Guest Columns

World Cup Bracket Challenge Draws Competitors From 40 Countries

EAST LANSING – Are you as excited about the World Cup as the rest of the planet? Supported Intelligence LLC—the Michigan-based company behind SmartBracket—sure is, and signed up early adapters from 40 countries within the first 48 hours of opening it up.  “After an incredibly successful March Madness season, with our one-click bracket placing in

By |2018-06-13T14:28:42-04:00June 13th, 2018|Featured, Guest Columns|

Automotive Leak Testing Enters The 21st Century

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - INFICON has published an e-book in response to requests for help in replacing antiquated leak-test processes. For example, more than 80 percent of all automotive leak testing relies on outdated pressure-decay or water-bath leak-detection methods. Auto manufacturers and suppliers create and integrate some of the most sophisticated products in the world, yet

By |2018-06-13T13:57:30-04:00June 12th, 2018|Guest Columns|

RIP HeadHunters?

SARASOTA, FL. - Mike Brennan, astute journalist that he is, sensed a controversial story in an email he received predicting the demise of headhunters with the rise of Artificial Intelligence. So he contacted us, Executive Search Partners, to get the input of a nationally recognized Headhunter. The premise is that artificial intelligence will eliminate the

By |2018-06-05T20:30:51-04:00June 5th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Cybernoor Corporation – An Oracle Platinum Partner

SOUTHFIELD - Cybernoor Corporation, a leading provider of Oracle platform systems and solutions, has shown continuous growth since its inception, serving customers with some of the largest Oracle implementations in the world. Cybernoor has been recognized by Oracle as a driving force in the creation of innovative technology solutions and featured in Oracle Magazine as

By |2018-05-18T13:40:23-04:00May 18th, 2018|Guest Columns|

BHTC Combats Distracted Driving Through Advanced HMI Technology

FARMINGTON HILLS - Combatting distracted driving through intuitive Human Machine Interface (HMI) technology is the goal of Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH (BHTC). Our company is a global leader in air conditioning controls and HMI components for the automotive industry, including our latest innovations allowing us to expand into e-mobility. BHTC engineering teams have developed technologies that

By |2022-08-29T13:15:10-04:00May 16th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Financial Wellness Plans For Employees – Everything Employers Need To Know

SOUTHFIELD - Lisa Zimmer is a partner in the Southfield office of Warner Norcross + Judd LLP where she concentrates her practice in employee benefits law. She advises employers on the design, implementation and compliance of retirement programs such as 401(k) plans, pension plans and increasingly on employee wellness plans. In this Q&A, Zimmer provides

By |2018-05-17T08:56:14-04:00May 16th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Freudenberg Offers A Broad Range Of Innovative Technologies That Meet The Needs Of Today’s And Tomorrow’s Global Automakers

WEINHEIM, Germany - Freudenberg, a global supplier to the automotive industry, develops and delivers innovative solutions for internal combustion, hybrid, electric and fuel-cell powered vehicles focused on the challenging future of mobility. During Detroit’s 2018 auto-show preview days, the company showcased a new online “automotive mobility” platform designed to share future industry forecasts and observations,

By |2018-05-17T14:31:27-04:00May 15th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Bank Of Ann Arbor SBA Loan Key To Successful IQense Business Exit

FARMINGTON HILLS - Tecra Systems Inc., which provides Marketing Automation, Web-To-Print and Customer Communications Management software, wanted to acquire in April 2014 the Marketing Services Group from Novitex, a spin off from Pitney Bowes and had to do it quickly because there were other suitors in the mix.  Through a mutual friend, Tecra Founder and

By |2018-05-08T07:29:01-04:00April 27th, 2018|Guest Columns|

450 Girls Explore Technology Careers On Girls GET IT Day

DETROIT – A group of 450 girls from 15 Detroit-area middle schools and high schools spent a day at a university campus last week to explore facets of computer science. They worked with mini robots, experienced a roller coaster through virtual reality goggles, used Bluetooth to control a basketball, and learned about design thinking and

By |2018-04-26T16:25:23-04:00April 26th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Modular Systems Help Car Makers Meet Cost, Weight And Emission Targets

  DETROIT - Although auto manufacturers have relied on front-end modules for quite some time, modules today are much more complex. HBPO, for example, is being called upon to incorporate higher levels of technology into complex new designs that meet aggressive OEM targets for cost, weight, safety and sustainability. Today we are providing our customers

By |2018-07-13T17:37:15-04:00April 24th, 2018|Guest Columns|