... Improving the Plight of Information Analysts

Eastport's founders, CEO Tip Clifton and CTO Mark Williams, have dedicated their respective careers to the development of improved analytical tools and techniques that engage the intuition of information analysts and help them produce better insights and encounter fewer surprises.

Throughout the 1980's and 1990’s Mr. Clifton and Mr. Williams pioneered a variety of intelligence analysis technology development projects with many of the Department of Defense research laboratories (e.g. DARPA, AFRL, NRL, JNIDS). They created analysis support tools that enhanced the quality and timeliness of intelligence findings at intelligence agencies such as the CIA, DIA, NRO and SOCOM. In the late 1990's they also began to support the analysis needs of a growing number of investigative agencies and commercial companies.

With the experience acquired from these projects and clients Tip and Mark honed the skills, methodologies and specialized resources required to deliver advanced insight management solutions. This formative work culminated in the launch of Eastport Analytics, Inc. in February 2002 in order to focus exclusively on helping information analysts and decison-makers produce better insights from more data in less time through the judicious application of the right tools and techiques.
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