Allied Business Intelligence, Inc. and International Telecommunication Union have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI). The GCI will measure the cybersecurity development capabilities of sovereign nation states. The referential will be based on five categories: Legal Measures; Technical Measures; Organizational Measures; Capacity Building; and Cooperation. The goal of the GCI is to assist nations in benchmarking their current cybersecurity development efforts against recommended best practice standards in the five different fields. This index will enable them to assess where they need to make further improvements and how far they are from implementing an acceptable level of cybersecurity. The partnership will lean on the respective strengths of both parties in order to develop a comprehensive index.

Allied Business Intelligence, Inc. announced the introduction of a new product suite that further enhances its broad portfolio of research. Alongside deep data products, tactical information, user research, and timely qualitative analysis, this product-set provides a fifth stream of research aimed at giving clients a rich perspective on, not only their closest competitors, but also those new entrants that may disrupt markets. These new deliverables allow the company to frame the company's extensive data sets and intelligence resources in a way that provides customers real-time, actionable, competitive information. The products included in the company's competitive intelligence portfolio are a powerful blend of hard facts, deep tactical assessments, and well framed analysis of strategy from seasoned, experienced subject matter experts. They provide a wonderful resource for CI professionals to use in order to benchmark performance but also identify opportunities and threats.

Allied Business Intelligence, Inc. announced the opening of its new research and teardown facility in Austin. Austin's well established companies like Freescale Semiconductor and Dell as well as innovative startups like Black Sand Technologies make it a natural choice for the new location. This expansion allows ABI Research to capitalize on the opportunity to be in the center of a technology hub. The device teardown business has been one of ABI Research's growing segments in the past 18 months and ABI sees the trajectory continuing. With a growing emphasis in the market on patents & IP and the rapid rate at which semiconductor technology continues to innovate, their growing client base is driving them to reinvest in teardown operations.