LANSING ? Rock and Roll is coming to Michigan International Speedway, the fastest track in NASCAR. Recording artist, and Michigan resident, Kid Rock has been named this year's Pure Michigan 400 Grand Marshal. Known for his award-winning music and philanthropic efforts, Kid Rock will say the most famous words in racing, ?Gentlemen, start your engines,?
GRAND RAPIDS - The Iserv Co., one of the largest independent internet service providers in the Midwest, has been acquired by Boston-based 382 Communications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 382 Communications offers voice, data, and network services to communications service providers and enterprise clients in the U.S. and internationally. The company said the
LAS VEGAS - Parallax is the company that makes the hackable Defcon badges, but it's even better known for another hackable product: its ELEV-8 robotic quadcopter, soon to be expandable to six rotors. The hexcopter kit adds more lifting power to the ELEV-8, doubling the payload thanks to an extra battery along with the extra
SAN FRANCISCO - After a two-week investigation, the online file storage service confirms that usernames and passwords were stolen from third party Web sites and then used to access Dropbox accounts. When a few hundred Dropbox users began receiving spam emails about online casinos and gambling sites two weeks ago, it seemed like something was
SAN FRANCISCO - Anonymous vows to take down the Web sites of a French online fashion retailer that has trademarked the iconic Anonymous logo and slogan. Anonymous' iconic logo was quietly trademarked in France in February, but now that Anonymous has found out, it's not going to take it lying down, CNET News.Com reported. Twitter
WASHINGTON DC - A Democrat-sponsored cybersecurity measure that the Obama administration calls necessary to protect the nation's infrastructure was blocked by Republicans opposed to what they considered to be undue regulation. The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 needed 60 votes to move to a vote by the full Senate, thanks to a Republican filibuster of the
LANSING ? Michigan customers would have to pay $87 up front and $15 a month, but they would be able to opt out of having a new advanced meter transmit information to Detroit Edison, the company said in a filing to the Public Service Commission on Wednesday. The charges, officials said in the filing, would
MOUNT CLEMENS - Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced his plan to build an $11 million, 25,000-square-foot operations and communications center that he said will be the first of its kind in Michigan. The center will combine communication between several Macomb County departments such as the Sheriff?s Office dispatch, the Roads Department Traffic Operations Center,
CLEVELAND - Eaton Corporation has named Patrick Randrianarison president of the Vehicle Group in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa effective August 1. In this role, Randrianarison will report to Ken Davis, president of Eaton?s Vehicle Group, and will be based in Turin, Italy. He will be responsible for leading Eaton?s automotive and truck businesses
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic has expanded the Modular Conveyor System family of products to include a Steerable Wheel Sorter. The sorter, engineered to accommodate cases, cartons, totes or trays weighing up to 110 pounds (50 kg), features robust performance for a wide variety of warehouse and distribution center applications. The steerable wheel design supports applications