Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for an AdVM (Advertising Virtual Machine) system, modules, components and methods that provide multiple layers of ad security for end-users. AdVM browsers isolate, monitor and restrict ads in sandboxes. AdVM browsers are configurable to monitor, report abuse and restrict ad performance based on configurable parameters such as system usage, security, privacy, inadvertent clicks, required ad ratings, permissions (whitelisting) and denials (blacklisting). AdVM browser abuse reports are used to generate profiles, whitelists and blacklists for ads, advertisers and other ad participants, which AdVM browsers use to allow or deny ad performances. Publishers assist AdVM browsers with ad detection by declaring ads in content. Ad security is improved by participation of advertisers, ad networks and an ad quality authority in creating trusted or rated ads that can be selected and verified over untrusted or unrated ads.

Abstract: A method and system for advanced financial analysis are disclosed In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises collecting financial data from a plurality of data sources. Information is extracted from the financial data using a company specific template. The information is analyzed to generate results using customizable rules stored in a rules database. The results are provided to a user through a display device.

Abstract: A travel purchasing optimization system consists of a cognizer in communication with a knowledge base and a rule base. A knowledge acquisition and rule manager (KARM) dynamically creates, alters, and adaptively fine tunes rules for the rule base from existing business knowledge using a rule modeling language. A travel request is made through an external booking system and sent to the cognizer via an integration framework and the knowledge base. The integration framework pools data from a series of external systems or databases and the cognizer compares the rules from the rule base with the pooled data from the integration framework. The cognizer generates the total cost of travel (TCOT) and sends the TCOT back to the external booking system via the integration framework.