Holonym is the name of the company I created a couple years ago to develop software and provide technical solutions in a fast paced Internet centered world. The word holonym is not a made up word. It's defined in most english dictionaries.
holonym
noun - a word that names the whole of which a given word is part; "hat" is a holonym for 'brim' or 'crown'.
From the moment I ran across this word in a dictionary I thought it would be a great name for a company. Lexically speaking, every company name out there is a holonym representing the people and products that make up that company. I'm a firm believer that the people who work at a company are one of it's most important assets. People help develop and produce the products or services a company sells and it is those people who represent the company when interacting with customers. Employees are part of a company. Products produced by those employees are part of a company. So what better name for a company than a word that itself defines a name for the whole of which a given word is part of. The fact that the name was available made it even more perfect.
One of the first Holonym products planned was a personal financial product called "Checkboox". In 2006 a prototype was created of Checkboox that illustrated the basic features and direction planned for the product. Demos were created and we began the search for investors to help get the ball rolling. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure funding to develop and deploy a consumer ready version of the product. One of the biggest questions investors asked me is actually still the biggest question other solutions now on the market still can't fully answer. Why would consumers trust their financial accounting to a web based product from a unknown named company? While I was playing around with a demo account on Mint.com, I found myself faced with th same question. When their system asked me for my bank account userid and password to log in and download my financial transactions, I found myself searching for the answer investors asked me the year before. Why would I give them the login information to my financial instutions? I didn't.
Holonym has also provided management consulting and project resources for our clients. These services are what has kept the lights on and the computers humming. We have helped several companies create software solutions in commercial and vertical markets. We have also helped companies evaluate their software development processes (or lack thereof) and define workflows that have helped improve project planning, product testing, and most importantly team communications. Effective communication across all members of a product team is essential to it's success. Even if there's bad news to share, it's important for people to be able to be open and honest about issues, schedule tasks, etc. Most teams can solve just about anything that comes at them if they're working together. If they are disjointed, not communcating effectively or working together as a team, things are going to fall apart pretty quick.
Holonym is currently developing some projects (Newstailor, and some iPhone apps) with the help of a couple of our sons. I would love for Holonym to become a family business. A couple of our sons are still going to college and we would like to see them graduate and find successful positions in their chosen professions. If the company continues to grow, I would like to be able to afford to have them continue to working with me to help ensure some financial security for them to pursue their dreams.
cheers,
dEVoN
p.s. If you're interested in our consulting services, please send an email to 'info@holonym.net'.
holonym
noun - a word that names the whole of which a given word is part; "hat" is a holonym for 'brim' or 'crown'.
From the moment I ran across this word in a dictionary I thought it would be a great name for a company. Lexically speaking, every company name out there is a holonym representing the people and products that make up that company. I'm a firm believer that the people who work at a company are one of it's most important assets. People help develop and produce the products or services a company sells and it is those people who represent the company when interacting with customers. Employees are part of a company. Products produced by those employees are part of a company. So what better name for a company than a word that itself defines a name for the whole of which a given word is part of. The fact that the name was available made it even more perfect.
One of the first Holonym products planned was a personal financial product called "Checkboox". In 2006 a prototype was created of Checkboox that illustrated the basic features and direction planned for the product. Demos were created and we began the search for investors to help get the ball rolling. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure funding to develop and deploy a consumer ready version of the product. One of the biggest questions investors asked me is actually still the biggest question other solutions now on the market still can't fully answer. Why would consumers trust their financial accounting to a web based product from a unknown named company? While I was playing around with a demo account on Mint.com, I found myself faced with th same question. When their system asked me for my bank account userid and password to log in and download my financial transactions, I found myself searching for the answer investors asked me the year before. Why would I give them the login information to my financial instutions? I didn't.
Holonym has also provided management consulting and project resources for our clients. These services are what has kept the lights on and the computers humming. We have helped several companies create software solutions in commercial and vertical markets. We have also helped companies evaluate their software development processes (or lack thereof) and define workflows that have helped improve project planning, product testing, and most importantly team communications. Effective communication across all members of a product team is essential to it's success. Even if there's bad news to share, it's important for people to be able to be open and honest about issues, schedule tasks, etc. Most teams can solve just about anything that comes at them if they're working together. If they are disjointed, not communcating effectively or working together as a team, things are going to fall apart pretty quick.
Holonym is currently developing some projects (Newstailor, and some iPhone apps) with the help of a couple of our sons. I would love for Holonym to become a family business. A couple of our sons are still going to college and we would like to see them graduate and find successful positions in their chosen professions. If the company continues to grow, I would like to be able to afford to have them continue to working with me to help ensure some financial security for them to pursue their dreams.
cheers,
dEVoN
p.s. If you're interested in our consulting services, please send an email to 'info@holonym.net'.
