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Grand Angels Invests $6.5 Million To Date In Michigan Startups

HOLLAND - Since Grand Angels was created in 2004, the angel investing group has made 18 investments for a total of $6.5 million. Half of those investments were in Western Michigan. This update was provided by Jody VanderWel, president Grand Angels, during an interview with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan at the Momentum Lean Startup Summit

By |2011-05-23T00:00:00-04:00May 23rd, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

State Contribution To Michigan’s 15 Public Universities Cut By Varying Percentages

LANSING ? Michigan's 15 public universities will not be cut 15 percent each, but by varying percentages, Gongwer News Service has learned. The cuts range from 14.5 percent for some universities to as high as 15.4 percent for others, sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Gongwer. Governor Rick Snyder had proposed a 15 percent

By |2011-05-23T00:00:00-04:00May 23rd, 2011|Archive, Politics/Government|

EMU Information Assurance Progam Hosts Business Security Forum June 9

YPSILANTI - To help small businesses learn how they can protect their digital information, the EMU Information Assurance program will host an introduction to business security June 9 at the EMU Student Center. The conference is co-sponsored by the Washtenaw County Cyber Citizen Coalition. ?This is a networking opportunity for businesses and our students,? said

By |2011-05-23T00:00:00-04:00May 23rd, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Achieving Success In An Increasingly Diverse Business Environment

FARMINGTON HILLS ? The public is invited to join leading business professionals for a networking event hosted by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology that promises to educate and inspire thinking about diversity and inclusion. Keynote speaker, Steve L. Robbins, published author and consultant, will confront the way we think about the world, while

By |2011-05-23T00:00:00-04:00May 23rd, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Verizon To Offer 4G Service June 16 In Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Metro Detroit

SOUTHFIELD - Verizon Wireless announced Monday that it is bringing the world?s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution network to Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing and more of metropolitan Detroit on June 16, providing downloads speeds 10 times faster than 3G. Cities, towns and major roads in the expanded coverage area include: Flint Market In Flint,

By |2011-05-23T00:00:00-04:00May 23rd, 2011|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Google Fixes Android Wi-Fi Security Hole

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google has plugged an Android hole that could have allowed someone to snoop on an unencrypted Wi-Fi network and access calendar and contact data on the smartphones. "Today we're starting to roll out a fix which addresses a potential security flaw that could, under certain circumstances, allow a third-party access to

By |2011-05-20T00:00:00-04:00May 20th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

How To Stay Safe On Sony’s PlayStation Network

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. - If you are a Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) customer you are probably getting a little paranoid. First there was the data breach from last month that exposed customer data and forced Sony to take the network down. And now, just days after Sony got the service back up and running, it

By |2011-05-20T00:00:00-04:00May 20th, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

SCADA Hack Talk Canceled After U.S., Siemens Request

DALLAS - Two researchers say they canceled a talk at a security conference this week on how to attack critical infrastructure systems, after U.S. cybersecurity and Siemens representatives asked them not to discuss their work publicly. "We were asked very nicely if we could refrain from providing that information at this time," Dillon Beresford, an

By |2011-05-20T00:00:00-04:00May 20th, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|