SEATTLE - As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft this week said it plans to release three security alerts for flaws in Windows and Office. Two of the security bulletins apply to Windows, and at least one of them is deemed "critical," Microsoft's highest risk rating, the company said in a notice posted on
GRAND RAPIDS ? Computer Products and Resources, a West Michigan IT solutions provider, has hired a senior consultant and two account managers to expand its staff to 115. Christopher Simmons, senior consultant, specializes in storage, Microsoft and Macintosh Platforms, technology infrastructure, consulting and implementation. Prior to joining CPR Chris spent 5 years at Biggs Gilmore
SOUTHFIELD ? LDMI Telecommunications, which this week will become part of the Talk America empire, has expanded its voice and data network into the Greater Lansing and Jackson markets. LDMI?s footprint extends to Lansing and East Lansing, Jackson, Okemos, Albion, Hillsdale and nearby communities. Services provided include the SmarT T1, an integrated local, long distance
PLANO, Texas ? By 2010, some 56 million people will be downloading free audio programs, called podcasts, up dramatically from less than a million a year ago, a new report predicts. In five years, three-quarters of all people who own portable digital music players will listen to podcasts, up from less than 15 percent last
SEATTLE - Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Internet Explorer, after a research firm published a working exploit to demonstrate how attackers could take advantage of the flaw, CNET.Com reported. The vulnerability, discovered by SEC Consult, mean that attackers could cause the browser to unexpectedly exit and execute arbitrary code. Versions of IE affected
PALO ALTO - Hewlett-Packard has bulked up its iPod lineup by adding the smallest of the Apple-designed music devices, the iPod Shuffle. HP last month added the iPod Mini to its stable, which also includes 20GB and 60GB Apple iPods. HP is now selling two versions of the Shuffle: a 512MB model for $99.99, which
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. on Tuesday extended its Employee Discount for Everyone consumer incentives program through Aug. 1, a move that is prompting Ford and Chrysler to mount similar programs to move excess inventories and keep GM from gobbling up market share. Ford is telling potential customers its all in the family with the
LANSING - Michigan's economy is in a crisis and the Legislature has not sent her any bills to address that situation, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday, calling this 93rd Legislature so far extremely unproductive. "They have put on my desk about 50 bills that range from reapportioning the Potato Commission to the dead animals composting
DETROIT - nanoScience Engineering Corporation, a spin-out company from Wayne State University, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant of nearly $100,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a manufacturing process for nano-structured composite materials. The phase one SBIR project will identify the optimum supercritical fluid processing conditions and compare these technologies
LANSING - James Epolito, who headed the Accident Fund of Michigan after the former state agency was purchased by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, will become the new CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. on September 1. Current CEO Don Jakeway will focus on attracting international business activity to the state. MEDC and