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Liquid Web Launches New Data Center Video Tour

LANSING - Data Center Liquid Web has completed a new data center video tour that is featured on Liquidweb.com. The new Data Center video was built using the latest in high definition video technology and state of the art production methods to provide a life like simulation of a physical data center walk through. The

By |2008-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2008|Archive, Podcasts (TechTown)|

McAfee To Provide Protection On The Fly

SANTA CLARA, Ca. -McAfee has announced McAfee Artemis Technology that uses a new Internet-based service hosted by McAfee Avert Labs to provide active protection on the fly when a computer gets hit by malicious computer code. "[Artemis] redefines how malware protection is delivered to customers out in the field," said Dave Marcus, security research and

By |2008-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Bills To Target Gas Price Gouging By Michigan Service Stations

LANSING - Two bills proponents say will give the Michigan attorney general more guidance in determining if consumers have been grossly overcharged for a product were debated in committee and overwhelmingly passed by the House Wednesday, as representatives of petroleum dealers, wholesalers and retailers argued that, while the bills may provide more clarity, the legislation

By |2008-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Legislative Committee Approves Incentives For Bio-Fuel Development

LANSING - Acting unanimously, the Michigan House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday gave its approval to Senate-passed bills providing incentives to bio-fuel development and use, including tax incentives to service stations installing equipment for E-85 and other vehicle fuels made with biomass material. Most discussion centered on SB 1196 , with the Department of Treasury and

By |2008-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Report: University Research Corridor Generate $13.3 Billion In Economic Activity

LANSING - The University Research Corridor, made up of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, educated more students than other comparative research clusters around the country and moved up in the comparative number of patents issued. But it moved down in the relative amount of research investment, according to a

By |2008-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Critics: Homeland Security Uprepared For Cyberthreats

WASHINGTON - Homeland Security is weathering a deluge of criticism of its lackluster cybersecurity efforts on grounds that they have proven to be inefficient, bureaucratic, and not even able to do a decent job of monitoring federal computer networks. This week, it even led to what would have been unthinkable a year or two ago--a

By |2008-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Rogue Security Apps Top Fortinet’s Most Reported Threats For August 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - Fortinet thas announced that two rogue security applications, AntiVirus XP 2008 and XP Security Center, have claimed the top two positions in Fortinet's Top 10 most reported threats for August 2008 with nearly 20 per cent of the month's activities. "They try to entice users that they are legitimate security applications like virus

By |2008-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2008|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Michigan Energy Package Could Move To Granholm This Week

LANSING - Final agreements, though not final bill drafts, appeared in place late Monday to allow the Michigan energy package to move on to Governor Jennifer Granholm this week. Both Rep. Frank Accavitti Jr. (D-Eastpointe), chair of the conference committee on HB 5524 , and Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R-Saugatuck Twp.), chair of the conference committee

By |2008-09-16T00:00:00-04:00September 16th, 2008|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Kleine: Wall Street Crisis Will Prolong Michigan’s Economic Suffering

LANSING - Wall Street's newest crisis could force the national recession to go on longer and further hurt Michigan's economy, especially if there are more credit restrictions that could further hurt the automotive industry, state Treasurer Robert Kleine said in an interview Monday. But he said he hoped there would not have to be any

By |2008-09-16T00:00:00-04:00September 16th, 2008|Archive, Politics/Government|