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Interactive operations and collaborative processes are increasingly gaining importance in the construction industry. The availability of software and hardware that allow for a datacentric information management has increased the possibility of a project's success by letting designers and engineers make collaborative efforts.

The article discusses the efforts that primes like Boeing are undertaking in a focused approach to cybersecurity and are concentrating research and development (R&D) on developing tools to bridge the gap between commercial products like McAfee and Symantec and the proactive security required to combat advanced threats. Some of the initiatives being undertaken by the U.S. government in this area are also highlighted.

The article discusses the increase in cyberwarfare and the role that global aerospace and defense companies can play in this area. A greater awareness of the threat posed to cyber security has led the companies to protect their own networks as well as develop programs and ways of helping others protect their intellectual property.

Neo-Core (Colorado Spring, CO) has developed an associative computer processing method that increases the speed of data manipulation as well as performance by 10-100 times over standard systems. The associative processor comes in a single application-specific integrated circuit.

Issues are presented concerning the growth in electronic information available to the construction industry. The collection, handling and sending of information through wireless systems is discussed.