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Servant Systems Adds Workflow Features to Molly Maid Customer Care Software

ANN ARBOR - Servant Systems has completed new software updates to the Molly Maid Customer Care System, which the franchise software company developed in 1992 for the residential home cleaning service. Building on Molly Maid?s CCS ?Outlook Release? introduced earlier in last spring, Servant Systems has just added ?Workflow? features. These features are designed to

By |2013-12-10T00:00:00-05:00December 10th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Mary Barra Becomes First Female CEO At Major Automaker

DETROIT - Inforum applauds Mary Barra on this well-deserved and historic promotion, demonstrating that talent is a company's best differentiator. December 10 will forever change how the industry - and the tremendous opportunities within it - are viewed by the world and young women, in particular. This sends a powerful message to the next generation

By |2013-12-10T00:00:00-05:00December 10th, 2013|Archive, Guest Columns|

National Resources Trust Fund Approves $28 Million For 76 Projects

LANSING - The Natural Resources Trust Fund Board has approved 76 projects for the coming fiscal year totaling $27.68 million. Of the total, 32 of the grants ($19.03 million) were for land acquisition and 44 grants ($8.64 million) were for development projects. Among the acquisition grants, the largest was $3.4 million to Detroit to purchase

By |2013-12-09T00:00:00-05:00December 9th, 2013|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Omotoso Joins Eaton as Senior Manager, Global Automotive Market Intelligence

GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton has named Michael Omotoso senior manager, Global Automotive Market Intelligence. Omotoso is based in Southfield, Michigan, reporting directly to Tom Nellenbach, director of global marketing for Eaton?s Vehicle Group. Omotoso is responsible for leading market research initiatives for Eaton?s Automotive operations and developing related sales forecasts by region, segment,

By |2013-12-09T00:00:00-05:00December 9th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Sheriffs’ Association, Police Chiefs Oppose Michigan Landline Disconnect Bill

LANSING - The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and the Michigan Sheriffs' Association said on Monday they oppose a bill that would streamline the process allowing phone companies to end landline services, saying cell phones and voice over Internet protocol services are not completely reliable. SB 636 passed the Senate last week and is

By |2013-12-09T00:00:00-05:00December 9th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

West Michigan Industrial Economy Continues To Grow Slowly In November

GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan industrial economy continues to grow slowly. New orders remained virtually unchanged at plus 16, up from plus 15. The production index remained the same at plus13, and the employment index resumed its pattern of modest growth and rose to plus 9 from zero. The West Michigan Purchasing Managers Index

By |2013-12-06T00:00:00-05:00December 6th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Akamai to Acquire Prolexic for Some $370 Million in Move to Bolster its DDoS Protection

TENAFLY, N.J. - Akamai Technologies announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Prolexic Technologies, Inc. for approximately $370 million, in a deal expected to close during the first half of 2014. Akamai said the deal would extend its web optimization and security offerings by adding cloud-based security solutions for protecting data centers

By |2013-12-06T00:00:00-05:00December 6th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Security Models ? One Size Does Not Fit All

TENAFLY, N.J. - Security is a word that brings up many different images depending on your experience, profession or industry. At a University, not only is the context different than at a bank, but it is different depending on what you are trying to secure. I do not believe that providing security for an organization

By |2013-12-06T00:00:00-05:00December 6th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|