tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20810971474524310302024-09-19T13:21:37.908-07:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051057659242103462noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081097147452431030.post-78319884399019982352006-11-01T08:09:00.000-08:002006-11-01T11:37:53.249-08:00Thanks for checking out the new "corporate" blog for Parker Innovations, a hot-off-the-presses, fresh-out-of-the-oven, [insert cliché rhetoric here] tech/engineering/too-good-to-be-true-you'd-think-it's-all-vaporware startup. We like hyphens!<br /><br /><strong>What is Parker Innovations (PI)?</strong><br /><br />Let's start with what PI is, then follow up with what PI aims to become. PI is the pet project of one <a href="http://www.cparker15.com/">Christopher Parker</a>. PI was created to serve as a clearinghouse of new product ideas and a software development agency. In addition to these aspects of its business model, PI aims to:<br /><ul><li>Provide a venture capital fund for products/projects it thinks fills a void in the market</li><li>Act as an "umbrella organization" to smaller, independent companies<br /></li></ul>And we plan to do it all with <a href="http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html">free software</a>.<br /><br /><strong>What kind of software does PI develop? Who is in your target market?</strong><br /><br />PI develops software where there is a need. Our target market includes everyone from the individual consumer to the enterprise. All of our software is released under a free software license, such as the GNU GPL.<br /><br />Some examples:<br /><ul><li>Data compression (libraries of information on a single floppy disk)</li><li>Family networking (ancestry.com meets myspace, friendster, et al.)</li><li>Automation (see also Rockwell Automation, Siemens AG, Emerson Electric, et al.)<br /></li></ul>Christopher C. Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305800668504118011noreply@blogger.com0