BIRMINGHAM - The gorgeous Birmingham Country Club was the setting May 15 for the Michigan Council for Women in Technology 9th Annual Scholarship Awards and Partner Recognition program that celebrated the next generation of women in IT while giving volunteers and sponsors a chance to see their impact first-hand. MCWT President Maru Flores kicked off
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Internet of Things, where it seems everything from wearable computers to ovens are connected to the Internet, ushers in a new ease-of-use era that also poses serious cyber security threats, warned Michigan Chief Security Officer Dan Lohrmann Thursday at the Michigan InfraGard Great Lakes Regional Conference at Davenport College. Lohrmann was
LANSING - More than 237,000 people have signed up for health-care coverage under the state's expanded Medicaid eligibility in the first six weeks of the program, officials have indicated. According to the Healthy Michigan webpage, as of late Monday, there were 237,329 persons signed up for the program. Healthy Michigan is the name of the
DETROIT - As the use of smartphones and tablets has continued to boom, web design trends for 2014 center around functional, clean design that enhance the user experience and facilitate seamless e-commerce transactions. Below are five trends I am noticing in front-end web development: 1. Responsive Design Using a combination of HTML5, CSS3 and media
TROY - Watch up-and-coming entrepreneurs present their business plans, and then join in the discussion at the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan Entrepreneurs Forum at Automation Alley May 20. This event will feature companies from Bizdom Detroit. The short presentations are critiqued by attendees, including venture capitalists, angel investors and business professionals, who provide constructive
SOUTHFIELD - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP will host a webinar for risk management, IT and risk management professionals on June 5 called Cybersecurity: Understanding the Risks and Reducing your Exposure. Companies can incur significant costs and losses in the wake of a security breach. The free webinar will arm professionals with a detailed overview
SAN FRANCISCO - In an effort to block unauthorized use of its Google Apps services, Google plans to require users to verify their identity with a text message if the company detects a suspicious login attempt. The mechanism, which will apply to logins over the Web, is in effect a form of dual-factor authentication even
DETROIT - Verizon Wireless is offering the MORE Everything Plan for Small Business with three new shareable data options ? 60 GB, 80 GB and 100 GB. Additionally, those three data options allow users to share data among up to 50 devices, the most offered on any small business mobile plan at this time. While
DETROIT - The Engineering SMArT Michigan Competition provides high school students with a taste of real-world engineering opportunities through a hands-on project experience. Judges are needed on competition day, May 27, at Lawrence Technological University. The program enables students to address critical energy and environmental challenges realized in their local communities, and will cultivate their
ANN ARBOR - Early drug development is a key time in the life of a potential new drug. Decisions and strategy employed at this early stage can affect later development and even registration of a new product. Join MichBio May 27 for a webinar that presents some basic information regarding key decisions and challenges faced