Guest Columns

$250 Million Federal Grant Will Save Saturn, 13,000 Jobs

DETROIT - A $250 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, could easily resolve the late breaking issues that prompted the unexpected, last minute collapse of the proposed Penske Automotive Group purchase of Saturn, according to Todd Ingersoll, Saturn's Retailer Council member. "This is well within the parameters of grants already made through

By |2009-10-06T00:00:00-04:00October 6th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Cyber Security Update From Washington DC

WASHINGTON - The Internet is arguably the most significant technological development of our time. It has changed the way we communicate, the way we learn, and the way we see things. It brings previously isolated and disparate information to our fingertips, almost instantaneously, and has become the primary means by which we conduct business and

By |2009-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

From Sagestone Consulting To RCM Technologies – The Evolution Of A West Michigan Entrepreneur With The Help Of The MI-SBTDC

GRAND RAPIDS - From the time he was a kid, Keith Brophy had an interest in running his own business. The entrepreneurial seed germinated throughout his college years pursuing a degree in computer science at the University of Michigan, an eight-year stint at IBM in Washington, D.C. and sprouted when he landed a job in

By |2009-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Better Batteries, A Better World With Advanced Battery Concepts

MIDLAND - Advanced Battery Concepts is a company with an exciting new power play. The company has developed a proprietary battery electrode technology, branded GreenSeal, which is anticipated to enhance lead acid battery power tenfold or nearly double the energy, without additional material costs. "GreenSeal technology has an additional advantage; it makes traditional lead acid

By |2009-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

E Promise: A Respectful Challenge to Michigan Business Organizations

SAGINAW - The Kalamazoo Promise provides Kalamazoo Public School graduates with up to 100 percent tuition scholarship for post-secondary education. Its mission is to transform the community and stimulate the economy through a new generation of learners. With this letter, I'd like to respectfully challenge area business organizations to launch a new Entrepreneurship Promise (E

By |2009-09-10T00:00:00-04:00September 10th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Juniper Adds New Capabilities To Adaptive Threat Management

SUNNYVALE, Ca. - Juniper Networks is updating its Adaptive Threat Management solution to include new capabilities around identity-based security and WAN acceleration, dynamically-provisioned anti-spyware and anti-malware, and identity-based, application-specific enforcement. The networking vendor has been building out its Adaptive Threat Management solution since last summer when it made announcements around high-end routing and switching, but

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

McAfee Report: Spammers Could Teach Marketers A Thing Or Two

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - In its' latest spam report, McAfee Inc. says corporate marketing departments could learn a thing or two on how to better target customers. And governments around the world could improve their national and international business prospects by aggressively combating illegal Internet activities, but don't hold your breath. Spammers understand their "customers,"

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

McAfee Continues To Build Security-As-A-Service Strategy

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - McAfee is building on its nine-year-old security-as-a-service strategy and positioning itself as an end-to-end provider of security in the cloud and on the customer's premise. The demand for security-as-a-service offerings is accelerating, both in the small- and medium-sized business and larger enterprise spaces, with significant growth expected over the next few

By |2009-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|