Guest Columns

Ford Driving Skills For Life Uses Technology To Teach Young Drivers

ROYAL OAK – The leading cause of death for teenagers in the U.S. is vehicle crashes – and has been for decades. To change this narrative, Ford Motor Company Fund and the Governors Highway Safety Association developed Ford Driving Skills for Life (Ford DSFL). In its 15th year, Ford DSFL provides behind-the-wheel, online, classroom and

By |2018-02-08T13:00:16-05:00February 7th, 2018|Featured, Guest Columns, IoT|

How Craft Beer And Technology Are Transforming The Distribution Business

HOLLAND - The beer section in your local grocery store is a radically different place than it was a few years ago. The boom in popularity of craft beers has changed a lot of things – including the technology required to get your favorite microbrew from the brewery to your glass. Consider what it takes

By |2018-01-31T15:09:34-05:00January 31st, 2018|Guest Columns|

PlanetM – For Mobility-Focused Companies, Investors To Plug Into Michigan’s Auto Expertise

LANSING - Detroit is no stranger to innovation. From the Model T to Motown, the Motor City is a place that has inspired and cultivated entrepreneurs and leading-edge thinking for more than 100 years. That same pioneering spirit lives on today and is the driving force behind the city’s “autonomous” renaissance, as tech giants like

By |2018-01-14T10:59:41-05:00January 14th, 2018|Auto Tech, Guest Columns|

Suburban Cadillac Of Ann Arbor Announces New Luxury Vehicle Sales Incentives

  ANN ARBOR - Suburban Cadillac of Ann Arbor (www.suburbancadillacofannarbor.com) has launched the new year with sales incentives on the luxury brand of vehicles.  The 2018 new car models include ATS, CTS, CT6, Escalde and XT5 with down payments as low as $1,395. New car sales specifics include: 2018 ATS 2.0T AWD Luxury for $279/month for

By |2018-01-12T13:56:32-05:00January 12th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Airfoil Group’s Moynihan Explains PR For The Digital Age – Underscore Video

ROYAL OAK - The role of Public Relations has expanded dramatically. In this new world, PR agencies must keep new things in mind in order to succeed. They must also be nimble enough to adapt to future disruptions, because the Digital Age simply doesn’t stand still, so says Tim Moynihan from Airfoil Group. Moynihan, based

By |2018-01-02T13:52:13-05:00January 2nd, 2018|Featured, Guest Columns, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Cyber Pearl Harbor Versus The Real Pearl Harbor

BIRMINGHAM - December 7, is a good day to re-think the implications of a “cyber Pearl Harbor.”  Leon Panetta, famously used the term in 2011, when it seemed like all of our generals had become cyber experts overnight. "The potential for the next Pearl Harbor could very well be a cyber-attack," the CIA Director testified before the

By |2017-12-14T20:15:34-05:00December 14th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Red Level Suggests What’s Next For IT In 2018 – And What To Do About IT

ROYAL OAK – “The future is unwritten,” as the saying goes – but Red Level Senior Consultant Patrick Dooley has some pretty good ideas of what it is likely to look like in the coming year. Patrick projects that on aggregate, companies’ IT spending will grow in the coming year as a result of both

By |2017-12-13T11:54:48-05:00December 13th, 2017|Guest Columns|

The Autonomous Vehicle Patent Race

SOUTHFIELD - Incremental advancements in driver assistance technologies are paving the way toward an autonomous automotive world. For example, many new vehicles include adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and lane keeping assist features for providing enhanced safety through some level of autonomy. Not surprisingly, traditional automotive manufacturers, as well as newcomers to the automotive

By |2017-11-20T12:41:49-05:00November 20th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Guest Columns|

Cut The Cord With CloudTech1’s Satellite-Based, High-Speed Internet Connections

ROCHESTER HILLS - Businesses now have the power to bring today’s new communications applications to virtually any location and cut the cord to cable and fiber Internet connections. CloudTech1, a Managed Service Provider, has been awarded the exclusive reseller rights by Exede Internet to offer its satellite-based services to any business anywhere in the United

By |2017-11-17T13:22:47-05:00November 17th, 2017|Guest Columns|

CES 2018: Three Big Trends With A Tiny Thing In Common

ROYAL OAK - Every January, CES provides a sneak peek at the future. In many cases, it’s a distant future: In past years, we’ve seen car-sized drones that fly people around, vacuum-cleaner shoes and smart belts. Crazy ideas like that are a big part of the fun. But there are also announcements that have a

By |2017-11-10T10:57:48-05:00November 10th, 2017|Guest Columns|