DETROIT ? Comedian Dennis Miller will knock off an After-Hours performance at Compuware?s OJ.X Java and .Net extravaganza Oct. 6 at Compuware?s downtown Detroit headquarters. The OJ.X after-party also includes performances from two of Detroit?s hottest bands, great food and peer networking. Registration and complimentary continental breakfast for OJ.X open at 8 am with a
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? John May, a national leader in the angel investor movement, will headline the Great Lakes Angels second Angels? Boot Camp on Nov. 16, which is open to accredited investors from Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada. Those investors, however, must commit to making a minimum investment of $25,000 per year in one or
BOSTON - The second decade of eCommerce will be marked by innovations that will make online shopping easier and more engaging, twin factors that will nearly double US online retail sales to $329 billion in 2010, a new study shows. This heady growth rate, some 14 percent compound annually, will be fueled by retailers who
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Iserv Technology Group announced Tuesday it has made its second acquisition outside Michigan - the customers of Illinois?based internet service provider (ISP) Cooke Technologies. In August, Iserv purchased the customers of Chicago-based ISP Caliber Connections Corp. In both cases, terms were not disclosed. The latest agreement provides Iserv with Cooke?s current
TROY ? Walsh College has appointed Jeffrey Livermore, Ph.D., as chairman of its Business Information Technology and Information Assurance Department. He will administer degree programs and curriculum for the bachelor and master of science degrees in business information technology, and for the master of science in information assurance degree. Livermore, who?s appointment is effective on
DETROIT ? Mitechnews.Com has partnered with Compuware to offer free attendance to the OJ.X software conference on Oct. 6 at Compuware?s spanking new world headquarters in downtown Detroit. By clicking on Compuwareojx.Com and typing in the code, Mitech2, Compuware will wave the $99 attendance fee. ?The OJ.X conference is a one-day event that focuses on
LANSING ? Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican legislative leaders will meet Monday to discuss the House Republican plan to overhaul the Single Business Tax, according to the House GOP. Matt Resch, spokesperson for House Speaker Craig DeRoche (R-Novi), said Granholm's office contacted the speaker's office Friday to request the meeting. Senate Majority Leader Ken
ANN ARBOR ? Stephen Forrest, distinguished professor at Princeton University and a noted optoelectronics researcher, has been named vice president for research at the University of Michigan, effective Jan. 1, 2006, pending approval of the U-M Board of Regents. Forrest will serve as an executive officer of the University and will oversee a research enterprise
KALAMAZOO ? Configuration Solution has completed its acquisition of Helix Technology Group of Rochester. With the addition of Helix?s automotive expertise, Configuration ads engineering change and project management software for automotive suppliers. Terms were not disclosed. Configuration provides enterprise-wide product configuration and selling solutions from quote to delivery. "Combining our expertise and software capabilities with
DETROIT - OnStar has become an effective weapon in General Motors' efforts to hang on to market share. Chet Huber, OnStar president, said while there is no precise information indicating that the 10-year-old telematics service has boosted GM's sales and market share, market research clearly indicates that OnStar has helped convert potential customers in buyers