Dynamic
Computer gets RFID deal with health giant Farmington Hills-based Dynamic
Computer Corp. has been awarded a group purchasing contract by Charlotte,
N.C.-based Premier Inc. to provide radio frequency identification asset
tracking and management systems for its network of more than 50,000
health care centers. Premier's alliance is the largest in the country,
comprised of more than 1,700 hospitals and 49,000 other healthcare sites
that represent over $31 billion in annual purchasing power. More.
Ann
Arbor's Dataspace gets new partner The New York City business
intelligence firm Information Builders has announced a new advisory
partnership with the Ann Arbor consulting firm Dataspace. Since January
2008, when Information Builders' made public its intentions to target
partners of recently acquired BI players and plans for partner growth
under a new vice president of channels, the company has announced 13
new partnerships. Dataspace is its newest relationship. With tighter
integration during the proposal process and more direct access to Information
Builders support personnel, Dataspace can better help customers evaluate,
select, and implement the best BI solution that meets their needs. More.
New
York company saves big with VoIP from Appia
Does business VoIP really work? And does
it really save that much time and money? Appia Communications announced
a new case study that answers these questions and more, demonstrating
some of the unique possibilities and benefits of IP technology for businesses.
The case study features The New York Blower Co., a manufacturer of industrial
fans and blowers for over 100 years. Faced with an expensive replacement
of its aging phone system, NYB turned to Appia Partner Stryd Technologies
with three basic goals: Stop having to revamp or replace its phone system
every five years; control overall costs; and find a better way to communicate
with mobile supervisors on the factory floor. More.
New group
looks to boost Michigan homeland security industry A new organization is looking
to boost Michigan's share of the homeland security business. The Michigan
Security Network will conduct a focused effort for Michigan -- which
currently ranks 31st among states receiving the largest amounts of DHS
contracts -- to compete against Washington D.C., Virginia, California
and others who receive a great deal more in homeland security contracts.
The network was to hold a press briefing at 10 a.m. Tuesday. More.
GR
clinic gets health deal with Altarum A Grand Rapids clinic has
a deal with Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute to improve patient care.
Grand Rapids-based Cherry Street Health Services and Altarum will work
to improve patient care and support the implementation of CSHS’s
integrated chronic care model. During the year-and-a-half long project,
Altarum staff will work directly with CSHS to support the center’s
efforts to employ a team-based approach to managing chronic health conditions.
CSHS’s multidisciplinary chronic care model aims to achieve full
integration of behavioral health and primary health care services. More.
Diplomat
Specialty Pharmacy partners for kidney care
Swartz Creek-based Diplomat Specialty
Pharmacy said Monday that its Diplomat Health Services Division is partnering
with the Ohio managed care provider CareSource to slow the progression
of chronic kidney disease, improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare
costs associated with the disease. As the number of Americans with CKD
continues to rise, CareSource is focused on the early identification
and treatment of their patients with the illness. More.
Ann Arbor
Chamber offices available for sublease The Ann Arbor Area Chamber
of Commerce announces that it will place its third floor office space
at 115 W. Huron on the market for sublease effective immediately. The
Chamber is willing to sub-lease all or part of the West Huron property.
Chamber board member Newcomb Clark will handle the listing pro bono.
This decision comes as the result of a study of overall space needs.
The Chamber says it moved into the building in 2007 during different
economic conditions and had appropriately planned for future growth
but what was seen as reasonable at that time is no longer necessary
in today's business climate. More.
New
Web site for Oakland County medical marketing effort Oakland County’s "Medical
Main Street" marketing campaign has launched a first-of-its-kind
Web site that features a daily news feed highlighting the latest advances
from the local life science community. The site, at www.MedicalMainStreet.org
is a valuable resource for hospitals, medical device manufacturers,
educators and others involved or interested in the life sciences, said
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, who founded Medical Main
Street. More.
Ken
Gross is managing shareholder
of Thav Gross Steinway & Bennett in Bingham Farms. Gross
has an exclusive business-based law practice devoted to corporate
transactions, health law, tax, real estate, and complex commercial
litigation. With a strong accounting and tax background, he
specializes in the areas of commercial contracts; business acquisitions
and transfers; non-compete and trade secret claims; shareholder
disputes; negotiable instruments; health care provider representation;
health, life, and disability insurance claims; financing, asset
protection; real estate; and debtor work-out matters. Gross’
financial crisis management services offer a comprehensive,
client-oriented strategy for solving individual and business
financial problems.
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DetroitNet.com pink slip party Thursday
predicts huge attendance
Forgot to mention in this week's event column: DetroitNet.org's
pink slip party, coming Thursday to Commune, 419 S. Main St. in Royal
Oak. Organizers tell me they now have nearly 300 advance resumes submissions
from job seekers, and 43 different recruiting companies and hiring managers...and
we're still a few days away from the event.
Needless to say, much like the group's May event, this is rapidly shaping
up to be an outstanding opportunity for people to find new jobs, get
back on their feet, and make a change.
The event is open to all IT recruiters and out-of-work IT folk in the
Detroit area. It starts at 5 p.m. sharp.
Organizers say results from the May event have been nothing short of
outstanding -- hundreds of solid leads and business connections made.
Nearly 100 out of work DetroitNET.org members received free training
from New Horizons to date. And most importantly -- a number of new jobs.
Note: For
information on how you can sponsor content in the Blue Box, contact
Jeff Lasser at (248) 455-7319 or
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THE WORLD IN TECH
Sprint
Nextel-Virgin Mobile USA deal gets FTC's OK The Federal Trade Commission
has removed a regulatory hurdle to Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposed $483
million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc. FTC regulators approved
an early termination of the agency's antitrust review, indicating they
have no objections to the deal, according to a posting Monday on the
FTC's Web site. The transaction announced July 28 still requires approval
from the Federal Communications Commission, since Virgin Mobile holds
international licenses that need to be transferred, according to a research
note Monday from Stifel Nicolaus analysts Rebecca Arbogast and David
Kaut. More.
Ownership
of Unix copyright headed to trial
The fate of ownership of the Unix
computer operating system is heading to trial after a federal appeals
court reversed a judge's decision that granted the copyright to Novell
Inc. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled
Monday that a judge in August 2007 erred in granting the copyright to
Novell. The software and computer infrastructure company has been locked
in a years-long legal battle with Utah-based SCO Group Inc. over ownership
to the Unix copyright. Part of the Unix computer code was developed
by AT&T Inc. in 1969 and is used in the Linux computer operating
system that is distributed for free. Novell claims it retained the copyright
when it sold Unix licensing and development rights to SCO in 1995. More.
Yahoo
to overhaul search before Microsoft deal Yahoo Inc. will keep innovating
in search and try to outsmart both Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. even
as the slumping Internet company prepares to lean on rival Microsoft's
search technology. That message emerged Monday as Yahoo previewed a
series of search engine upgrades that it plans to introduce before the
end of the year, just a few months before Microsoft is supposed to take
over responsibility for powering most of Yahoo's search results. With
Microsoft handling the heavy lifting, Yahoo will focus more on designing
special touches aimed at making its search results more useful than
its rivals, said Prabhakar Raghavan, Yahoo's senior vice president of
labs and search strategy. More.
Apple's
Snow Leopard goes on sale Friday
Apple Inc.'s latest operating system
software, Snow Leopard, will go on sale this Friday. The Mac OS X version
10.6 software will debut at Apple's retail stores and authorized resellers
nationwide. Apple's online store is now taking pre-orders. Snow Leopard's
release comes days before its promised September launch. It precedes
by two months the launch of Microsoft Corp.'s next operating system,
Windows 7. Among Snow Leopard's improvements is built-in support for
Microsoft's Exchange Server software, so Apple programs for e-mail,
calendars and contacts could become more useful in corporate settings.
Apple said Snow Leopard is half the size of the previous version, freeing
up to 7 gigabytes of storage space when installed. More.
Stocks:
Shares pause from recent gains, financials retreat
Investors slowed their hectic buying
of stocks Monday, leaving the major indexes little changed after a four-day
advance. Stocks pulled back from early highs as financials, which have
been surging lately, retreated. Meanwhile, Treasury prices rallied ahead
of the next round of debt auctions. Analysts had expected a pause after
stocks soared last week, lifting the Dow Jones industrials 370 points.
The advance picked up momentum Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke declared that the economy is on the verge of recovery.
More.
The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP)
fell 2.92 points or 0.1 percent to 2,017.98. The Dow Jones Industrial
Average ($INDU)
rose 3.32 points or less than 0.1 percent to 9,509.28. The Philadelphia
Semiconductor Index ($SOX)
fell 2.35 points or 0.8 percent to 298.95. The Morgan Stanley High Tech
35 Index (MSH)
fell 3.24 points or 0.6 percent to 502.22. The NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical
Index (DRG)
rose 0.36 points or 0.1 percent to 285.37. The NYSE Arca Biotech Index
(BTK)
rose 4.66 points or 0.5 percent to 883.84. Finally, the Standard & Poor's
500 (SPX)
fell 0.56 points or 0.1 percent to 1,125.57.
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