SAN FRANCISCO - Seventeen lawsuits against U.S. telephone companies for allegedly unlawfully aiding a government spy program have been consolidated in a California federal court, according to a ruling made public Thursday. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sent the class action lawsuits filed in 13 district courts across the country to the Northern District
TROY ? IT Outsourcing company PMV Technologies has promoted Dan Wilson to General Manager. Wilson also serves as PMV's Chief Technology Officer. Wilson has more than eight years of experience in IT Service and has broad experience in managing help desk and technical staff. Wilson currently serves on the HDI?s National Member Advisory Board and
LANSING - As promised, the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature passed an initiative Wednesday revoking the Single Business Tax two years early, on December 31, 2007 ? a move Standard & Poor's said will give Michigan a negative credit rating. Administration officials said Treasurer Robert Kleine was informed by the Wall Street rating firm that the vote
AUBURN HILLS - Plexus Systems scored an impressive client win when Tokyo-based Sanoh Industrial Company said it would use Plexus Online to manage its global manufacturing operations. Sanoh will use Plexus Online to integrate more than 35 facilities in 17 countries. Plexus Online won the contract after competing side-by-side with a number of other global
LANSING - It turns out that Michigan isn't doing as badly as some might expect in terms of the burden it places on businesses during a vacillating economy, but it isn't doing all that well either according to a new Anderson Group study released Monday. Compared to other Midwest states, Michigan found its best ranking
KALAMAZOO ? Rapid Application Development tool maker appStrategy has opened an office in Paris, France, to handle sales and support for the company's software products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. appStrategy offers its appRadius development framework for Microsoft CRM. appRadius solutions integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Visual Studio, external databases including Oracle,
TRAVERSE CITY ? Auto expert David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research, is packing them in again this year at his annual Management Briefing Seminars drawing upwards of 1,200 attendees ? rivaling the crowds this event drew in the 1990s. MBS Conference Coordinator Wendy Barhydt said the 2006 attendance is not a record,
LANSING ? The Michigan Homeland Security Consortium on Tuesday announced it has hired Barry Cargill, long time lobbyist with the Small Business Association of Michigan, as its first executive director. ?Barry is a proven leader with years of experience promoting Michigan-based businesses,? said MIHSC?s acting chairman Keith Brophy. ?He comes at a time when Homeland
LANSING - Computer manufacturers appeared unwilling to sell their products to Michigan residents through the state for any less than they sell them through other venues. So the MiPC program quietly passed on Thursday with letters to legislative leaders and vendors announcing there would not be contract awarded. The program, announced earlier this year, was
ANN ARBOR ? As expected, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners last week approved the Wireless Washtenaw Advisory Board's recommendation to award 20-20 Communications of Ann Arbor as the preferred partner for the countywide wireless program. Three areas will be established in the pilot project ? city of Ann Arbor, city of Saline and some