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Friday, March 28, 2003 — Elk River, Minnesota Elk River Company gives big boost to Homeland Defense KnowledGenetica, a high-tech beneficiary Add to that our "Indications and of Central Minnesota community Warnings" database and correlation tools, development efforts, is introducing a and we can analyze as much information system that will dramatically increase US in the blink of an eye as thirty intelligence ability to ferret out and prevent future analysts can analyze in a year. The terrorist plots. The system will scan puzzle pieces were there before 9/11. We documents such as intercepted just could not possibly have associated communications, intelligence reports, lists the 50 relevant puzzle pieces among of travelers and bills of lading for millions of similar but useless pieces potentially dangerous materials, and using human analysts. No amount of make connections that would be agency consolidation will make analysts impossible for human analysts because able to get through that much information. of the sheer volume of information. We need to empower them with high- performance tools to apply their If the USg overnment had possessedknowledge this knowled a and automatically find the tool prior to "9/11", we would have had a pieces and put together the puzzle. The much greater ability to spot and stop the system will eventually be able to do this in • terrorists, preventing thousands of many languages. deaths, dramatic economic hardships and two wars. Who is KnowledGenetica? How Does it Work? KnowledGenetica is a start-up company in Elk River, Minnesota founded by Joe KnowledGenetica's founder, over the past Roushar. Joe is a computer software 20 years, has been perfecting a system engineer, a linguist and former US Army that can understand the context and Intelligence Officer. The company was intent of text. Because of its huge founded in early 1999, and currently has common-sense knowledge base and its a team of 8 working on delivering tools brain-like processing techniques, our that will make the world a safer place. Language Interpreter Module can get inside a person's head of based on what KnowledGenetica is working with the Air they say or write. No other system has Force through the Small Business achieved the accuracy we can achieve in Innovative Research program to seek interpreting context and intent. Our funding for this revolutionary tool, as well greatest innovation, however, is not just as with other US Government parties our ability to achieve such high accuracy, interested in multi-lingual translation and it is our ability to do it instantly — no delay other capabilities that will contribute to the — no interminable processing bottlenecks. long-term well-being of US citizens.