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ANTHRAX LENDS URGENCY TO BIOSURVEILLANCE

HELP COMPUTERS MANAGE THEMSELVES

FINDING A FACE IN A CROWD

Features

• Analysis & Commentary
  
  

  MachInt 'CUEING' CAN HELP PREVENT FUTURE TERRORIST ATTACKS
  by Inderpal Bhandari
  In the wake of the drastic events of Sept. 11, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell summed up the failure in US intelligence in an interview with NBC, stating, "in this case, we did not get the cueing we needed". There followed a clamoring for new and improved HumInt, or human intelligence, the development of networks of covert operatives who could penetrate terrorist organizations and help 'cue' the United States to future attacks. However, even supporters of this viewpoint concede that it could take the US up to ten years to build a network of human intelligence that could be effective at stopping terrorist attacks. The question remains: What do we do in the meantime to prevent such attacks?

  ANTHRAX LENDS URGENCY TO BIOSURVEILLANCE
  Efforts to develop real-time, Web-based surveillance systems for evidence of biological and chemical terrorism are gaining steam and urgency because of the recent anthrax attacks around the country.

  FORGING STRONGER LOGISTICS LINKS WITH SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT
  For distribution, retail, and manufacturing companies, effective supply chain, management is one of the most critical aspects to ensuring a healthy bottom line, positively impacting cash flow and improving customer satisfaction.

  MASS CUSTOMIZATION: THE HOLY GRAIL OF MARKETING
  A new modeling approach to mass-customization may allow customers to truly have it their way when ordering products over the Web. It may also assist a firm in achieving the "holy grail of mass customization" -- manufacturing a product or delivering a service in response to a particular customer's needs, and doing it in a cost-effective way.

  NEW IBM SERVICE TO HELP COMPUTERS MANAGE THEMSELVES
  International Business Machines Corp announced business software that offers the promise of machines that heal and manage themselves.

  SIM EFFORT SEEKS TO GUARD IT SYSTEMS FROM ATTACK
  The largest professional association of IT leaders wants to make sure its members are ready to act in the event of another terrorist attack like the one that destroyed the World Trade Center.

  MARCHING INTO THE 'SMART' CARD ERA
  The United States military is spearheading a switch to 'smart' identity cards that could open up a new growth market as the world becomes obsessed with security after last month's hijack attacks.

  SUPERMARKETS TO WOO CONSUMERS USING DATA STRATEGIES
  In today's tight economy, more consumers are driving past restaurants and retreating to their kitchens. To the retail grocery industry, this 'cocooning' trend translates into more aisle traffic and higher sales. But to sustain this upswing, supermarkets will need to change their marketing strategies to become more customer-focused and, in turn, more data-driven.

• Leading Edge R&D
  
  

  COLUMN BASED ANALYTIC TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES ANALYTIC METHODS
  Alterian, a provider of high-performance analytic technology, announced a new analytic category, called CBAT -- column-based analytical technology. CBAT is a system that stores and accesses data in indexed column structures specifically designed for analytic queries and decision support. Alterian has support from over 30 partners, industry analyst confidence, and a supporting white paper, 'Column Based Analytic Technology, The Missing Piece to the Analytic Puzzle'.

  A WAY OF PREDICTING CIVIL WAR
  The dictator General Pervez Musharraf leads a country on the brink. As the war in Afghanistan intensifies, he is torn between appeasing the US and pacifying Pakistani rioters baying for his resignation. The danger his country faces is obvious, but researchers in the US have devised a system they claim could predict much earlier any countries approaching civil war.

  FINDING A FACE IN A CROWD
  The hot new tool on the market to ward off future terrorist attacks is a technology nurtured from its very beginnings by the Office of Naval Research, with later additional funding from other government agencies. FaceIt is a facial recognition software engine that allows computers to rapidly find, detect and recognize a face in the crowd.

  INXIGHT ASSISTS CORPORATIONS WORLDWIDE
  Inxight Software Inc, a leading provider of software for analyzing, organizing and navigating information in multiple languages on the Internet and enterprise networks, announced several new customers, including Deutsche Bank, Adis International, ID Business Services and Xerox Europe for the company's visual navigation technology, Inxight Star Tree.

  MTI DEMONSTRATES LATEST DATA STORAGE SOLUTIONS
  LotsaData Corporation is not a real company, but if it were, it would have benefited from the products of MTI Technology Corp, a leading provider of data storage and business solutions. At the just-concluded Fall 2001 Storage Networking World (SNW) expo in Orlando, Fla., MTI provided its fault-tolerant, high-density storage solutions to the operation of LotsaData, a simulated enterprise environment demonstrating multiple vendors' system and storage products working together.

  SGI POWERS NEW VISUALIZATION FACILITY
  The BP Center for Visualization, offering advanced visualization capabilities for a variety of business and research sectors, has chosen SGI technologies to power its state-of-the-art facilities.

• Business & Money Trail
  
  

  ECLIPSYS UNVEILS ADVANCED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
  Eclipsys Corporation, The Outcomes Company, announced the next-generation of advanced healthcare information technology solutions -- solutions architected to fully harness the power of the Internet to deliver knowledge to healthcare decision-makers wherever, whenever and however needed to provide the highest-quality, most cost-effective care available.

  IT INDUSTRY PLAYERS, CUSTOMERS JOIN IBM'S PROJECT ELIZA
  Six months after unveiling its strategic initiative to make the IT infrastructure self-managing, IBM is delivering on its promise with a new set of service and technology offerings.

  MedcomSoft EMPOWERS FIGHT AGAINST BIO-TERRORISM
  MedcomSoft announced it will make available a new high-tech tool in the fight against bio-terrorism and other chemical weapons of mass destruction that allows healthcare providers to quickly assess suspected cases of biological and chemical poisoning and track the progression of related symptoms and the outcome of prescribed therapies -- electronically -- across an entire patient population.

  SPSS INC TO ACQUIRE NetGenesis CORP
  NetGenesis Corp, a leading provider of E-Metrics solutions for Global 2000 companies, announced that SPSS Inc, a worldwide provider of analytical technology, signed a definitive agreement to acquire NetGenesis.

Top Of The News

• Computers & Processors
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• Applications
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  Citrix Launches Cost Analyzer Tool
  Jumpstart Sales by Improving Customer Relationships
  Oracle Shows How to Cut Marketing Costs and Improve Results
  Sand Information Integration Solution Named Finalist

Short Takes

• On The Market
  Kintana Dashboard Provides Real-Time Visibility and Control
  Pathways Builds Foundation for Successful Data Warehousing

• Financial Watch
  Briggs & Stratton Powered by Vertex Mobile Data Collection
  Coremetrics and Watchfire Partner to Offer Website Analysis
  Hummingbird Provides End-To-End Data Warehousing/Reporting

Quote Of The Week

"If you do not have these [machine intelligence] capabilities, you are in danger of falling behind the times. If you can't conceive how a vision of machine intelligence can be implemented, you ARE behind the times." -- Dr. Inderpal Bhandari, founder and CEO of Virtual Gold Inc

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