Breaking News

Compuware Net Income Falls 36.5 percent In 3Q DETROIT - Compuware Corporation reported Thursday night after the stock market closed that its net income fell to $21.6 million (10 cents per share) vs. $34 million (15 cents per share) a year earlier - a decline of 36.5 percent from the year earlier quarter.

Challenge Detroit Looking For 30 Innovative Leaders To Reshape Region BIRMINGHAM - Challenge Detroit is looking for 30 innovative leaders from across the United States to live, work and play in Detroit. When the year is over, they hope these men and woman become entrepreneurs and goodwill ambassadors for Southeast Michigan.

Lottery Exploring Online Ticket Sales LANSING - With a recent federal rule interpretation now allowing it, Michigan Lottery Director Scott Bowen told the House Regulatory Reform Committee on Wednesday that his agency was considering selling lottery tickets online as a way to boost sales.

Decision On Expansion Of Cyberschools Getting Closer LANSING - Removing the cap on cyberschools in the state is inching closer to completion in the Michigan House Education Committee.

iPhone 4S Sales Push Apple To Record Revenues, Profits CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple reported record revenue of $46.33 billion and profits of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, nearly double the $26.74 billion, or $6.43 per share, the company reported in the same quarter a year ago.

Jones: Film Assistance Requests On Track LANSING - Now that some of the smoke has cleared over the state's film incentive program, moviemakers should be getting back in line to work in Michigan, Film Commissioner Carrie Jones told the House Appropriations General Government Subcommittee on Tuesday.

Cyber Defense

Symantec Urges Customers To disable PCAnywhere Until Update Ready SAN FRANCISCO - Symantec is urging customers to disable PCAnywhere until it issues a software update to protect them against attacks that could result from the theft of the product's source code.

Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops DENVER - American citizens can be ordered to decrypt their PGP-scrambled hard drives for police to peruse for incriminating files, a federal judge in Colorado ruled in what could become a precedent-setting case.

Cloud Computing

Trivalent Group Earns HP PartnerONE Certification GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group, one of Michigan's largest technology firms, was recently recognized by Hewlett-Packard Company for superior customer expertise by earning a HP PartnerONE Professional Networking Specialist Certification

Top 10 Tech Predictions For 2012: Lead By Cloud Computing, Tablet Computers GRANDVILLE – Cloud computing, agile methodology, tablet computers, mobile applications, and IT security are among the top technology trends for 2012, says Dawn Simpson, VP of Market Development for Trivalent, an IT services and data management company.

Entrepreneur's Corner

Michigan Supply Chain Effort Needs Marketing Hook TROY - Michigan has most of the pieces needed to be a hub for moving goods across the continent, but it needs that right marketing effort to make businesses aware the services are there, a variety of experts told those gathered for a forum on regional exports by the Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social Research.

Jan. 31 Deadline To Apply For Women In Technology College Scholarships AUBURN HILLS – January 31 is the deadline for woman pursuing technology degrees or certifications at the college level to apply for more than $60,000 in scholarships and laptop computers provided by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation.

CleanUpdate

Meadowlark Builders Moves Into Living Buidling In Ann Arbor ANN ARBOR - Meadowlark Builders has moved to a historic building in Ann Arbor as a proof of concept that a building can not only make more energy that it uses, but also become a living building that restores the environment around it.

TARDEC's Skalny Joins NextEnergy Board DETROIT – NextEnergy announced that Paul F. Skalny, recently retired from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, has joined the company's Board of Directors.

TiE Detroit

Youngsoft Creates Puzzle App For Apple Products WIXOM – Youngsoft, a software developer for business, now has added an Apple game app to its product portfolio, a puzzle app called Treasure Zap.

TiE Detroit Launches Healthcare Special Interest Group Dec. 15 SOUTHFIELD - TiE Detroit announce the launch of its Healthcare Special Interest Group with an event called Entrepreneurship in Healthcare December 15 at the Westin-Southfield.

Guest Columns

Clarification: On Duke Energy's Cancellation Of Gail Windpower Project COPEMISH, Mi. - Your article on the Duke Energy discontinuing the Gail Wind farm Project was in general accurate, but for a couple of quotes by me. I would like to clarify a few things and provide your readers with a more accurate picture and content of our discussion.

Report: Online Lead Capabilities Produces Four Times Business Growth RESTON, Va. - A new report from Hinge, which provides branding and marketing for professional services, has announced companies generating 40 percent of their leads online grew four times faster than businesses without online lead capabilities.

Biotechnology

Van Andel Institute Publishes Report On Plant Hormone Cell Process GRAND RAPIDS - A recent Van Andel Research Institute study published in the journal Science investigating the molecular structure and function of an essential plant hormone could profoundly change our understanding of a key cell process, and might ultimately lead to the development of new drugs for a variety of diseases.

Wayne State Professor Elected To AIMBE DETROIT - Howard W.T. Matthew, Ph.D., professor of chemical engineering, materials science and biomedical engineering at Wayne State University, is one of 107 new members elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Politics

State Gets Okay For A Final Piece Of Gateway Project DETROIT - While court arguments over the "Gateway Project" at the Ambassador Bridge continue, construction on one of the final pieces of the project may begin soon.

Snyder On State Day: Michigan's Best Days To Come LANSING - The 175th anniversary of Michigan's admission to the union was Thursday, and in proclaiming statehood day Governor Rick Snyder said the state's greatest days are to come.

New Products/Contracts

Adtegrity Appoints Simpson VP West Coast Sales GRAND RAPIDS - Adtegrity, a national Internet advertising agency, Thursday announced the appointment of Tom Simpson as Vice President of West Coast Sales.

Plex Hosts Food Safety Webinar Jan. 31 AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of Plex Online FSMS, an enterprise food safety management system, Tuesday announced the first in a new food safety webinar series, "Hear the Latest on the Food Safety Modernization Act," on Jan. 31.