In the Fall of 2014, startup MemSQL was selected for funding by In-Q-Tel, the unique not-for-profit venture capital fund set up and run by the CIA for the benefit of the U.S. Intelligence Community. MemSQL, often lumped with Big Data companies but best described as a "Fast Data" player, had already accumultated some $45 million in VC funding, so money alone isn't what made … [Read more...]
IBM i2 Visualization – Showing its Age
Over the last decade IBM has invested US $25 billion on acquisitions -- SPSS, Netezza, i2 and CyberTap, to name just a few – with the goal of making IBM the global leader in analytics and IBM i2 visualization a standout product for law enforcement and military clients.Together with the company’s array of in-house platforms developed by a team of 8,000 software engineers, the … [Read more...]
Italy’s Innova – King of the GPS Tracking Device
An inside joke of the ISS industry is that Italy has more surveillance companies per square mile than any other nation on earth-- upwards of 200 vendors including recognized brands such as AREA, BEA, Endoacustica, ESIM Global, The Hacking Team, Innova, iPS, RCS and SioS. The punchline: They're really just one company with 200 aliases. Of course that's not true, although given … [Read more...]
ELTA Systems: Going Passive on Mobile and SATCOM Interception
Based in Ashdod, ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is one of Israel’s foremost electronic warfare and intelligence companies -- many would say the undisputed leader in advanced radar sensor technologies used in the air, on the ground and at sea. The company’s Tac4G system, in combination with data from ELTA’s Black Granite tactical radar data, … [Read more...]
Providence Group – Intense Focus on Customization and Training
Let's say it up front: What we like about Providence Group and its affiliated companies is that they start from scratch, make no assumptions, focus on needs -- and never arbitrarily pitch any product or solution to a client's challenge merely because it's something they happen to sell. Everything Providence delivers follows a logical model: Understand the problem, propose the … [Read more...]