DETROIT - Business software and services company Compuware Corp. reported last week it posted a 51 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter profit, marking a turn around from a disappointing first quarter by increasing sales of software licenses and boosting maintenance fees. Meanwhile, IT outsourcing company, Syntel, based in Troy, reported total revenue for the third
ANN ARBOR - Mark Jane, an employee benefits specialist, has joined Butzel Long as an associate attorney in the firm's Ann Arbor office. Jane also practices in the areas of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and compensation. He has experience in a variety of employee benefits matters, including Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, service provider
NEW YORK - RedSky Technologies this week launched E911 Anywhere, a centralized 911 call management service for enterprise organizations with IP telephony systems that will save significant money and precious time when routing 911 calls to emergency responders. E911 Anywhere centralizes the process of tracking the location of all endpoints connected to an IP telephony
ANN ARBOR ? Spam filter provider SpamStopsHere has detected a new spam tactic in which MP3 files are used to promote stocks. In the first multi-media spam, spammers have begun attaching MP3 files which are named after popular recording artists and songs. After a recipient has opened the attachment, an electronically enhanced voice delivers a
SOUTHFIELD ? Tom Heagarty, a CISSP and CISA certificates holder, will discuss successful security monitoring programs in large environments, the November 15 program for Motor City ISSA. Deploying the right security technology in the right places is tricky enough - building the infrastructure to support that technology and get the most out of it is
WASHINGTON DC - Scarcely a week before an existing ban on Internet access taxes is set to expire, the U.S. Senate late Thursday voted to let the prohibition live on for seven more years. The compromise bill, which was approved by a voice vote, would prohibit state and local governments from taxing any service that
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union's new proposal aimed at fast-tracking the immigration process for workers in highly skilled jobs is making some U.S. technology heavyweights nervous. It's no secret that American tech firms prize vast quantities of H-1B temporary visas and permanent residency permits, otherwise known as green cards, CNET News.Com reported. The companies
WASHINGTON DC - When the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill last week extending a ban on Internet access taxes, it may have opened up the possibility of previously forbidden taxes on paid e-mail and other Web services. That's what a Congressional Research Service attorney concluded in a two-page memorandum (click here for
ANN ARBOR ? Innovators developing and deploying advanced applications that require the use of a dedicated optical circuit with capabilities up to 10 gigabits per second are now eligible to win a new category of Internet2 awards. The new Wave of the Future category is part of the Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications Awards program. The
SOUTHFIELD ? Robofest is looking for new sites to host qualifying competitions next spring for an annual autonomous robotics competition for students in grades 5-12 thanks to a grant from the Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund. The grant also will allow Robofest to add a England in 2008, joining the United States, Canada,