Great question. My answer for a request for information about vendors with revenue challenges is, “No.” Feel free to read the Delphes and Entopia case studies on this Web log, however. A lesson is a lesson in Harrod’s Creek. Watch for a new study later this year. The Web log is a chronological diary of my musings and observations, not a substitute for the work that pays for my burgoo.

Stephen Arnold, August 14, 2008, 8 13 pm Central

Thanks for making this important point. The impact of Autonomy as an autonomous system has been significant as was the need for training the system.

Stephen Arnold, August 14, 2008 8 11 pm Central

Building systems using categorization and taxonomies will require some training of the rules to define the categories. Also this will have to be done with some frequency to maintain the relevance with new content.

Also the knowledge workers might need some training as the end user tools, all though improved by the Verity take-over, are still somewhat complicated.

In Kentucky, “una” and “ana” have the same sound. I’m not sure about other parts of the world. The Autonomy sale is the important thing, right? The fact that other vendors’ boats return to shore empty is a pretty strong positive for Autonomy and Okana, right? If I’ve got the facts of the sale wrong, let me know. I personally like the metaphor and image of the landing of a big content fish quite a lot..

Stephen Arnold, August 13, 2008