October 2003  Volume 2, Issue 10   
What's New?

Visual Analytics is participating in a number of events over the next month. Here is a highlight of some of our scheduled events:
  • VAI is proud to be a corporate table holder at the AFCEA NOVA Corporate Luncheon monthly series. You can view the schedule of upcoming speakers at http://www.afceanova.org/oct2003/. If you are interested in attending an upcoming luncheon as a VAI guest, please contact us at (301) 407-2200, x137, or e-mail info@visualanalytics.com.


  • VAI will be participating at the AFIO National Intelligence Symposium 2003, “The Changing Face of Intelligence,” which runs Saturday, November 1 through Tuesday, November 4, 2003. Distinguished speakers from the intelligence community, law enforcement, and homeland security will be talking about the incredible changes taking place in the way the government does business. VAI's technology is at the forefront enabling analysts to quickly visualize knowledge discovery, conduct advanced analyses, and create secure and selective information-sharing networks.


  • VAI will be demonstrating the newest versions of VisuaLinks and DIG at a seminar at the FBI on November 13. The FBI is going through a major modernization effort to include its infrastructure and applications to meet the growing demand for increased information-sharing and advanced analytical tools. VAI's technologies can significantly enhance the Bureau's counterterrorism, counterintelligence, counter-narcotics, and financial crimes capabilities to enable predictive analysis and preventive action.


  • VAI will be exhibiting at the National Military Intelligence Association's (NMIA's) “Defense Intelligence Status 2003 (DIS 2003)” to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2003, at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. VAI will also be at NMIA's “Counterintelligence 2003 (CI 2003), Military Counterintelligence in Transition,” on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 also at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. VAI is the premier, best-of-breed provider of advanced analytical tools for counterintelligence currently supporting organizations like CIFA. For more information on the upcoming NMIA symposia, see http://www.nmia.org/symposia/index.htm.
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VAI continues to fund research into expanding its focus on creating better fraud-detection solutions. Flexibility remains a critical aspect for quickly responding to changing fraud patterns. It is crucial to dynamically expose new patterns of fraud without having to re-program, re-train, or re-invent the underlying systems. Remember, before you can classify patterns, you have to discover them.

Additionally, providing a reliable and effective means of integrating multiple sources of data is important for exposing larger fraud rings. The ability to combine data from different companies and different sources is essential for fraud detection. As these trends continue, it will become increasingly critical to integrate public record data sources such as ChoicePoint®, LexisNexis™, and Accurint®. VAI has already made significant strides in making this a reality.

As our newest VisuaLinks and DIG versions are being prepared for final release, we certainly do expect to expand our support in the fraud-detection arena. As such, VAI is actively defining strategic relationships to better support the Special Investigative Units (SIUs) and tasks forces involved with fraud detection. Our goal is to help reduce fraud and minimize the financial burden for each person it affects.
October 22-23, 2003
AFCEA Fall Intelligence Symposium - Defense Intelligence Analysis Center (DIAC), Washington, D.C.
VAI will be demonstrating the newest version of VisuaLinks at the AFCEA Fall Intelligence Symposium at the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center (DIAC), Bolling Air Force Base, October 22-23, 2003. VAI's technology is ideally-suited to address the Symposium's theme, "Shifting Sands: The Changing Perspectives of Intelligence in an Uncertain Security Environment," by offering intelligence analysts a robust, integrated suite of tools to look at the data from numerous angles to discern patterns, networks, links, associations, anomalies, and changes of intelligence interest.

October 21-25, 2003
IACP International Chiefs of Police Association - One Convention Center Place, Philadelphia, PA
VAI will be partnering with Denali Solutions at the International Chiefs of Police Association (IACP) Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, on October 21-25. Please come see the new DIG feature/functionality enhancements including server-to-server querying enabling unmatched, networked information-sharing capabilities.
VAI is currently seeking individuals with active TS/SCI (Top Secret) clearances. We are looking for people that can provide training, consulting and other interactive support across our government client base. Join one of the most dynamic and exciting companies in the area. Submit your resume today.
Trainer - one (1) position is available

This position will be expected to conduct on-site training for the VAI tool suite, to include both VisuaLinks and DIG. Additionally, the successful candidate will assist our quality assurance staff in identifying and reporting software performance issues.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a background in technology training to include the creation of training objectives, lesson plans, presentation materials and end-user exercises. The candidate will also be expected to participate in the software testing cycle and provide input to improve and enhance software functionality based on client interaction experience.

Requirements: A degree in an educational field, or 5 years of equivalent technical training experience. The candidate must show at least two (2) years of professional experience as a technical trainer. A portfolio of sample work would be helpful. Current TS/SCI security clearance is a plus.

All interested candiates should submit a resume to: info@visualanalytics.com



Field Support Engineer - two (2) positions available

These on-site technical support engineers will support one or more DOD customers, including analytical and modeling support. Technical support responsibilities will require on-site support for VisuaLinks in the following areas: troubleshooting, model building, installation and configuration, performance analysis and tuning, training and to lend assistance to the database administration staff on matters concerning VisuaLinks.

Requirements: A BA/BS in Computer Science or 5 years of equivalent technical experience with large relational databases (Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase, Informix) Oracle experience is a plus. Scripting and network experience, especially troubleshooting, required. Data mining or visualization experience is helpful. Training experience is highly desirable. Current TS/SCI security clearance required.

All interested candiates should submit a resume to: info@visualanalytics.com


Technical Writer - one (1) position is available

This position will design and develop end-user documentation programs in support of the VAI tool suite, to include both VisuaLinks and DIG. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating, updating and maintaining end-user documentation as well as managing company documentation deliverables to include marketing collateral and newsletter content

The successful candidate will must also be able to design, develop and implement interactive, self-paced training programs based on creative sample scenarios.

Requirements: A BA in English, Journalism or Technical Communication, or 5 years of equivalent technical writing experience. The candidate must show at least three (3) years of professional experience as a technical writer. A portfolio of sample work would be helpful.

All interested candiates should submit a resume to: info@visualanalytics.com

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