TROY- Global staffing company Kelly Services Friday announced it has acquired The Ayers Group, a New York-based career management firm with estimated 2006 revenue of $10 million. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Ayers Group, founded in 1975, operates four offices in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. As part of the transaction,
CUPERTINO, Ca. - A new, yet-to-be-fixed security hole in Microsoft Word exposes computer users to cyberattack, Symantec warned Friday. Would-be intruders already have attempted to compromise PCs at a Japanese government entity by exploiting the flaw, Vincent Weafer, the senior director at Symantec Security Response, said in an interview with CNET.Com. In response, Symantec has
ROCHESTER ? Teri Takai has learned many valuable lessons during her last three years as the state of Michigan's Chief Information Officer that she believes are the result of experiences that all technology managers can appreciate. "The first lesson is that technology leadership is not really about technology," Takai said during a speech May 18
TROY - Altair Engineering and Automation Alley's Technology Center - in conjunction with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation - have secured a Federal Transportation Authority grant for $2.2 million to build two advanced technology prototype buses that will be more economical and reliable. The $2.2 million federal funding came from two sources. The Department of
DETROIT - Compuware Corp. reported Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled and beat Wall Street estimates as a drop in expenses outpaced lower revenue. The company also established a CEO succession plan. The software and information technology services company based in downtown Detroit said its net income climbed to $56.4 million, or 15
DETROIT - Cingular Wireless announced Tuesday it is investing more than $100 million in Michigan this year, adding 80 new cell sites, and integrating 300 former AT&T Wireless cell sites to expand its network statewide. The investment builds upon Cingular's 2005 Michigan network investment of more than $60 million. Nationwide, the company spent $6.5 billion
LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the issue of permitting states to protect consumers against one-sided cell phone contracts. He was joined by Attorneys General in 35 other states. "States have a constitutional right to protect their citizens from unfair contracts," said
BENTON HARBOR ? Whirlpool said Tuesday it will create up to 400 new jobs in Southwest Michigan in part through the consolidation of Maytag administrative offices from Newton, Iowa, and Schaumburg, Ill. Some positions will be filled by relocating employees from former Maytag locations and others will be filled through external hiring. The positions will
GRAND RAPIDS ? Economist George Erickcek will provide the economic Provide a more in depth analysis of the West Michigan economy outlook for small business in West Michigan May 26 during The Right Place program?s Fourth Friday breakfast briefing. Erickcek is the Senior Regional Analyst for the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo.
DETROIT - Compuware announced that the company's Board of Directors at its May 5 meeting unanimously voted to amend the company?s shareholder rights plan to make a hostile takeover less likely. Shareholders will vote on the amended plan at the company's 2006 Annual Meeting August 22. Compuware, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange