EAST LANSING - In the first MSU presidential election survey of its type, students selected Sen. Barack Obama as their first choice for president. The web survey was conducted by the Office for Survey Research in the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at MSU. Among MSU students, Democrat Obama claimed 34 percent of
TROY ? A report released Monday by Automation Alley says information technology professionals in southeast Michigan earned a 5.1 percent average wage increase from 2004 to 2005, despite the region losing some 6.1 percent of overall technology jobs ? suggesting Southeast Michigan has been attracting or generating a fair amount of high-paying tech jobs. The
LAS VEGAS - For years Bill Gates has been trumpeting software's ascendance from the lowly PC to everything from cell phones to home entertainment. No doubt, that move is already taking place. But it's unclear whether Microsoft's dominance in the computer industry will carry over to new consumer-oriented markets, or whether rivals such as Google
LANSING - Over 32 years, through October 2007, Michigan collected a total of $57.14 billion through the Single Business Tax, figures from the Department of Treasury show. The SBT ended on December 31, replaced with the Michigan Business Tax. Figures released by the department were for fiscal years. At least two months of the current
DETROIT - Hitachi is wielding a new weapon in the television market. Namely, automotive engineers. The frame on the 35-millimeter-thick LCD TVs that the Japanese manufacturing giant will showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week is made out of a polycarbonate from the company's automotive division, Bill Whalen, director of product
LAS VEGAS - At CES and the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, Ford will show off its next generation navigation system, initially to be made available on the all-new Lincoln MKS. The system's 40GB hard drive will include the Gracenote database, which will automatically tag any CDs ripped to the drive, something Gracenote already does in
TROY - A survey from Syntel of 250 IT professionals in global companies found that most IT professionals feel a weak economy in 2008 is more likely to increase spending on global outsourcing rather than limit it. According to Bharat Desai, chairman and CEO of Syntel, outsourcing is one industry that won't be battered by
SAN JOSE - While unified communications and security may be two of the hottest topics when it comes to the overall networking industry, they're not the only growth areas expected in 2008. "The first one that we're thinking a lot about these days ... is the data center. The data center, the network as the
CUPERTINO, Ca. - 2008 is only a few days old and Microsoft is already warning consumers of three fraudulent tactics that people should be aware of this year. According to Adrienne Hall, senior director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, the first of these threats is an increase in phishing e-mails. Hall indicated that these e-mails
LANSING - The now rocking political waters that Iowa voters have roiled have created new momentum and importance to Michigan's presidential primary, scheduled for January 15, with some analysts saying it could be the key to deciding who at least the Republican presidential nominee is. Even with most Democratic presidential candidates off the ballot, the