CHICAGO - The results of CDW Corp.'s 2007 CDW Holiday IT Wish List survey shows 59 percent of IT decision makers said that their organization is somewhat likely or extremely likely to increase investment in IT in 2008. Asked for their outlook on particular technology investments, 52 percent said that their companies are somewhat or
LONDON - As the asset management industry experiences significant change, companies are turning to technology to reinvent and differentiate themselves, creating a $3.4 billion industry by 2012, says a new report by Datamonitor. Technological developments within the evolving asset management industry, says the drive to offer superior performance is changing risk procedures in both the
LANSING ? Security Magazine has named Dan Lohrmann, Michigan's Chief Information Security Officer, as one of the top 25 people in the security industry. Lohrmann, also president of Michigan InfraGard, was named a Visionary. Protecting the infrastructure and information for more than 55,000 desktops and laptops and 3,000 data center servers, Lohrmann directs cybersecurity and
GRAND RAPIDS - The City of Grand Rapids has pledged to obtaining 20 percent of its electric supply from Michigan-based renewable sources by the end of 2008, becoming the largest participant in Consumers Energy's Green Generation program. The Grand Rapids City Commission Wednesday approved a resolution to enroll in the program. "This historic investment by
LANSING - A two-day jobs mission to California by Gov. Jennifer Granholm included a meeting with a Los Angeles biofuel firm on Tuesday, which followed a meeting Monday with leaders of five San Francisco-area venture capital firms to encourage investment in alternative energy projects in Michigan. The governor said investment firms across the country are
DETROIT ? Pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies has been booked to headline the 2008 North American International Auto Show?s annual black-tie Charity Preview. The Canadian born band will entertain several thousand well groomed auto executives and their escorts Jan. 18 at Cobo Center. The band, composed of Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, Jim Creeggan, and
ANN ARBOR ? Cyber Monday shoppers were more satisfied with their online experience in 2007 than they were in 2006. Satisfaction was slightly lower on Cyber Monday than it was over the holiday weekend, but e-retailers showed an increased ability to use their web sites to influence multichannel sales. That?s the latest news from a
LANSING - Michigan could start attracting millions more in investment dollars from film companies "tomorrow" if it upped the ante on its incentive package by allowing moviemakers to write off 40 percent of their production costs, film producers and writers told the House Commerce Committee on Tuesday. They added that the "headline making move" would
REDMOND, Wa. - New tests have revealed that XP with the beta Service Pack 3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with its long-awaited Service Pack 1. Vista's first service pack, to be released early next year, is intended to boost the operating system's performance, CNET News.Com reported. However, when Vista with the Service
LANSING - There was no official action taken on the expanded sales tax on services on Monday, but the leading lawmakers working out the issue have been holding discussions on changes. Rep. Steve Bieda (D-Warren), Sen. Jud Gilbert (R-Algonac) and Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.) have been in conversations trying to reach agreement on a