In 2008 PlanetData became a media partner for a number of prestigious industry events put on by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA). Now as 2009 approaches we have renewed our successful relationship with IDGA and joined them as a media partner for both the 2nd Annual Biometrics for National Security & Defense Conference and the 7th Annual Maritime Homeland Security Summit.

We are pleased to announce we have added News Maps to all the sections of the website. Our hope is that these maps will help one better visualize where world-shaping events are taking place. The maps use Google Maps API, which provides features such as satellite views and the ability to zoom in and out. In addition to News Maps for each section, we have revised the map for the Counterterrorism Solutions Center. It displays stories relevant to the CT industry. The original World News Map still displays a summary of events from across the entire PlanetData website. To access the maps we have added new menu items to all the section menus. We hope you enjoy these exciting new features.

For those of you in the United States and Americans everywhere, all of us at PlanetData wish you a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend. We hope you continue to find the website a useful resource for security-related news and information. Many new and exciting features are planned for the coming months so check back often if you don't do so already.

In the last couple months PlanetData has become a media partner for several prestigious events put on by Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA). They include Cyber Security for National Defense, Network Centric Homeland Security, the inaugural Heavy Vehicle Summit, Unmanned Ground Systems Summit, and the 4th annual IDGA Border Management Summit.

PlanetData's Tucker Greco was interviewed by Dom Giordano on Lou Dobbs Radio program yesterday (May 29, 2008). Topics ranged from what the website is all about to cyber security to maritime piracy. In case you missed it, you can download an MP3 of the show. The PlanetData segment is in the second hour beginning around 21:20 minutes.

PlanetData The Security News Network and the IACSP International Association For Counterterrorism & Security Professionals have developed a new Security Solutions Center for Counterterrorism. Together we hope to provide today's counterterrorism and security professionals with a valuable resource by combining news and information from across PlanetData's network of websites with the IACSP's valuable and thought provoking collection of in-depth articles and industry experience.

Visit the website at: http://www.planetdata.net/ct/

Today, George Walters, president of Harbour Mastery, Inc., will announce the launch of PlanetData's Cyber Security website. The site will be unveiled during Walters' presentation "Cyber-Terrorism: Information Technology Review" at SecurePort 2008. PlanetData hopes our members find this new resource a valuable addition to our network of security news and information websites. For Free registration to the Cyber Security site or any of our other websites click here.

In our continuing efforts to improve PlanetData, we updated all our website themes today, with some bold new graphic enhancements we hope you find to your liking. In addition, you will notice new PlanetData banner ads in various spots, showcasing advertising sponsorship opportunities. If you are interested in having one of your banners appear on www.PlanetData.net, send an email to advertising@planetdata.net.