AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, Thursday announced it is sponsoring the Rochester Adams / Stoney Creek High School Robotics Team's participation in the 2010 season FIRST robotics competitions. The Adams / Stoney Creek Robotics Team, affiliated with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
LANSING - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said Wednesday that if elected he would replace the Michigan Business Tax with a 6 percent flat corporate income tax, "untying the hands of job creators" by slashing their tax burden by an estimated $1.5 billion annually. Snyder said that while his plan would raise much less than
DETROIT - GM chairman Ed Whitacre predicted the company will return to profitability this year. Of course, he didn't attach any numbers to that prediction, nor did we learn if he's talking about an operating profit, a pre-tax profit, or, the one that really counts in my book, a net profit. Even so, the profit
LAS VEGAS - Ford Motor is making its vehicles an Internet application platform by giving drivers access to streaming media and other smartphone applications. During a keynote on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show, Ford CEO Alan Mulally plans to show off the latest high-tech touches to the interior of Ford vehicles, including a redesigned
LANSING ? Michigan's Department of Information Technology issued a Request for Information Thursday to get industry feedback on building a new state data center ? of up to 100,000 square foot ? to consolidate three smaller less efficient facilities. In this Threatcast interview, Amy Baumer, Director of the Office of Enterprise Development, talks about what
LANSING - The Michigan House Fiscal Agency had a mixed bag projection for 2010-11, predicting general fund revenues will see a slight uptick, but School Aid Fund dollars will come up short. The fiscal agency's report was released Wednesday in preparation for the Revenue Estimating Conference to be held Monday. Each legislative fiscal agency releases
ROYAL OAK - Members of the local SharePoint User Group and C/D/H, a Michigan IT consulting company, announced Thursday they will host a Michigan SharePoint Saturday event on March 13 at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor. SharePoint Saturday is a free event for SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals. SharePoint Saturday is an educational,
SAN FRANCISCO - We knew it was coming, but we had to wait for Google to spill the news before we could talk about it with authority. And the company did so Tuesday morning at a press conference at the Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif. As expected, the Nexus One is a new Google Android
DETROIT ? Wayne State University's TechTown is working closely with the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership, developed by the Kauffman Foundation, to help minority-owned auto supply companies diversify into more promising industries. So far some 14 suppliers are working with UEP in this $3 million, three-year program. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
LANSING - Lt. Governor John Cherry Jr. will not run for governor in 2010, saying he was not successful in raising the money needed for the run. In a statement, Cherry expressed disappointment, saying 2010 will be a critical year and that he wanted his campaign to say the state could put its assets forward