ANN ARBOR - Two of the nation's leading research networks, the U.S. Department of Energy?s Energy Sciences Network and Internet2, announced that they have completed the world's first transcontinental deployment of 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) using coherent technology. Built on Ciena?s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, the new 8.8 Terabit per second network is equipped with
DETROIT ? VisionIT has hired former Civil Air Patrol Commander Amy Courter as Chief Information Officer. Courter will lead the planning and implementation of enterprise information systems supporting both distributed and centralized business operations. ?We are thrilled to have Amy as an integral part of the VisionIT leadership andculture,? said David Segura, CEO of VisionIT.
ANN ARBOR ? Twenty-two student-run companies at the University of Michigan shared $34,500 in the Dare to Dream business concept contest run by The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the U-M Ross School of Business. Students won grants and tenancy in TechArb. Ann Arbor SPARK also provided scholarship awards
DETROIT - Detroit business owners will have a unique advantage entering the global marketplace as the result of a newly established partnership between Wayne State University's TechTown and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). Local entrepreneurs can access the services and financial assistance products of Ex-Im Bank, as well as a variety
LANSING - Lt. Governor Brian Calley said Monday that the Snyder administration will unveil its plan to overhaul the personal property tax in a "couple weeks," the first indication as to how soon the plan will be announced. Calley, speaking to the Michigan Sheriffs Association, continued the administration's pre-emptive moves to calm worries in local
ANN ARBOR - The Advanced Medical Technology Association has named Stephen Rapundalo, Ph.D., president and CEO of MichBio, chair of its State Medical Technology Alliance. The mission of the alliance, a national network of associations representing medical device manufacturers affiliated with AdvaMed, is to collectively support the industry by fostering a collaborative environment through sharing
SAN FRANCISCO - HTC is promising to plug a security hole in its Android phones that gives certain mobile apps access to a user's personal information. Recently discovered by a trio of researchers, the vulnerability can expose e-mail addresses, network and GPS locations, phone numbers, SMS data, and system logs to apps that connect to
SAN FRANCISCO - A virus that keeps a log of what people type has found a persistent foothold in the computers that pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada use to remotely control the U.S. military's unmanned drone aircraft, Wired reported. It's not clear whether the virus was deliberately aimed at the military computers
ANN ARBOR - Ann O?Neill, Intellectual Property Attorney, Quinn Law Group, will be sharing an overview of new legislation that potentially is a big change to patent filings during the Keynote presentation at 5 p.m. Oct. 11 from five presentation sites around the state. O?Neil also will be part of an interactive panel to answer
YPSILANTI - Saying a major cyber attack is the single greatest threat to national security other than weapons of mass destruction, Governor Rick Snyder announced plans on Friday to coordinate a proactive approach to keeping the state safe from online attacks. Snyder said plans are in the works to establish a Cyber Command Center and