TRAVERSE CITY - Common Sense Solutions of St. Louis has joined Appia Communications' rapidly-growing nationwide network of partners. Appia provides managed IT and telecommunications services to small and midsize companies and organizations. Common Sense Solutions is a technology provider to hundreds of construction and service companies throughout the Midwest. "Our partnership with Appia is an
LANSING - Residents who want to put up small-scale solar, wind, geothermal or water energy devices on their property could see help from the state ensuring the device doesn't spike their tax bill under legislation before the House Energy and Technology Committee. The panel heard testimony Tuesday on HB 4103 , which would require the
ANN ARBOR - LA2M, a networking group open to client and agency side marketing professionals, has issued a final reminder for friends of LA2M to mark their calendar for this week's LA2M - Flickr and Photosharing. It will be held in the Celtic Room of the Conor Neill�n's pub, 318 South Main Street, March 4
DETROIT - Forty-four billion dollars. That's what GM's request for government aid is up to right now, when you count money it wants to get from governments in North America and Europe. The Wall Street Journal reports GM is also looking to sell off 25 to 50 percent of Opel, which could legally separate it
SAN FRANCISCO - Think twice before you open that video link from a friend on Facebook. The popular social-networking site has been hit by what's believed to be the fourth rogue app in a week or so and is investigating the spread of a new variant of the Koobface worm, according to security firm Trend
DETROIT - A sign that the global financial crisis is getting worse. Toyota Financial Services, the finance unit of the world's largest automaker, approached the Japanese government asking for a loan of 200 billion yen, or about $2 billion, the AP reports. Toyota Financial Services does 70 percent of its business in the United States.
HICKORY CORNERS, Mi. - The 2nd biennial Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing forum April 3 -4 has issued a call for papers and posters �?? the submission deadline is March 6. Michigan Celebration of Women In Computing is part of a nationwide effort to address the alarming decline of American women choosing computer science
DETROIT - InfraGard East has a couple of exciting events in the early planning stages, but I won't have more specifics until after the board meeting next Thursday. What I can tell you is that you should mark some space on your calendar on April 22 for a members only event that will feature a
WASHINGTON DC - The Obama administration's proposed budget will increase investments in renewable energy and fuel efficiency, while projecting billions of dollars in revenue from carbon regulations. The budget blueprint, published on Thursday, bumps up the Department of Energy's 2009 spending by 40 percent with more basic science research and loan guarantees for energy technologies
DETROIT - Dan Shoemaker, who is in charge of the University of Detroit Mercy's Information Assurance Center, is on his way to Paris to help the European Union develop a European strategy to secure cyberspace, starting with tightening up software code. Shoemaker is one of four delegates from the United States that will share details