FRAMINGHAM, Ma. - Small- and medium-sized businesses aren't excited about the concept of software-as-a-service, but they are excited about the benefits SaaS can bring to them. An IDC report predicts the top SMB trends in 2008, with SaaS expected to be one of the hottest technologies. When IDC asked SMBs about this new way of
TROY ? On Valentine's Day, the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan forum will feature presentations by emerging companies selected by a panel of the group's business leaders and investors, along with a keynote speech delivered by Randal Charlton, the Interim Director of Wayne State University's Tech Town. In January 2007, Charlton was named as Entrepreneur
TROY - The Automation Alley Technology Business Committee is hosting on Feb. 13 its popular Business to Business series, this session aimed at big business and called The Heart of the Sale: Qualifying through Closing. This session will discuss how to qualify your leads as well as the importance of presenting and what to do
WASHINGTON - Congress approved a $168 billion bill to boost the economy, paving the way for more than 135 million households to receive rebate checks for up to $1,200 this spring. The measure passed the Senate, 81-16, after Democrats dropped demands for billions in extra spending and tax breaks opposed by most Republicans, The Wall
LANSING - A top priority for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce for the coming year will be repealing the surcharge on the Michigan Business Tax that helped to balance the current budget and to urge the Legislature to cut spending to make up the loss. But the Chamber, among its 10 goals, will push for
ADA, Mi. - Quixtar, the online business site for Alticor, reported Wednesday that its sales fell slightly in 2007, but remained above the $1 billion-mark for the fifth consecutive year. But the company did not provide any further financial guidance on the exact sales figure for Quixtar or net income. Quixtar in North America will
ST. PAUL ? Northwest Airlines, the dominant air carrier at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Gerald R. Ford Airport in Grand Rapids, is in merger walks with Delta Air Lines, and a deal could be announced as early as this week. The news was reported by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The report was based
DETROIT - Compuware Corporation Wednesday announced that it has acquired privately held Hilgraeve, a Monroe, Michigan, a Microsoft connectivity partner that recently has focused on solving connectivity problems in the healthcare, automotive and financial industries. No terms were announced. This acquisition makes Compuware Covisint the world's largest on-demand collaboration platform for lab and prescription data
BOSTON ? A team of MBA students from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business have won the $40,000 Braun case study competition that challenged the country's brightest business school students to create a marketing plan for its electric shaver business. The students on the U-M team include Emily Hoffman, Karima Holland, Mihira Patel
LANSING - Against the backdrop of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Michigan Senate approved a series of bills that will enact provisions of the controversial federal Real ID Act, as well as clarify that legal foreign residents can obtain driver's licenses. In passing SB 962 , SB 963 , SB 964 ,