DETROIT - A test fleet of Ford Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is making its way on the road today powered by lithium-ion batteries from Johnson Controls-Saft. The demonstration fleet will examine the future of PHEVs as part of a complete vehicle, home and grid energy system. The green project is the result of an
AUBURN HILLS - Plexus Systems, provider of Plexus Online on-demand software for the manufacturing enterprise, announces it has set key targets for data continuity and disaster recovery for its innovative Plexus Online Software as a Service. Using a redundant infrastructure with replicated data offsite, and the latest in data streaming technology, Plexus Systems has targeted
MANISTEE - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will speak June 27 at the Michigan Energy Fair at the Manistee County Fairgrounds. Allan O'Shea, fair co-chairman, talks about Granholm's appearance and also about the incredible interest in alternative energy technologies this year - driven by high energy prices. O'Shea's alternative energy construction business has seen demand triple
DETROIT - Thomas Peck, chief information officer for the MGM/Mirage corporation, talks about how he manages technology innovation at the largest resort and gaming company in the world. Peck was one of the speakers at the Midwest Technology Leaders conference at the Detroit MGM Grand Hotel. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
MANISTEE - Gov. Jennifer Granholm will speak to participants and attendees June 27 at the Michigan Energy Fair, a three-day extravaganza featuring wind, solar, and energy-efficient products and services. The Energy Fair will be held at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. Granholm will speak to the crowd at 2:30 pm Friday after meeting with
LANSING - While little legislation overhauling Michigan's utility and energy regulatory system has moved so far from the Senate Energy Policy and Public Utilities Committee, its chair, Sen. Bruce Patterson (R-Canton), said committee members are working towards resolution of the issues. But that does not necessarily mean there will be a "straight line to an
LANSING - It took about half a dozen votes, but the Michigan Legislature has finally agreed to a capital outlay budget that includes federal pass through dollars for state airport projects without 39 university and community college construction projects tagged on as the House concurred in Senate changes to HB 5221 on Tuesday and sent
LANSING - Consumers Energy customers will see a rate increase next month, but not as much as the utility had requested. Business customers will see even less of a hike as their support of residential customer rates is removed. The order (case No. U-15245) provides an overall 2 percent increase, or about $27.47 million annually.
SAN FRANCISCO ? Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, on Monday took the wraps off the next generation iPhone that will use third-generation or 3G wireless technology, which will transmit data about three times faster than the dial-up speeds offered earlier on the EDGE Network. The new iPhone also will support Microsoft?s Office software, including Word, Excel
OKEMOS - TechSmith has released SnagIt 9 with new features, design and performance capabilities that lets computer user to quickly turn simple screenshots into visual communication tools. With SnagIt 9, customers can quickly capture, edit and share any image, including scrolling windows, objects, menus, video, text, and Web pages and include them in emails and