PLEASANT RIDGE - Digital promotions company ePrize announced Tuesday that it was acquired by Catterton Partners, a Connecticut-based, consumer-focused private equity fund with $2.5 billion under management. Terms were not announced. In a press release, the company said the investment will be used to accelerate ePrize's overall growth and expansion, particularly in the multi-channel engagement
NEW YORK - Shares are rising again, continuing the sharp run-up of the past few weeks that has propelled the tech juggernaut to its all-time high. The stock recently rose 1.8 percent at $660, pushing Apple?s market capitalization up to $619 billion, FactSet data show. The previous historical record for top market cap belonged to
SAN FRANCISCO - As the Syrian civil war continues to escalate, pro-government forces are allegedly carrying out a cyberwar against local dissidents. Syrian activists, journalists, and government opposition groups are under a barrage of targeted malware attacks, according to the watchdog group Electronic Frontier Foundation. What this malware does is deceptively install surveillance software into
SAN FRANCISCO - The group, which calls itself Anti Leaks, claims it took down RT.com while expressing support for the anti-Putin punk band Pussy Riot, whose members were arrested in March. An anti-WikiLeaks hacking group has taken credit for launching a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the Russian news site RT.com, CNET News.Com
GRAND RAPIDS - Voice Data Systems is hosting the PCC Americas Autumn Conference August 27 ? August 30 for Avaya authorized partners. The PCC Americas Autumn Conference takes place August 27 ? August 30, 2012 with attendees from all over the nation. This forum for Avaya authorized partners is a great opportunity to interface directly
ANN ARBOR - For a limited time, Merit Network is offering a special promotion on its Merit Michigan ID service, waiving all one-time set-up fees. Through September 30, Merit Members that are directly connected to Merit's statewide network can sign up for Merit Michigan ID and pay no one-time fees for the value-added service. Participating
TRAVERSE CITY - Based on growth in the Western Region of Michigan, SunTel Services announced that it has expanded to larger office space at 697 Hannah Avenue in Traverse City. SunTel has recently been awarded several new contracts in the West Michigan area, including a new Mitel virtualized VOIP phone solution for Northwestern Michigan College
LANSING - Former Michigan Republican Party Chair Saul Anuzis on Friday announced his support for the November ballot proposal that would increase the state's renewable energy standard to 25 percent by 2025, and he said the proposal has been building support among his Republican colleagues. "This should not be a conservative or liberal, or Republican
LANSING - Public school employees are on the verge of refunds that could total thousands of dollars unless Governor Rick Snyder appeals the Court of Appeals decision Friday finding that a 2010 law mandating them to contribute 3 percent of their pay toward retiree health care coverage violated the U.S. and Michigan constitutions. Snyder has
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations that Sept. 27 is the application deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Michigan as a result of excessive rain, high winds, hail, freeze, frost, blizzard, tornadoes, flooding and