Events/Announcements

Facebook Heading For The Open (Source) Road?

SAN FRANCISCO - Just when you thought the landscape of social-networking developer APIs couldn't get any more complicated, here comes another curveball. Facebook will reportedly open-source the code for its application platform. The news comes from TechCrunch and was reported by CNET News.Com. The announcement may be just days away. Facebook representatives did not immediately

By |2008-05-27T00:00:00-04:00May 27th, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan’s Strategic Plan For Government Technology Now Online

LANSING - Michigan's strategic plan for government technology is centered on six goals that take Michigan beyond the realm of consolidation and into shared services and collaboration. �??The future is exciting and will bring greater partnerships with other state agencies as well as local government and private partners across Michigan, combining resources and transforming government

By |2008-05-27T00:00:00-04:00May 27th, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Registration Closes May 30 For Midwest Technology Leaders Event

DETROIT - Microsoft Chief Information Officer Tony Scott headlines the fourth annual Midwest Technology Leaders Symposium June 4-5 at Detroit's MGM Grand Casino. Registration closes Friday May 30. This unique gathering of information technology and business leaders. CIOs (Chief Information Officers), and their teams at major Midwestern corporations, will gather, with key partners, on the

By |2008-05-27T00:00:00-04:00May 27th, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan House Requires Public Contractors To Hire Michigan Workers

LANSING - The Michigan House on Tuesday approved a 12-bill package requiring companies with state contracts or those pursuing economic development incentives to agree to hire Michigan workers first, which proponents say is an effort to put more accountability into the $1 billion in enticements the state gives away on an annual basis. The legislation

By |2008-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Senate Rejects House Energy Policy Plan

LANSING - The Michigan Senate Energy Policy and Public Utilities put out legislation Tuesday that could become something like the House-passed energy efficiency measures. Or it could be something different. The bill (SB 1228 ) as reported, unanimously, merely states legislative intent "to promote energy conservation and efficiency measures to save energy and reduce demand

By |2008-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan CIO Ken Theis Details IT Strategic Plan

LANSING - Michigan on Monday released its four-year IT strategic plan, which will spend more than $400 million to continue consolidating the state�??s Information Technology infrastructure. Michigan Chief Information Officer Ken Theis details what he has in store for the state in this News Maker Interview. Theis replaced former CIO Terri Takai who was recruited

By |2008-05-19T00:00:00-04:00May 19th, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|

US Manufacturers Want Change, Presidential Candidates To Address Their Demands

GRAND RAPIDS - American manufacturers want change, and they want the three candidates for US president to not only hear them, but also deal with their demands, said David Brousell, editor and chief of Managing Automation magazine. Brousell will detail on Wednesday during PowerPlex the results of a survey of 2000 manufacturers his magazine conducted.

By |2008-05-19T00:00:00-04:00May 19th, 2008|Archive, Events/Announcements|