ANN ARBOR - Merit Network engineers have completed a 3,000 foot-long segment of fiber-optic network on the edge of Alpena and have lit a 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) network connection between Alpena and Powers. Lit by ADVA optical networking equipment, the dense wavelength division multiplexing fiber-optic connection goes from Alpena west to Gaylord, then north to
ANN ARBOR - Michigan, home to the greatest concentration of automotive production and innovation in North America, is also a national leader in agriculture, ranking second in bio-diversity of agricultural products. The Center for Automotive Research will be the lead in a recently funded project focused on the intersection of these two sectors. CAR, along
SOUTHFIELD - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields are always looking for ways to stand out for Middle School and High School students so that they can consider jobs in those fields. In order for Interest to gain traction among these younger people, STEM learning needs be both applied and fun. The Verizon Innovation
SOUTHFIELD - What do Anita Borg, Padmasree Warrior, and Linda Sanford have in common? They are all notable Hall of Famers in the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame which started in 1996. The WITI Hall of Fame award, considered to be among the most prestigious honors for women in science and technology,
SOUTHGATE - Meadowlark Energy will partner with the Michigan Suburbs Alliance in the Green Anchors project to manage the construction portion of a pilot project in Southgate, Michigan, to rehab abandoned or foreclosed properties and make them as energy efficient as possible. The program involves an intensive rehab of several neighborhood homes to bring their
LANSING ? The Michigan House and Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed bills that would discontinue charging sales tax on trade-in motor vehicles, recreational vehicles and boats when purchasing one. The big change, as was first reported Monday by Gongwer News Service, was extending the phaseout of applying the sales tax to the value of the
TROY - Walsh College alumni continue to see Michigan?s longer-term economic prospects on an upward trend since 2011, yet express caution when compared to the country as a whole. National economic sentiment has been marked by volatility since 2011, but has improved nearly 50 percent over the last 12 months, according to preliminary findings of
WASHINGTON DC - The National Institute of Standards and Technology released its draft cybersecurity framework for private companies and infrastructure networks on Tuesday. These standards are part of an executive order that President Obama proposed in February. The aim of NIST's framework (PDF) is to create guidelines that companies can use to beef up their
MIAMI - In a survey of 307 women, conducted by Travelers at the NAWBO Women's Business Conference in Miami this month, nearly one-third (32 percent) lack confidence that they are adequately protected against cyber risks. Cyber Awareness - Women business owners who lack confidence in their level of cyber protection and preparedness rose from 27
TEAFLY, N.J. ? Noted Michigan-based cyber security expert Richard Stiennon has joined a group of industry experts to launch Securitycurrent.Com, a news and information site for other security professionals. Securitycurrent.Com is co-founded by veteran journalist and IT network security marketing executive Aimee Rhodes. The site features news, data, analysis, practical advice, discussion and research. Contributors