Need a name for my product!

[richb]

Mt company is about to launch a new software product and is struggling to come up with an appropriate name. The problem is that our R&D centre is not in an English speaking country so their suggestions tend to be unimaginative because of their limited vocabulary.

Without boring you, the product is a reporting facility aimed at operational managers who frequently require information from a number of different systems such as accounting software (e.g. Sage or SUN), stock control software and customer information systems e.g. Siebel to be presented all on one screen. This is then linked into Outlook and Google to provide an all-in-one desktop system for information on any business function.

As it is designed to allow managers to make better decisions my suggestion was ACUMEN but my overseas chaps didn't know what this meant Their suggestion is In-Focus which is pretty poor IMO

Anyone have a good name for a product that gives managers their own view on the part of the business they are responsible for??? Rich...

[randlemarcus]

Empire-Builder?
Meeting Builder?
Chartflow?
Paradigm?

As you may be able to tell, not feeling well disposed towards middle management today

[jeremyc]

Insight
Perspective
Viewpoint
Purlustrare


My invoice is winging its way to you.....

[cirks]

Dashboard Manager
ReportNet
EnterprisePlanner
Whatever the MS offering is...
etc etc!!

Seriously though, would be interested in the technology you're using. PM me if you'd prefer. As an independant in BI solutions I'm always interested if there's a good product out there I can introduce to clients

[richb]

Humm... Insight that's not bad, and Cirks I will PM you with som info. Thanks for contributions so far! Rich...

[jimothy]

Don't forget to put 64XP360.net on the end

[apache]

Realitycheck

[plasticpig]

Well one of your competitors from your products description is called Orbis Intelliware In Focus may get confused with several other software products already called Focus or have Focus in there name or the InFocus projectors.

Here are few suggestions:

Compendium
Precis
BroadView
Pandect
BirdsEye

[Liszt]

The geordie version: Wor shite.

[insurance_jon]

Clarity?

[richb]

insurance_jon said:

Clarity?

That's a great idea and I would agree but I think there are already many software companies and products called Clarity (same problem with InFocus)

[beano500]

How about

"A Reporting Facility For Operational Managers Who Frequently Require Information From A Number Of Different Systems"

Quite snappy - but it certainly does "what it says on the tin"........

[slinky]

cirks said:

ReportNet

Cant use that... it's one of our products!

slinky

[UncleDave]

My crappy suggestions, don't laugh!
All the good 'uns have been taken.

Limelight (or Lite)
Spotlight (""
Perception
or Intuition......?
Truncate (Trunc8)


Feel free to make me an offer on the logo


Dave.

[richb]

slinky said:

cirks said: ReportNet Cant use that... it's one of our products! slinky

You work for Cognos then? I know a few people there. Rich...

[WD*]

BusinessTrack?

[Size Nine Elm]

richb said:

As it is designed to allow managers to make better decisions

BackStab?

[dilbert]

How about;

MONOLITHIC GREY

Nearly made it's were;

eClang!

or

iThud!


>> Edited by dilbert on Wednesday 14th December 20:35

[cirks]

slinky said:

cirks said: ReportNet Cant use that... it's one of our products! slinky

Yes, as Dashboard Manager is one of Business Objects' and, surprised you didn't pick this up, Enterprise Planner is one of yours too!
But they do what richb said his new product does too..

[cazzer]

Money Spider
Fiep (finger in every pie)
Inquisitor (i always wanted to write a product to fit this name).
Pudendum Just cos most people would take the trouble to find out.