WASHINGTON - A majority 61 percent of Americans polled by Unisys for a new security study believes the president should have the power to control or effectively "kill" portions of the Internet if key U.S. systems (military, financial, electrical) were hit by a malicious cyberattack from a foreign government. These findings from the latest biannual
CLINTON TOWNSHIP - Steve Wozniak, developer of the groundbreaking Apple II personal computer and co-founder of the Apple Computer company, will share his experiences in the early personal computer industry and talk about the importance of education in nurturing entrepreneurship during a Nov. 12 visit to Macomb Community College. Wozniak's visit is part of the
DEARBORN ? Clean Emission Fluids, an alternative energy company, was named the winner of the TiECon Midwest Business Plan Competition Thursday night at the entrepreneurial event held at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn. The company gets an audience with The First Step Fund, which provides emerging companies with access to capital, focused mentoring in areas
LANSING ? Michigan Republicans are poised for a landslide win that could sweep Democrats from power in state government, according to two polls released Thursday. A poll conducted by EPIC/MRA showed GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Snyder with a 55 percent to 37 percent lead over Democrat Virg Bernero. That survey essentially squared with a Glengariff
LANSING - Both the Republican and Democratic candidate for governor said at a Thursday forum that government has a role in business development for the state, but they disagreed on what the extent of that role should be. In the forum, held at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit and broadcast on WJR radio, Republican Rick
DEARBORN, MI — October 26, 2010 — MITechNews.com Editor and Publisher Mike Brennan moderated a panel discussion at TiECon Midwest that focused on social media strategy and digital media for startups. The one-hour session took place on October 29 in Salon 5 at The Henry hotel in Dearborn, Michigan (formerly the Ritz-Carlton). Updated November 2,
LANSING - While in dollar terms total state spending was slightly higher in the 2009-10 fiscal year than it was in the 1999-2000 fiscal year, a paper from the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency analyzing the state budget during that period said overall spending did not keep up with inflation during that time. Overall state spending
LANSING - Michigan is expected to get a total of more than $161 million in federal funds to help develop high-speed rail service from the Detroit area to Kalamazoo, members of the state's congressional delegation said. Members of Congress are supposed to get notice of federal grants several days before the federal agency can make
DEARBORN - TiE Detroit Monday announced the winners of the TiE20 Midwest Industry Awards. Selected from more than 1,000 nominated companies, the winners represent the most enterprising startup companies in four focus segments: Internet, Media, Mobile and Software. The TiE20 winners will be honored with awards of excellence at TiECon 2010 Oct. 29 at the
DETROIT - Compuware Corp. shares surged in early trading on Wall Street Friday to $1.22, or 14 percent, to $10.05, following a better than expected profit posted by the business-software company in the second-quarter. Late Thursday, Compuware reported a quarterly profit of $26 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with earnings of $28 million,
