The Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report (GLITR) is a daily read around these parts.  Matt Roush has covered the tech world from a Michigan perspective for almost ten years now.  That’s one of the reasons why we’re all very honored that our firm is featured in this GLITR article highlighting our commitment to working with technology startup companies.  From the article:

Added [Don] Baker: “We’ve made a commitment to working with startups, because we felt like in addition to the legal part, we had skill sets and network relationships that could be helpful to folks that were trying to get something started.”

[Randy] Safford said tech startups “have a lot of special needs — a high intensity need …read more

Clients Myine Electronics and Livio Radio are featured in this New York Times article on the new wave of Internet radios.  From the article:

A wide variety of stand-alone players are now available that allow consumers to listen to Internet radio without using a PC.

One compelling feature: many offer wireless connectivity — with a wireless router, you can place the player anywhere in the home within range of the signal, and use the player as you would with a normal radio.

Livio Radio’s wireless line includes its AARP, NPR …read more

If you are an employer, are you monitoring your employee’s personal emails sent from work?   Can you?   Until recently, courts have generally accepted the argument from employers that they can monitor anything over their corporate computer networks, including personal emails sent from work.   The Wall Street Journal recently reported, however, that courts are now more likely to side with the employee, unless the employer has put the employee on notice that personal emails may be monitored.  In the absence of such notice, courts have said that employees have a reasonable expectation that their personal e-mails will remain private and will not be accessed by …read more

Kauffman Foundation’s CEO,  Dr. Carl Schramm, believes the city can revive itself through entrepreneurship.

From the article:

The rise of Detroit in the 20th century was a result of entrepreneurs such as automotive icon Henry Ford taking risks, innovative thinking and start-up companies that provided jobs.

“This city can do it all over again,” he said.

One of the Kansas City, Mo.-based foundation’s missions …read more

Safford & Baker client Nextep Systems, Inc., a Troy-based touch-screen kiosk developer, is featured in the Great Lakes IT Report for their next generation drive-thru kiosks.  ”Nextep and MRI have introduced a new concept of touch screen drive-thru kiosks that empower customers, improve order accuracy and efficiency, boost upsell opportunities and can increase revenue.”

–Matt