Internet : In the News

39 new members joined Automation Alley, the tech trade group based in Troy, in the month of January - a single month record for the organization.

The sectors with the biggest gains were IT, with 15 new members and manufacturing, with six.

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At his annual state of the county address, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson proposed 5 ways to fund a Cobo expansion and discussed progress with the installation of Wireless Oakland.

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The other major topic of Patterson’s speech was Wireless Oakland, the plan to make wireless Internet access available to all 910 square miles of the county.

“Ladies and gentlemen, as we speak tonight, the wireless trucks are out on the streets of our pilot communities starting with Troy and Birmingham, and the installation of Wireless Oakland is now underway,” he said.

The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced the organization will select an on-line video produced by a local filmmaker for use in its new branding campaign.

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The campaign is centered on younger visitors and stories about Detroit’s “authentic, vibrant” qualities. It also will brand the tricounty area as one destination.

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Women pursuing IT careers can apply for over $50,000 in scholarships and technology stipends from the Michigan Council of Women in Technology.

Read more at MCWT's website.

University of Michigan is investing $1.5 million into the wireless network of its College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. LSA's network will eventually be compatible with that of Washtenaw County, which is currently under development.

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