WASHINGTON DC - It didn't take long for Gen. Keith Alexander, the recently retired director of the National Security Agency, to speak out about the government intelligence agency. The four-star general, who retired last month, touched on a wide range of subjects in an interview published Thursday by the Australian Financial Review, including the NSA's
GRAND RAPIDS - Learn all about the risks to critical infrastructures and key resources and the efforts underway to protect them at the Michigan InfraGard 2014 Great Lakes Regional Conference May 15 at Davenport University in Grand Rapids. Registration begins at 7:00 am. The early start provides the opportunity for a full breakfast and time
GRAND RAPIDS - Consulting can truly deliver meaningful client value. But it?s not for everyone. Here?s what I wish I knew when I started my consulting business! Okay let?s take a step off the main road for a minute. Usually I focus here on topics of business and technology. But today, we?ll tackle a different
SANTA CLARA, CA ? As the Women in Technology International Group prepares for its 25th anniversary in June, the group announced the 2014 Women in Technology Hall of Fame Honorees. The awards were created in 1996 to recognize, honor, and promote the outstanding contributions women make to the technical community. The recipients will be acknowledged
SAN FRANCISCO - Fast Company and Mercedes-Benz are offering a custom Mercedes van worth $50,000 to the start-up that wins the Drive Your Business Forward Contest. The deadline to enter is May 31. Any small business?including startups, nonprofit organizations, and creative companies?can enter by submitting a 60-second video about their company and how they would
TROY - Altair announced that Germany's national meteorological service Deutscher Wetterdienst has selected Altair?s PBS Professional for workload management on its two Cray XC30 supercomputing systems. Researchers and scientists at DWD will utilize the petascale systems to produce higher resolution and more accurate global and regional weather predictions to help fulfill the organization's wide array
HOUGHTON - Nucor Corp. has awarded Michigan Technological University $255,000 to create the Nucor Industrial Control and Automation Laboratory at the Upper Peninsula university. The lab will be a joint effort of the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering.
HOUGHTON - For the ninth year in a row, Michigan Technological University ranks as the number one university nationwide for the number of Peace Corps Master?s International students currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Michigan Tech has 32 graduate students overseas, earning the University top spot on the Peace Corps? annual ranking of PCMI and
GRAND RAPIDS - Technology is something that every business today depends upon in one way or another. Attend the May aimWest event as the group discusses the latest trends in IT Security and Privacy, what the greatest risks are, and how you can defend yourself, your family, and your business. The Panel includes: Stuart Berman,
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University?s student team overcame a series of mishaps to finish second for the second year in a row in the Hybrid Drive Class of the Formula Hybrid International Competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. LTU finished first in the Autocross race and second in Endurance race. It ended up