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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hi all</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If I could add my 0.02 worth of local currency, how
about a complete break from Hobbit and/or fantasy creatures.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>As a consultant, Hobbit is one of the products I always
try and push with clients.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I do the install, provide support and write
additional monitoring scripts where they are required.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>However, one issue I have encountered, is the difficulty I
have in getting CIOs and other senior members of management to take a product
called Hobbit seriously.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>"What's in a name?" you say, and I agree with you, but we
are talking PHBs here.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>For some reason, Patrol, Nagios, MSM, Zenoss, and all the
other names appear to "inspire confidence". </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hobbit? Some people just refuse to take it
seriously.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Maybe they associate Hobbits with childrens fantasy, I
don't know, but I have had push-back from at least 2 major clients based purely
on the name.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I am talking about 2 corporate clients that had no
monitoring, and wanted to look at monitoring products, but refused to look at
Hobbit because of the name.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>It wasn't an aversion to open source, because Nagios was on
the table, but suggest Hobbit, and PHBs snigger, and ask if it's a fantasy
product, or has hairy feet, or also comes up short, or some equally silly
comment.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I know this is completely unjustified, because I know
Hobbit is a superior product, but when dealing with corporates, if the PHBs
don't like it, you can forget it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=139442001-01082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I have no name suggestions at this time, but I will give it
some thought.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=139442001-01082008>Hobbitmon, it not bad, but I think PHB's might be more
receptive to HMON.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=139442001-01082008></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=139442001-01082008>Cheers</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=139442001-01082008>
Vernon</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><pre>
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