LANSING - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget has not done enough to ensure only appropriate access to the various Oracle databases it oversees, auditors said in a report. The performance audit of Statewide Oracle Database Controls by Auditor General Doug Ringler, for the period October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014, found
ANN ARBOR ? The second of what is becoming an annual MakerFest will be held on April 2 at the University of Michigan where students and other interested parties can interact with creative entrepreneurs who have become part of the Makers Movement. The Maker Movement features entrepreneurs with an interest in engineering-oriented pursuits such as
LIVONIA - Join Michael Seals, FishNet Security's Strategic Services Director for Managed Security Services, in this vendor-neutral discussion of the typical lifecycle for Log Management and SIEM solutions in Mid-Market organizations. The April 16 event is hosted by ISSA Motor City Chapter. Follow the signage upon entering the VisTaTech Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia.
ANN ARBOR ? Esperion Therapeutics raised another $189.9 million in a stock offering Tuesday afternoon and investors unloaded shares Wednesday to take profits driving the share price down by 15 percent at the closing bell. Considering that Esperion?s year-to-date return is a whopping 154 percent, at a time when the broader biotech industry retreats, it?s
LANSING - The Michigan Early Stage Venture Investment Corporation would not be able to enter into any new agreement, and current venture funds would expire in 2030 rather than 2054 under bills reported by the House Commerce and Trade Committee on Tuesday. HB 4195 , HB 4196 and HB 4365 cleared the committee 17-2, with
LANSING - The Legislature began Tuesday to put its stamp on the 2015-16 fiscal year budget as 15 budget bills for departments and major budget areas cleared Appropriations subcommittees, and it became clear the Republican majorities in the House and Senate are moving in a much different direction than Governor Rick Snyder. The first, most
SOUTHFIELD - Michigan?s best event for seeking highly qualified engineering and technical talent is just three weeks away. The Engineering Society of Detroit's annual Spring Engineering & Technology Job Fair is scheduled for April 13 at the Suburban Collection Showplace. ESD is offering a Recruitment Booth Package for $395 for ESD members ($495 for nonmembers).
SEATTLE - A new patent granted to aircraft, defense and security company Boeing is taking its cues from science fiction ? with a force field. Really. Just like the glowing energy shields seen protecting troops, machines and even spacecraft in Star Wars and Star Trek, the design - named "Method and system for shockwave attenuation
LANSING ? Supported Intelligence, an advanced analytics company that was started several years ago by economist Patrick Anderson of Anderson Economic Group, have come up with an innovative way to generate some publicity for the product, a tool that helps financial folks make intelligent choices, like which stocks are likely to increase in value. Supported
LANSING - Michigan is partnering with Google to highlight certain attractions such as Mackinac Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, among others, to be seen on Google Street View - something that was not previously accessible. "The Pure Michigan campaign has elevated Michigan as a national travel destination, and we are taking