LANSING - A proposal to expand the Michigan Merit Scholarship both in dollar amount awarded and in the number of students who could win the scholarship passed the Senate overwhelmingly Wednesday and went to a more skeptical House. But with Senate approval, Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema (R-Wyoming) said he thought momentum would now build
SEATTLE - Several security experts are warning of increased cyberattacks targeting Windows PCs, but Microsoft said all is calm on the attack front. The SANS Internet Storm Center, Symantec, McAfee and several other security companies are warning of a new worm that wriggles into Windows PCs by way of a security flaw for which Microsoft
LANSING ? It's official. Venture Michigan Fund I is now open to invest in venture capital funds focused on growing early stage technology companies in Michigan, Gov. Granholm announced this week. Actually the fund was fully subscribed ? at $200 million - on Aug. 11, as reported earlier by MItechnews.Com, but the governor wanted to
LANSING - Less than a year ago, Michigan joined other states in a new streamlined sales tax system to encourage online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes to states, and the new system has thus far netted Michigan $5.5 million in sales tax revenues. Added to that is another $2.4 million in revenues from
LANSING - The State of Michigan's official web site has been named as the best in the country by the Center for Digital Government, the first time Michigan has received this award, part of the California organization?s Best of the Web competition. Michigan was followed by Maine, Utah, Virginia and Arkansas to round out the
LANSING - Small business owners can earn statewide recognition by entering the Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards program. Nominations and applications will be accepted beginning Sept. 15. Michigan Celebrates Small Business is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Small Business Administration ? Michigan, the Small Business Association of Michigan, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the
SEATTLE - Microsoft has released an updated version of a faulty Internet Explorer patch to fix a serious security flaw introduced by the original version. The flaw was discovered after users of IE 6 with Service Pack 1 reported that the browser crashed when certain Web pages were viewed, CNET News.Com reported. That crash turned
DETROIT - Compuware Corporation's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional $300 million of the company's common stock ? and left open the door that additional buy backs may be coming. Compuware issued a statement saying the stock will be purchased on the open market from time-to-time based upon market and business
GRAND RAPIDS - The move from full-time work to full-time leisure will be a gradual one for many tech executives, a new survey shows. Forty-six percent of chief information officers polled said they are likely to consider consulting or project work as a way to transition to retirement. Part-time consulting allows retired IT workers to
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund Board could begin approving investments in venture capital funds in the coming months after approving Wednesday the strategy for making up to $109 million investments ? a fund that would operate separately from the $120 million Venture Michigan Fund. Michigan Economic Development Corporation staff are planning a gathering of