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Team Euphrates: Phil Weber, Bryan Campbell, Mai Cha, & Emily Mossell

Management 560, Winter 2013

Dr. Rao Madhu

Euphrates is the longest river of Western Asia

“Brain-Controlled Puzzlebox OrbitHelicopter Makes Waves at CES”

• Developed by Puzzlebox and NeuroSky• Three components: Orbit, Puzzlebox Pyramid,

and the Mindwave Mobile EEG headset• Orbit operates directly through different levels

of concentration and relaxation• Flight commands are transmitted from the electrical activity

sensory headset to a remote control device that signals commands to Orbit

• Software download on smart phones can

substitute the Puzzlebox Pyramid

Impacts of Orbit

• Brain-computer Interface (BCI) technology is often directed at assisting and repairing human cognitive or sensory-motor functions

• Puzzlebox freely published all source code, step-by-step guides, and 3-D models to take apart Orbit to encourage improvements and innovative application of BCI technology

Facebook’s New Search Tool

• Graph Search Features• Integrated into Facebook (not standalone

like Google or Bing)• Search uses Friends and Friends of Friends

data for search data• Provides recommendations based on

Friends preferences• Also provides targeted marketing similar to

those on Google

• Development Status• Currently in beta testing• For now, Facebook Graph Search will only

include people, photos, places and interests, but posts and interests like songs will be coming soon

Impacts of Graph Search

• Facebook• Expected to provide additional advertisement revenue

• through increased visit time• targeted advertising

• Hopefully increases in revenue will help recover stock price

• Industry• Could potentially cut into pages views for Google and Bing• Possibly sign of changing internet search habits

• Consumers• Allows for a more personal and viral brand of marketing• Could pose security concerns for consumers

Mobile device encryption: Balancing data protection and performance

• In the old days…• Patient records were hard-copies and

stored locally in a secured location

• Mobile technology is revolutionizing healthcare…• Mobility is key in new healthcare

company models• Patient records are completely

electronic

• How can private patient data be protected?

Issues surrounding encryption

• Wi-Fi• Secure if sending data inside network• Outside transfer requires additional security, can slow devices

• VPN• Many EHR programs require remote logon access• Secure but performance is limited

• Removable Media• Easy way to physically secure data• iPad doesn’t support

• Long Term Solutions:• Quicker devices, better mobile encryption• Secure, dedicated apps

Facebook Storage

• 220B photos • 300M per day• 8% viewed

• Tiered storage – hot, warm, cold• Developed software to evaluate and move photos to

different tiers

Photo: Rich Miller

Facebook Impacts• SMR:

shingled magnetic recording

• 68-72 degrees• 80-85 in “cold” isle and up to 120 in the “hot” isle

Additional News

• “Post-patch, US-CERT continues call to disable Java plug-in”• “Control your laptop by moving your hand - for $70”• “Top 4 Myths of Cloud Computing”• “Google’s Project Glass is Ready, but for Developers’ Eyes On

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Questions?

References• FB’s New Search Tool:

• http://searchengineland.com/facebook-graph-search-arrives-to-challenge-google-145216

• http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9235930/Facebook_s_search_tool_could_be_big_money_maker

• 2013 Annual CES:• http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/16/technology/innovation/leap-motion-controller/

index.html• http://mashable.com/2013/01/09/puzzlebox-orbit-helicopter-mind-control/

• Mobile Device Encryption:• http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/feature/Mobile-device-encryption-Balancing-da

ta-protection-and-performance• http://www.healthcareitnews.com/directory/electronic-health-record-ehr

• Facebook Storage:• http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/01/18/facebook-builds-new-d

ata-centers-for-cold-storage/• http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/06/23/facebook-85-degrees-in

-the-cold-aisle/• http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/12/14/facebook-now-hosts-22

0-billion-photos/• http://blogs.hds.com/hu/2012/11/garth-gibson-on-shingled-magnetic-recording.htm

l• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/04/hp_discover_autonomy_vertica_big_data/