REDMOND, WA. - One of Monday's sessions at Microsoft's TechEd conference highlighted the support that Windows 8.1 will offer for fingerprint recognition, as described by The Verge, CNET News.Com reported. Prior versions of Windows handled fingerprint readers through third-party software. But Windows 8.1 will be the first edition of Windows to natively support the technology.
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget was named as a recipient of the 2013 CIO 100 award by CIO magazine. The annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology. ?Being recognized as a CIO 100 award winner is
MAASTRICT, The Netherlands - Six of the world's leading research and education networks and two commercial partners Monday demonstrated for the first time a Transatlantic 100 gigabits-per-second (one billion bits per second) transmission link for research and education between North America and Europe during the TERENA Networking Conference 2013 held in The Netherlands. The 100
LANSING - Incumbent telecommunications providers have continued to experience a decrease in their traditional wireline customer lines, a trend that began in 2002, while competitive providers have experienced a small decrease in their overall lines after three years of increasing wirelines, according to a report released Monday by the Public Service Commission. Competitive providers appear
LANSING - The Council of Great Lakes Governors pushed for more trade transportation on the lakes as Illinois opened the door to ending ship traffic between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. The governors and premiers included Asian carp on the council's list of "least wanted" invasive species, and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn acknowledged that
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office is garnering a greater deal of interest from big names in Hollywood, Film Office Director Margaret O'Riley said in a recent interview, and the plan to diversify incentive investments could yield an even greater return by keeping the state's graduates in a new, exciting and potentially growing industry. In
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group Monday reported U.S. sales in May leaped 11 percent from the same month a year ago, the group's best May sales since 2007. May 2013 unit sales totaled 166,596, compared with 150,041 in May 2012. The Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and FIAT brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in May
LIVONIA - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is hosting a panel discussion on June 12 to look at how to evolve efforts to attract and grow businesses in the state. The evening?s program will focus on MEDC's business assistance services and capital programs for business attraction and acceleration as well as its efforts to enhance
SAN FRANCISCO - Jeremy Hammond was arrested in a major federal sweep last year on charges of computer hacking conspiracy, computer hacking, and conspiracy to commit access device fraud. The self-described hacktivist pled guilty to these counts in court on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. "As part of each of these hacks, I took
DETROIT - Comerica Bank?s Michigan Economic Activity Index increased in March, up 1.8 points to a level of 119.9. The March index reading is 49 points, or 68 percent, above the index cyclical low of 71.2. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average for 2011. February?s index reading