SAN FRANCISCO - Symantec has seized part of the 1.9 million-computer strong ZeroAccess, one of the largest botnets in existence. In a blog post Monday, the security firm said the ZeroAccess botnet is primarily used to deliver payloads to infected computers, which is aimed at two illegal, revenue-generating activities: click fraud and bitcoin mining, CNET
OTTAWA, Ontario ? Shopify, in partnership with The Huffington Post, announced the launch of its fourth annual Build A Business Competition with some of the industry's most successful entrepreneurs to help new and emerging stores grow their business. To participate, entrepreneurs must open an online store and start selling products using Shopify. At the end
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. said its ITCTransmission subsidiary had placed in service Phase 1 of its 140-mile Thumb Loop high voltage transmission line, capable of supporting a maximum capacity of about 5,000 megawatts. Phase I is 62 miles of double-circuit, 345,000-volt lines from the new Bauer substation in Tuscola County to the new Rapson
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced the project, Blue Goji Mobile Arcade Game, has been approved for a digital media incentive from the state. The mobile game is a follow-up to the Blue Goji interactive boxing game developed and produced by PIXO Entertainment in Southfield, Michigan. ?The digital media and video game development industry
GRAND RAPIDS ? GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, a global business education platform, is the latest technology company to partner with MITechNews.Com and the Internet Advisor as heard on WJR 760 AM in its new co-branded eNewsletter. The companies have agreed to partner on a number of marketing programs to bring each other?s services to their members and subscribers.
DETROIT - Covisint Corp. began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Thursday, opening at $12.77 a share, before closing at $12.31 ? the first initial public offering of a Detroit tech company since Syntel went public in 1997. The former Compuware Corp. subsidiary?s stock put up for sale represented 17.6 percent of the
DETROIT ? Grand Circus, a training institute and event center in the heart of Detroit, is one of seven inaugural members of the Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network that was announced in Chicago on Wednesday. The official Detroit announcement is scheduled at the co-working center on Monday. Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network is
NOVI - The Michigan Cyber Range has created a SCADA training component for its Alphaville cybersecurity environment that will be unveiled Oct. 25 at the Michigan Cyber Summit 2013 at the Suburban Collection Showcase. Staff from the Michigan Cyber Range will host a booth at the event, where they will demonstrate Alphaville and engage in
LANSING - Michigan has an opportunity to lead other states in development and deployment of talent, Governor Rick Snyder said Tuesday, and he hoped Michigan would be a "first mover" on talent needs and the ability to find a job that will provide an individual a career. Speaking to the Inforum Center for Leadership, a
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund did not report accurate data about the number of jobs created through the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund programs to the Legislature, and failed to adequately monitor the progress companies assisted through the funds were making in meeting their employment goals, said an audit released Tuesday by Auditor General