BERKELEY, CA. - Competition in the cable TV market from phone companies could save consumers big bucks, a new study released Monday by an economist at the University of California at Berkeley contends. Yale Braunstein, professor in the School of Information at UC Berkeley, found in a study focused on the California cable television market
ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Monday announced it has selected 45 companies to make presentations to potential investors in May - start ups that specialize in Information Technology, Life Sciences and Alternative Energy. The presenting companies fall under the commercialization, A/B round, and expansion/growth rounds. "The Midwest is realizing the potential that
LANSING - Community colleges and universities have for many years been separated into individual budgets to recognize the differences in their missions. But now officials at Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State want the same lines drawn between them and the state's 12 other four-year schools - a distinction not shared
TROY - Legislation, new threats and interconnected networks continue to make the security professional's task more difficult and daunting. The (ISC)2 Security Leadership Seminar Series assists information security professionals in preparing for the threats and issues they face today, as well as those that will come tomorrow. Bottom line: if you are involved in your
LANSING - A group of government agencies will be bringing muncipal leaders, citizens, Internet Service Providers and other IT professionals together in June at nine forums throughout Michigan to explore ways to bring broadband Internet service to everyone in Michigan. The forums, from June 5-23, are co sponsored by The Michigan Townships Association, in conjunction
LANSING - A newly-signed Massachusetts law requiring universal health insurance coverage for all residents has "changed the calculus" of the issue in Michigan, and officials here are going to watch with interest how the new system develops in the Bay State with an eye towards the future possibility of attempting a similar proposal in Michigan.
SAN FRANCISCO - Mozilla released an update to its Firefox Web browser Thursday that fixes several security flaws and, as expected, adds support for Macs with Intel processors. The most serious bugs in Firefox could let an outsider commandeer a vulnerable computer, according to the Burning Edge, a Web site that tracks development of the
CHICAGO - Biotechnology research is critical in resolving environmental, international health-care and energy crises as the world shrinks and global interdependence grows, former President Bill Clinton told thousands gathered for the Biotechnology Industry Organization convention Tuesday. Travel between countries is getting easier, which for the most part is a good thing, but it also increases
ANN ARBOR - The Association for Women in Computing, Ann Arbor Chapter is hosting a job fair on April 22 at the University of Michigan School of Information to hook up Southeast Michigan professionals with companies looking for employees with IT skills. Representatives from several companies including Blue Care Network of Michigan, Cisco Systems, Compuware,
CHICAGO ? More than 500 eligible proposals are now competing for up to $100 million in start-up funding that will be awarded this summer by Michigan's 21st Century Jobs Fund. Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO James Epolito disclosed the details at the BIO 2006 International Conference in Chicago in a telephone