"Mind if we just call you Bruce? It'd sure clear up some of the
confusion around here..."
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...> wrote:
>
> a) I'm not going to change my company name, so forget that :)
>
> b) I have been doing "business" as Synthesis Technology since 1984. Not
> the ∗synthesizer∗ business, but business in other areas (at one time I
> designed DSP boxes for TI speech development). In 1996 I incorporated
> and so the true parent is SynthTech, Inc. Synthesis Technology is a
wholly
> owned sudsidiairy. MOTM is a ∗brand name∗, like Q-Tips or Clorox.
>
> c) I did in fact struggle with the naming convention for Frac. Do I
'dilute'
> the MOTM brand? So I did a compromise: they are still MOTM but there
> is a different series (the '1000 Series'). They are still ∗made∗ by
> Synthesis Technology.
> At the ∗time∗ I had no plans for additional formats. Now, I am
pondering
> that.
>
> d) So, why does SynthTech appear on a few MOTM modules. Answer: so
it ∗fits∗
> on the panel :)
>
> e) So, why does SynthTech, Inc appear on Pro Forma Invoices (for
overseas
> VAT)?
> Because that ∗is∗ my "official" corporate name. And I have to use
that on
> Export
> documents.
>
> f) Part of the reason the logo change is needed is that if/when I
got to a
> 3rd/4th/...format,
> I will not call these MOTM but the generic 'Synthesis Technology'
brand and
> will have
> a different number scheme as well.
>
> g) So, why is website/official name SynthTech and not Synthesis
Technology?
> Because that
> is the name of a mdical supply company ans in Texas, you can only
have 1
> company name
> registered at a time. So I "cheat" and use a subsidiary with the
same name
> (allowed).
>
> h) Sorry but the real 2.0 rollout was a 'dud' in the sense it was not
>
> - the end of kits needed to be shipped
> - the new modules were not ready and I did not have stock built up for
> faster shipping
> - the new website was not ready
>
> I suppose now it's '2.0 Beta Release 1' (shrug).
>
> Paul S.
>