be honored April 24 at the Lansing Center as the state's major business organizations and agencies collaborate for the fourth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business event. The cooperative effort, which names the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, Innovation of the Year and many other awards, will be
TROY - In 2006, national retailer Target was sued by the National Federation of the Blind because it had previously refused to put alternative text on the images on its Web site and would not make the site usable without a mouse. A press release from the National Federation of the Blind states that the
BEIJING, China - Come August 24th, 2008, when the Olympics Games start with music and hymns and the torch lit the flame, the global spotlight will land on Beijing, and when the athletes march in unison to their beautifully-orchestrated national anthems, in the ultra modern stadium, the whole world will witness a sleeping giant, awaken
MIDLAND - The Dow Chemical company Tuesday introduced a new technology that will make the fabrication of wind blades for alternative energy use that are stronger, lighter and easier to manufacture. Launched at the JEC show in Paris, France, AIRSTONE Systems for Wind Energy from Dow once again highlight how the Company's sharp focus on