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First Motorcycle Airbag Earns Takata and Honda
2008 Automotive News Pace Innovation Partnership Award
Date: 4/23/2008
Takata Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive safety systems, and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today announced they have jointly received the prestigious 2008 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Innovation Partnership Award recognizing their joint development of the first production motorcycle airbag.
The Automotive News PACE Innovation Partnership Award is unique and recognizes partnerships between suppliers and manufacturers in developing superior innovations and technical advancements. The ground-breaking motorcycle airbag design and development, currently available on the Honda Gold Wing model, is the first airbag on the market for motorcycle applications, and Honda Motor Company is the only manufacturer to offer the technology.
"As a company dedicated to the development of life-saving technologies, Takata Corporation is very proud to be recognized with this distinctive award for our partnership with Honda in jointly designing this innovative safety product," said Tim Healy, executive vice president, TK Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Takata Corporation. "This special award clearly demonstrates how our partnership with Honda from early on in the product-design cycle resulted in a safety product advancement which reduces injuries and fatalities related to motorcycle transportation."
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ALCOS Wins Two Silver Awards in the Fifth Annual Service Industry Advertising Awards Competition
Date: 4/21/2008
ALCOS, headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan, won two Silver Level awards in the Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA) fifth annual awards competition. The SIAA recognized the creativity and communications accomplishments presented in ALCOS Corporate Brochure and Communications Folders. The SIAA is the only advertising awards to specifically recognize achievements of those companies within the service industry.
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Autoweb Communications is now Trubiquity - Nino DiCosmo is CEO
Date: 4/17/2008
AUTOWEB ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO TRUBIQUITY
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. - Autoweb, a leading provider of software-based data management and business-process automation solutions, today announced its new corporate
name - Trubiquity. "Autoweb was known as the recognized standard for data exchange in North America," said Nino DiCosmo, Autoweb's president and CEO. "With Autoweb's acquisition of Europeanbased Secorex in 2007, the combined entity became the only software provider able to connect
manufacturers and suppliers across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The company's new name is designed to unify the company under a single identity and denote its global presence. "Autoweb's new name and identity are direct results of our acquisition of Secorex and our mission to connect enterprises around the globe," said DiCosmo. "As Trubiquity, we have combined the best of both companies to become the only truly global provider of data exchange
and business-process automation software solutions - serving 5,200 manufacturing and supply chain customers in more than 40 countries."
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Mohan Tanniru, Appointed as Dean of School of Business Administration
Date: 4/15/2008
I am pleased to inform you of the appointment of Dr. Mohan Tanniru as the Dean, School of Business Administration (SBA) at Oakland University. This appointment follows an extensive review of Dr. Tanniru's professional record, accomplishments at OU, and overwhelming support from the faculty, staff and SBA Board of Visitors. The appointment is effective April 15, 2008, and is subject to approval of the OU Board of Trustees. Prior to his recent move to OU, Dr Tanniru was the Salter Distinguished Professor of Management and Technology and Chair, Management Information Systems (MIS), Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Dr. Tanniru received his MS in Engineering and MBA in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin System, and received his Ph.D. in MIS from Northwestern University in 1978. He taught at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Syracuse University before joining Oakland University in 1997 as Professor in Management Information Systems. While at OU (1997-2002), Dr. Tanniru was the director of the Applied Technology in Business (ATiB) Program and co-director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in IT. During this time, he raised over $2.5 M for student scholarships, faculty support, and research conferences. Dr. Tanniru is a widely published author, a gifted teacher and an accomplished mentor to undergraduate and graduate students. His research interests are in the areas of IT strategy and supply chain management, decision and knowledge based support. Serving as interim dean since July 2007, Mohan has been busy building campus and business community relationships, preparing for upcoming accreditation, and working with SBA (and campus) faculty and staff for engagement in instructional and research initiatives. Please join me in congratulating an outstanding academic leader, Dr. Tanniru (tanniru@oakland.edu), in his new role. Virinder Moudgil Provost
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SBA Board Member Rebecca Smith, President Huntington Bank nominated for the Athena Award
Date: 4/11/2008
Congratulations to Rebecca Smith, President of Huntington Bank, and SBA Board of Visitors member, who has been nominated for the Athena Award. Hosted in Macomb County by the Macomb Foundation and its sister organization, the Macomb County Chamber, the Athena Award is presented to an individual who actively assists women in realizing their full leadership potential, exemplifies excellence and initiative, and contributes to the community. While just one individual will be the award receipeint, all nominees will be individually recognized at an award luncheon to be held at Warren's Ukrainian Cultural Center on Friday, April 25 at 11:30 am. Marcie Brogan, CEO of Brogan & Partners will serve as the key note speaker.
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Dr. Michael Grieves teaches Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) at NASA
Date: 4/10/2008
Product Lifecycle Management is an integrated, information driven approach to all aspects of a product's life from its design inception, through its manufacture, deployment and maintenance, and culminating in its removal from service and final disposal. Dr. Grieves is honored to be teaching this PLM workshop at NASA (Engineering Division) in Huntsville, Alabama on April 10, 2008. Dr. Michael Grieves is the author of Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking (McGraw-Hill, 2006). He is Chairman Emeritus of the Oakland University School of Business Administration Board of Visitors and is active as a part-time faculty member. He teaches the Product Lifecycle Management course, which is offered as a part of the Project Management and Team Leader Development Certificate Program through a partnership with SAE. This course will be offered next April 17 & 18th at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) congress. Dr. Grieves graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S.C.E. He holds an MBA from Oakland University. He received his doctorate from Case Western Reserve University.
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Sue Kampe - CEO of iSekurity, Inc.
Date: 4/1/2008
Susan Kampe - Chief Executive Officer
Susan Kampe a recognized leader in the Information Technology field serving executive roles in several fortune 50 companies. She joins iSekurity from her most recent post as Vice President and General Manager of Global Information Technology for Johnson Controls, a $34 billion company, where she had responsibility for global IT operations. Kampe has also served as Director of IT Strategy and Deployment at Ford Motor Company, Chief Executive Officer at Boston-based Fleetscape.com, and Chief Information Officer at Arvin Meritor, formerly Rockwell Automotive. She is the recipient of numerous industry honors and acknowledgements.
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Paul to Lead Compuware Products and Services Operations, Compuware 2.0 Initiative and Other Key Functions
Date: 2/11/2008
DETROIT--February 11, 2008--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today announced that the company has promoted Robert C. Paul to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 1, 2008. Prior to this promotion, Paul was President and Chief Operating Officer of Compuware Covisint. In his new role, reporting directly to Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos, Jr., Paul will lead the company's worldwide products and services operations, the organization's transformational Compuware 2.0 initiative and a number of other key functions, such as product management, marketing and communications, technical sales support, and recruiting, training and career development.
"Bob has the vision, the passion and the leadership skills to ensure Compuware maximizes the performance of its sales and services teams," said Compuware Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos, Jr. "Working closely with Compuware's highly experienced leaders, Bob will drive the company's revenue growth and increase its profitability by making Compuware the partner of choice for customers around the globe and the employer of choice for the finest sales, technical and other professionals in the industry."
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