LANSING - The State of Michigan won five awards in information technology, more than any other state, at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in Denver, Colorado. NASCIO selected 30 state technology initiatives in 10 categories as finalists for its 2011 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in
ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan Tech Transfer Office has recorded 101 licenses and options in fiscal year 2011, which ended June 30, exceeding the century mark for the first time. "This number of agreements is an important metric of success and places us again within the top 10 universities in tech transfer performance,"
LANSING - There is just less than $1 million of the $25 million from the current fiscal year left to be distributed out of the Michigan film incentive, but the $25 million that came available Saturday will stay in the coffers until the Legislature sets new rules for using the money. Film Office Director Carrie
LANSING - On the final day of his trade mission to Asia, Governor Rick Snyder on Friday signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Gyeonggi Province in South Korea to help build trade between the two regions. The agreement will allow for partnership developments between companies in Michigan and the Korean province, as well as between
DEARBORN - At the annual Metro Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For luncheon, eleven Elite winners were honored, representing eleven different award categories. The different categories include: Communication, Community Initiatives, Compensation and Benefits, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Employee Education and Development, Employee Engagement and Commitment, Recognition and Retention, Recruitment and Selection, Work-Life Balance,
ANN ARBOR - Ultra Electronics AMI has secured a $870,000 contract to provide 30 of its solid oxide fuel cells to the U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force. Soldiers in the field will use the 300-watt fuel cells to recharge batteries and provide primary power for communications and information systems. The first delivery of five fuel
ANN ARBOR - Thirty alumni of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest competition are among the 53 semi-finalists selected in the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. This select group will pitch their business plans to investors in November for the chance to win more than $1 million in cash and in-kind awards. Of the 53 semi-finalists, 30
GRANDVILLE - Cloud storage platform Box.net has raised a whopping $50 million in new funding with participation from CRM giant Salesforce.com. Past investors also participated in the round, as well as new 'strategic partners,' who will be revealed soon. Box's past investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Emergence Capital Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Scale
DETROIT - NextEnergy today is one of twenty winners of the $37 million Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a Department of Commerce competition launched in May to promote the advancement of 20 high-growth, regional industry clusters. Coordinated by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, Michigan?s portion of the award totals $2.1 million distributed across five agencies
BATH ? The International Avaya Users Group will host a no-nonsense discussion Oct. 19 on Unified Communications. All vendors will give you their definition of UC and focus on their ?cool? applications ? but no one vendor is best in breed at all elements of these powerful applications. UC can be an effective strategy that