LANSING - If Michigan pursues development of alternative energy it could result in hundreds of thousands of jobs created in Michigan, Governor Jennifer Granholm said Monday after touring a Lansing plant using landfill-created methane to generate electricity. Granholm called the electric generating facility at Granger Energy, a division of Granger Container Services, a great example
KALAMAZOO - The West Michigan Chapter of the Information Technology Management Association will meet at BlueGranite headquarters on Feb. 12 to explore the issue of Network Access Control. BlueGranite serves as the permanent Kalamazoo host for the ITMA?s meetings, a members-only information technology leadership group designed to provide networking opportunities and high level resources for
ANN ARBOR - Want to get connected to an early-stage technology or life sciences startup? Then plan to attend the Feb. 7 Mingle & Match hosted by Ann Arbor Spark. Think speed dating for startups. You can come listen to 10-15 entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas and then have the opportunity to meet with them
LANSING - Michigan has a fledgling video services market now, a year after legislation opening cable TV services up to greater competition was enacted, a report issued Friday by the Public Service Commission said, and the three commissioners expressed the hope that greater competition would develop through 2008. "While many parts of the state still
STAMFORD, Conn. - The role of the chief information officer (CIO) is no longer limited to just managing IT, and that role will continue to evolve in the next few years, according to a worldwide survey conducted by Gartner Executive Programs. Of the 1,500 CIOs surveyed for the Gartner EXP report, "Making the Difference: The
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Congress voted on this week to keep a controversial expansion of a wiretapping law alive for another 15 days. The law in question, called the Protect America Act, was passed hurriedly by Congress last August and is set to expire Friday, CNET News.Com reported. The temporary extension, which passed by
NEW YORK - New York's lawmakers have introduced legislation to keep convicted sex offenders off the likes of Facebook and MySpace. In a press conference on Tuesday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, State Sen. Joseph Bruno, and Assemblyman Sheldon Silver unveiled details of the Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (E-Stop), a
NEW YORK - Best Buy is warning customers who purchased its Insignia 10.4-inch Digital Picture Frames that their device may be harboring a virus, according an advisory posted on its Web site. Insignia digital frames, with model number NS-DPF10A, may be infected with the virus, Best Buy states in its posting, CNET News.Com reported. The
TROY - If you're not sure whether worms are used for phishing. If cookies and smurfs sound like harmless Saturday morning fun. If you're pretty sure that attacks by zombies and bots only happen in science fiction movies. If you've ever wondered what exactly it means to be phished, pharmed, spammed, spimmed, or spoofed, this
GRAND RAPIDS ? A forum Feb. 5 co hosted by E-Discovery Update for attorneys, compliance professionals, paralegals, and other legal staff to learn how e-discovery has permanently changed the litigation landscape. One year after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended, e-discovery is as costly and complex as ever before. In this engaging seminar,