'The Future of Analytics' is Timely Topic for January TiE Carolinas Entrepreneurship Event

CARY, N.C., Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Saffron Technology, Inc., a privately held software firm providing Natural Intelligence solutions for business and government, today announced its senior leadership will be among panelists speaking on "The Future of Analytics" at the TiE Carolinas Dinner event slated for 6:00 p.m. Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh.  

TiE Carolinas is the local chapter of the world's largest non-profit technology entrepreneurship association, of which Saffron principals are charter members.  The timely panel discussion will focus on how Analytics and Business Intelligence are enabling the next level of real-time and predictive decision making in industry and government.  

To register, go to the TiE Carolinas web site (www.carolinas.tie.org)

Panelists include:

• Dr. John Poindexter, former national security advisor and director of DARPA Information Awareness Office
• Dr. Noel Greis, director, Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina Kenan Flagler Business School
• Dr. Paul Hoffman, vice president, SAP Labs, and,
• Dr. Manny Aparicio, CEO, Saffron Technology.

"Data analytics is undergoing a HUGE transformation," says Aparicio, who will moderate the panel.  "Not only is there a growing demand for analytics to extract more value from data, but analytics must also be easier, faster and more accurate than ever before.  I am delighted by the experience and intelligence of the panel members we have for this event.  They know what has worked and not worked in the past.  They also have strong visions for what will be needed in the future.  Attendees will learn about both as we explore this existing and exploding market."

TiE Carolina's President, Sammy Haroon, said, "Our topic, 'The Future of Analytics,' will highlight the limitations of existing analytic approaches and their uses, and compare them with some of the transformational methods in the market. Companies like Saffron are shaping the future by delivering analytics solutions today that take the 'guesswork' out of decision-making.  And choices -- accurate choices -- are the true distinction for businesses and governments."

About TiE

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in the Indus region. There are currently 13,000 members, including over 2,500 charter members in 56 chapters across 13 countries. TiE's mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and education. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, TiE's focus is on generating and nurturing our next generation of entrepreneurs.

The foremost and most widely known event that TiE hosts is TiEcon, which is the largest professional and networking conference for entrepreneurs. TiE also hosts a wide range of programs events catering to various industry verticals, educational events hosted by TiE Institute, TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) program to foster entrepreneurship in our youth, and TiE Women's Forum for empowering women entrepreneurs.  For more information, visit www.carolinas.tie.org.

About Saffron Technology

Saffron brings Natural Intelligence to Analytics. Saffron helps business and government leaders use all the experience residing in data through Sense Making, Decision Support and Predictive Analytics applications. Customers benefit from accurate, real-time decision support for their front-line operations.  Our customers are innovators, in academia, corporations and government. They are engaged in high-stakes research, financial analysis, risk management, supply chain operations, national security, health care, social media, strategic sales & marketing, and more. To learn more about the Saffron Natural Intelligence Platform, including SaffronMemoryBase and related offerings, visit www.saffrontech.com.

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