Associative Analytics

It has been a while since I took a look at Saffron Technology's blog.      I know several of the people involved, and their tech is solid.  They are now emphasizing what they call associative analytics.   " ... From 2012 forward, the automation of cognitive thinking by machines is going to change how we make sense and make decisions, by providing advanced data analytics for everyone. When built to work more like human brains – using associative memory technology – machines can assimilate the huge amounts of data being gathered from enterprises, the web, mobile devices, and embedded sensors into memories, constantly learning and reasoning in real time. ... "   See also their site which contains a rich set of information on associative memory methods.  They are also giving a number of talks on the methods. Reviewing their recent posts now.