SOUTHFIELD ? Lawrence Technological University will launch its Weekend Master of Business Administration program September 21 on the Schoolcraft College campus in Livonia. Classes will meet in the VisTaTech Center, a new $27 million building on the north side of Schoolcraft?s campus. ?We are pleased and delighted to welcome Lawrence Tech to Schoolcraft,? said Schoolcraft
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Butzel Long has formed an Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group in response to the significant growth in the law firm?s patent and trademark work. Several new attorneys will be assigned to the new group. Members of the practice group will work primarily out of the firm?s offices in Bloomfield Hills, Ann
LANSING - House Republicans are making preparations to vote next week on their own plan to cut business taxes although they have not broken off negotiations with the Senate and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. A House Republican source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the talks between the Granholm administration and the Legislature have stalled,
SAN FRANCISCO ? On the day search engine Google launched its own me too Instant Messenger, security experts warned a new MSN Messenger worm, dubbed Kelvir HI, is tailoring its attack message to the compromised system ? in English, Dutch, French, German and other languages, as it hunts for new victims. When it hits an
LIVONIA ? Bud Warner has joined telecommunications provider Technology Solutions as Systems Engineer, where he will be responsible for supporting the company?s VoIP efforts. Prior to joining Technology Solutions, Warner worked in a similar capacity for The Beacon Group and Motorola Internet and Networking Group providing voice, data, LAN, WAN, network management and pre-sales and
ANN ARBOR ? The National Science Foundation has awarded T/J Technologies a twelve-month, $250,000 grant to scale up a new Li-ion battery material. When integrated in to a rechargeable Li-ion battery, T/J?s material will give vehicle designers another stored energy option for future hybrid electric vehicles. This grant adds to T/J?s growing list of rechargeable
DETROIT - On Tuesday, Verizon Communications offered broadband Internet access for just $14.95 a month, following a similar move by SBC Communications in June. While Verizon's service offers much slower upload and download speeds than other broadband services, it is still at least 10 times faster than dial-up. What's more, it costs the same if
DETROIT ? Downtown Detroit incubator TechTown has added five new clients since it celebrated its first anniversary in June, forcing staff to move our of their offices and into cubicles. ?As TechTown continues to gain momentum, we are delighted with the ever-widening diversity in the types of technology companies we attract,? says Howard Bell, TechTown?s
TROY - Helped by a Single Business Tax credit, American Systems Technology Incorporated has said it will expand its research and technology operations, committing $3.7 million into the new center, which would create 164 direct jobs. The company creates advanced electronics and information technology for use in military ground vehicles. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation
SEATTLE - The plug-and-play vulnerability that caused havoc for Windows 2000 users last week also holds a serious risk for some Windows XP users, Microsoft said Tuesday. Computers running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 in a specific configuration are vulnerable to worm attacks similar to the ones that hit Windows 2000 systems, Microsoft said