SaffronAnalyst 5.2: Unlocking the Value in Data
An Interview with Software Developer Jared Peterson

Jared Peterson is Senior Engineer at North Carolina-based Saffron Technology, Inc. He’s also the leader of the web application development team responsible for SaffronAnalyst™ Version 5.2. Mr. Peterson, originally from Birmingham, Alabama, graduated from Auburn University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Sciences. He started his professional career at a voice-over-IP startup in California. Shortly after the 2001 Internet bubble burst he moved to Atlanta’s SoftPro Technologies where he primarily focused on DARPA (the Federal Government’s Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) related programs. It was through his work as SoftPro that he came in contact with Saffron Technology. He’s been with the company since 2004. In this interview with Mr. Peterson, he talks about Saffron Technology, SaffronAnalyst 5.2, and how the role of the intelligence analyst is changing.

Toby Younis: Good afternoon, Jared. What can you tell us about Saffron Technology, Inc.?

Jared Peterson: Saffron Technology is a dynamic software company centered on great intellectual property related to associative memories and natural analytics. Although associative memories aren't anything new, the ability to store and query them is. And, we believe our core technology enables analysts to do things that other products can’t. We’re building a company around those new ideas.

Toby Younis: Before we get on to the rest of the interview, will you please tell us what Saffron means by “natural analytics?”

Jared Peterson: Natural analytics is a process based on a system that reads, remembers, and recalls all your information no matter how much information you have. It’s like a very smart assistant, doing all the work for you. You ask it questions, it gives you answers. If you ask it additional questions, it gives you more answers. It remembers all your questions and answers. Before long, it starts telling you things you didn’t know that you didn’t know. That’s where it’s the most powerful. Since it’s doing all the front-end work for you, you have time to consider what you’re going to do with all this new knowledge it’s provided. That’s natural analytics.

Toby Younis: Today, we're going to talk about the latest release of SaffronAnalyst. What release is it, and how much can you tell us about it?

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