Guest Columns

InfraGard Watchword For 2009 – Affordable!

DETROIT - We have some events coming up, and the shared characteristics of both the upcoming regional event and the national one are that both are designed with affordability for attendees (and organizers) top of mind. First is SecureWorld, coming back to the Ford Conference Center on September 29th & 30th. As we did last

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

Record Crowd Attends 2009 Merit Member Conference

ANN ARBOR - A record crowd of over 200 information technology professionals from organizations across Michigan came to Ann Arbor on June 11-12 to attend the 2009 Merit Member Conference, Merit Network's annual two-day networking and technology conference. This year's event featured over 40 presentations and discussions spanning a wide range of topics in information

By |2009-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Michigan Enhanced Driver’s License – New State Revenue Source, or Extortion Scheme?

DETROIT - Renewing a drivers license has just gone from a tedious, but necessary process to an extortion game, as revenue starved states are cooperating with each other to collect every penny of traffic violation revenue possible from out of state shirkers. The new enhanced Michigan Drivers license, the license that also provides you with

By |2009-05-20T00:00:00-04:00May 20th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Trend Micro Unveils Hosted Security For The Channel

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Trend Micro wants its existing channel solution partners to aggressively sell into a rapidly growing SaaS security market by way of its complete, channel-friendly portfolio of hosted endpoint, hosted email and hosted Website security products for small and medium-sized businesses, and it is launching a new SaaS for the Channel program to

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

Cloud Computing To Top $150 Billion By 2013

STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide cloud computing services revenue is continuing to grow at a rapid rate, with it expected to top $56.3 billion (US) in 2009, according to a report from Gartner. The lion's share of the market will be made up of cloud-based advertising for the next few years. Market revenue grew by 21.3

By |2009-04-07T00:00:00-04:00April 7th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Report: Web A Massive Front For Data Harvesting

SAN FRANCISCO - SaaS Web Security provider Scansafe issued its Annual Global Threat Report Wednesday. Not surprisingly, the report reveals that there has been an explosive growth in malware throughout 2008. ScanSafe noted that there has been an overwhelming 582 percent growth between like quarters in 2007 and 2008 and a 300 percent volume ratio

By |2009-03-11T00:00:00-04:00March 11th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Butzel Long Legal Alert – Immediate Action Needed to Implement Stimulus Act Changes to COBRA Coverage

DETROIT - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, passed by Congress on February 13, 2009, makes significant changes to the COBRA continuation coverage rules. The most publicized change is the federal government subsidy of COBRA continuation coverage premiums for up to 9 months for certain individuals who are qualified beneficiaries due to a

By |2009-03-03T00:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|

Wise Security Spending Can Reduce Theft And Data Loss

SAN FRANCISCO - Companies who invest wisely to protect against data loss and theft will experience far greater savings in the long term, according to the latest report from the IT Policy Compliance Group. The report, entitled "Managing Spend on Information Security and Audit to Improve Results," polled more than 2,600 firms and found that

By |2009-02-27T00:00:00-05:00February 27th, 2009|Archive, Guest Columns|