Software Design

Howard Brown has gone from Silicon Valley veteran to pure Michigan. As the ultimate trailing spouse, this starter of start-ups and founder of CircleBuilder brings a world of entrepreneurial experience to the region. Metromode sat down with Brown to discuss the state of our state and where he sees its toughest challenges and best opportunities. (more >)

Virtual Health, Real Success

By: Leia Menlove, 6/11/2009

Michigan could take a lesson from Healthmedia. From it's early struggles to find local investment to its recent purchase by Johnson & Johnson, the innovative software-as-service company has stayed committed to remaining in Ann Arbor. (more >)

U-M Dearborn's Virtual Game Face

By: Erika-Marie Geiss, 11/6/2008

The future is both virtual and digital. With computer gaming quickly becoming the cultural and technological linchpin to modern society (it's a $10 billion business), U-M Dearborn has developed a highly respected program that is turning out the next generation of game coders. (more >)

A Room With A View

By: Terry Parris Jr., 10/23/2008

If you stop to think about it, hospitals are a logistical nightmare. You have hundreds of patients with different treatments and schedules. Some have dietary restrictions, others don't speak English. Mistakes can have profound consequences. Dearborn's Oakwood hospital recently became the first facility in Michigan to employ a high-tech digital tracking system that makes sense of the chaos. (more >)

A New Way To Work

By: Ryan Allen, 9/11/2008

Everyone is talking about how Michigan's economy needs to evolve, but what about our local businesses? The old model of assigned cubicles and sanctioned coffee breaks is being rejected by the next generation of talent and some high tech companies in Ann Arbor are getting the clue. (more >)

Blog/Bill Wagner & Dianne Marsh

My, how the ENIAC has grown! Southeast Michigan's IT companies, often overshadowed by snazzier startups, are in prosperous mode. Meet Bill Wagner and Dianne Marsh, co-founders of Ann Arbor software firm SRT Solutions. Their blog? The challenges of growing a tech biz and how the tech community is supporting the region. (more >)

Video/LLamasoft

How does a company efficiently get its stuff from the manufacturer to the warehouse to store shelves? What if the store is in Berlin? Or Singapore? What if it's hurricane season? These are just a few of the questions companies ask themselves when it comes to supply chain logistics. And Ann Arbor's LLamasoft helps them figure it all out. (more >)