Burundians protest against Pierre Nkurunziza’s illegal race for a third term in office. (Photo: AFP/Simon Maina) Burundi escapes the notice of many international affairs observers. Their crisis is overshadowed by consistent headlines about Boko Haram and the Islamic State, yet it is no less critical. Burundi’s story appeared to be one of redemption — recovering from theRead More…
New plugin functionality accelerates discovery in collaborative, web based environment April 19th, 2016 – Portland, OR. Thetus Corporation announced the release of Savanna 4.7 today. An update to its 4.0 release in 2014, Savanna augments the human effort inherent to analysis. With Savanna, users can visualize data to document insights mined from complexity and analyzeRead More…
For centuries, the South China Sea between Taiwan and Malaysia has been an important thoroughfare for sea-based traffic heading to and from the lands neighboring it. Today, it is even more prominent—fishermen of at least half a dozen nations ply its waters for food, cargo valued nearly $5 trillion passes through every year, andRead More…
Savanna 4.6 makes accessing Savanna even easier than before! Our newest release launches Savanna Cloud, a monthly subscription option that delivers on-demand analysis, professional support and elastic resources, with all of the benefits and features of Savanna included. With Savanna Cloud, setup is quick and easy, and flexible subscription options let you tailor the numberRead More…
Thetus is pleased to announce the release of Savanna 4.5, the latest iteration of our all-source analysis platform. Savanna 4.5 boosts efficiency by simplifying search, upload and content management, allowing you to focus on your work. Read on to find out about some 4.5 enhancement highlights. Linknet You can now add Grids (CSVs) to yourRead More…
Since the Syrian crisis began in 2011, millions of displaced refugees have flooded the Turkish border seeking a safe haven from civil unrest. With the rise of ISIS, the UNHCR estimates the number of asylum seekers to reach 1.9 million, with half of Syrian refugees being children. Turkey has become the world’s largest refugee hostingRead More…
Thetus is pleased to announce the release of Savanna 4.4, the latest iteration of our all-source analysis platform. Savanna’s 4.4 release focuses on enhancements and improvements to existing features and performance so that you can fully leverage Savanna’s feature set to its best capability. Savanna 4.4 includes application-wide enhancements to navigation and data ingestion, deliveringRead More…
A few weeks ago I overheard a colleague, one of Thetus’ resident data scientists, as he wrestled with the interface for creating an account on a Chinese geocoding website. “Every stroke is perfect,” he told me as he stared at a Mandarin-language CAPTCHA dialogue. “I spent two hours getting it right.” All he wanted toRead More…
When envisioning cartels, Tony Montana’s violent, drug-lord lifestyle is what comes to mind for many: a distant stylized life of crime and deception far removed from us. And while Scarface is an entertaining film, its depiction of cartels is a perfect example of Hollywood’s misleading portrayal of an increasingly real problem throughout the world. InRead More…
It seems like only yesterday that we released Savanna 4.1, and here we are with a new release and exciting news for you. Savanna 4.2 adds many new features and enhancements, giving you comprehensive, easy-to-use tools to make your analysis experience intuitive, fun and fast. While there were a variety of added features and enhancements,Read More…