ANN ARBOR - Do you know what your customers really want? When was the last time you did any market research? Or sought out your customers' opinions on your product or service? The New Enterprise Forum January 20 panelists will share their tips on getting valuable information from present and prospective customers to help you
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Grand Rapids Area Professionals for Excellence's quarterly panel discussion on Jan. 20 will ask the question everyone using the Internet remains concerned about, How Secure Are You? Participants include: Richard Stiennon - Chief Research Analyst at I.T. Harvest, author of "Surviving Cyberwar." Edwin Alanouf, Systems Engineering Analyst, Symantec Corporation Brendan Newell,
PORTAGE ? Government software developer Manatron has acquired International Land Systems, creating a new division: Manatron International. The acquisition was led by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Silver Spring, Md., ILS provides land management and land administration software systems and professional services to government
DETROIT - The all electric Chevrolet Volt has been named the 2011 North American Car of the Year. The Volt is on display at the North American International Auto Show. The Volt is an electric vehicle that can operate under a range of weather climates and driving conditions with little concern of being stranded by
ANN ARBOR - Participants in Current Motor Company's early adopters "Test Pilot" program will get a $2000 discount on the electric motor scooter for providing feedback to the Ann Arbor start up. "Our Test Pilot program is a completely unique, transparent way for Current Motor to receive critical feedback that will help us ramp up
DETROIT ? CNET News.Com's car tech editors spent two days this week at the North American International Auto Show to report the latest in electric vehicles, concept cars, hybrids and more. To get the CNET News.Com take on these vehicles, click on CNET News.Com a>>
GLADWIN - Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Gladwin that improves voice and data coverage in the downtown area. The new cell site, which is equipped with a permanent backup generator for times of emergency. The company's ongoing network investment in Michigan now totals more than $1.5 billion. a>>
DETROIT - DTE Energy wants to jump-start the adoption of electric vehicles in Southeast Michigan by providing free charging stations ? a $2,500 value ? to the first 2,500 Plug-in Electric Vehicle owners. "The question isn't, 'Where can I recharge my PEV?' because it's now right there in your garage," said Trevor Lauer, DTE Energy
TROY - gloStream, an electronic medical record and practice management software with Microsoft Office built in ? announced the release of gloEMR 6.0., the sixth major upgrade to the gloEMR product line. Like its predecessor versions, gloEMR 6.0 leverages a variety of Microsoft technology such as the .NET platform, SQL Server and Microsoft Office so
LANSING - The Michigan Education Savings Program has launched a new smartphone application that allows investors to instantly manage their accounts free. The application is available for the following devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Palm Pre, Pixi and Blackberry Torch. "MESP is dedicated to making saving for college as easy as possible, and this new