ANN ARBOR ? Fifty one teams are now registered for the fall session of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest business plan writing contest. Thirty one registrations came in right at the deadline, Nov. 29. ?We?ve had an increased flow of entrepreneurs registering for the competition in recent weeks and want to ensure that teams have
REDMOND, WA. - The pesky Sober worm is to blame for disrupting e-mail traffic between Comcast account holders and users of Microsoft-based e-mail, the company said on Friday. A variant of Sober known as Win32/Sober.Z@mm is pummeling servers at Hotmail and MSN with "unusually high mail load," causing delays in e-mail delivery to Hotmail and
GRAND RAPIDS - U.S. technology shares rose on Friday, sending the NASDAQ Composite index to its seventh straight week of gains as investors bought semiconductor stocks, amid signs of continued growth in the economy. A government report showed robust U.S. job growth in November, slightly above market expectations, but the report also revived concerns that
GRAND RAPIDS - The number of worms that targeted instant-messaging services hit 62 in November, up 226 percent from October a record, Akonix Systems said Tuesday. Of the worms, 58 were variants of previous pests, and four were new. In the same month, a total of 14 attacks hit peer-to-peer networks, such as Kazaa and
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm should have no problem signing the latest package of Single Business Tax changes, Michigan's Republican legislative leaders said Tuesday, since the proposal consists only of elements already agreed to by the administration. But more proposals are coming. House Speaker Craig DeRoche (R-Novi) and Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema (R-Wyoming) said
STAMFORD, CT. - Demand for IT specialists could shrink as much as 40 percent within the next five years as businesses increasingly look to employ "IT versatilists," employees who not only specialize in IT but who demonstrate business smarts by handling multidisciplinary assignments, a new report by Gartner contends. "The long-term value of today's IT
LANSING ? The state is spending about $50,000 over the next week to wine and dine 28 travel writers who will be touring some of the hot spots in Grand Rapids and Detroit. State officials hope the press tour will translate into positive press coverage that could increase the $17.5 billion spent by tourists last
DETROIT ? The first employee of SpaceForm, a start up based at Wayne State University?s TechTown, was named on Monday as recipient of WSU?s First Adams Entrepreneurship Fellowship. Alain Piette is the first employee of a start-up called SpaceForm ? a spin out from Delphi Technologies, a Delphi Corporation subsidiary. The inventor of DRW, Anthony
STAMFORD, CN ? Gartner Group has clarified its advice for when users should consider moving to Microsoft Vista, saying that organizations still running Windows 2000 should consider upgrading as soon as Vista ships. Previously, Gartner had advised that "companies shouldn't rush to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista" and that "most firms could safely hold back
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm's surprise move last week to sign legislation creating a jobs development program, while vetoing two bills keeping a business tax proposal from taking effect was in the planning stage more than a week before, sources said. And the strategy began to take effect once administration officials realized a critical phrase