# HG changeset patch # User Michael Schloh von Bennewitz # Date 1391350708 -3600 # Node ID de6bb178cc9bc5d8f901ded9c8ff916ca4a55d5e # Parent 8dc756a1be93fc64ff2b23aeb8005f8c2d14eb83 Introduce wording improvements at reconsideration of funding proposal. diff -r 8dc756a1be93 -r de6bb178cc9b .hgignore --- a/.hgignore Sat Feb 01 17:49:19 2014 +0100 +++ b/.hgignore Sun Feb 02 15:18:28 2014 +0100 @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ graphics/ubudesktop.xcf # versioned generated files -docs/procomexsum-1.0.txt -docs/procompropos-1.0.txt +docs/procomexsum-*.txt +docs/procompropos-*.txt syntax: regexp .*\#.*\#$ diff -r 8dc756a1be93 -r de6bb178cc9b docs/procomexsum.fodt --- a/docs/procomexsum.fodt Sat Feb 01 17:49:19 2014 +0100 +++ b/docs/procomexsum.fodt Sun Feb 02 15:18:28 2014 +0100 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - 2014-02-01T14:14:53.101480959Michel LibreOffice/4.1.3.2$Linux_X86_64 LibreOffice_project/410m0$Build-2PT5M45S5 + 2014-02-03T17:24:43.868790422Michel LibreOffice/4.1.3.2$Linux_X86_64 LibreOffice_project/410m0$Build-2PT5M45S8 0 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ view2 25114 - 2201 + 2688 0 0 67227 @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ false - 1009526 + 1257812 true false false @@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ + + + + @@ -253,35 +257,35 @@ - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + @@ -304,6 +308,15 @@ + + + + + + + + + @@ -385,45 +398,45 @@ - Procom + Procom - The protection communication platform (Procom) is a collection of new age communications applications styled to appeal to the mobile community and uniquely suit the needs of a wide spectrum of end users. The supporting technology differentiates the product(s) by solving four problems at once: + The protection communication platform (Procom) is a collection of new media applications designed to appeal to mobile consumers, and uniquely suiting the growing community of privacy sensitive business and private end users. The supporting technology differentiates the product(s) by solving four problems at once: - + - Standardized interfaces + Lack of standardized interfaces - Cross platform portability + Poor cross platform portability - Data protection in design + Afterthough of data protection - Self hosting support + Lack of self hosting support - Reasoning + Reasoning History is rife with product launches resulting in consumers finding themselves attached to things they didn't know they needed. What often starts as apathy or curiosity in end users quickly turns to joy and desire when finding that their communication needs are met in a particularly useful and intuitive way. Procom will keep the consumer's interest front and foremost when filling the market gap of a of secure, standards compliant, portable, and self hosted communications platform. Its first round of consumer facing applications, Profone and Protext, when released will work, look, and feel like an existing product to improve the user experience. - Revenue + Revenue While the unique collection of supporting technology serves to differentiate the product, tried and true income models consisting of premium service (Asterisk/Skype), OEM value added (Android/Opera), dual license (MySQL/Qt), and consultation (Asterisk/ownCloud) provide ongoing revenue while cultivating a large community of users enjoying Procom free of cost. - Business Growth + Business Growth Product value is estimated to grow linearly in the case of low adoption and exponentially otherwise. Considering that all leading mobile platforms (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry) integrate browsers and email clients but none integrate secure and portable IP voice and text apps, we think there is room to expand the market and a good chance to be the first to market. A successful outcome of our venture could resemble CyanogenMod's recently closed $23 million funding, as CyanogenMod was likewise a decentralized open source project that grew organically. - Partners + Partners Michael Schloh von Bennewitz, the inventor, has a long list of experienced and high ranking contacts in both industry and open source community. Industrial partners interested in the project include Intel and Orange while Procom could interest smaller players like Canonical, Truphone, Silent Circle, or Tizen (Samsung/Intel.) Good relations with the open source community secures quick access to qualified staff and low cost engineering resources. - Why Now + Why Now There is a good deal of excitement relating to new communications platforms providing defence against personal and corporate loss. A number of high profile data theft cases have had a impact on the growth of communications providers and associated Procom-like products, however these products have not met the challenging goals that our platform sets to meet (see first paragraph.) As far as timing goes, a sweet spot of production, market gap, and informed demand has been reached. Procom will begin operations one year after development, scheduled to start in April 2014. - Resources + Resources For more information on product launches or the company, please contact the inventor: diff -r 8dc756a1be93 -r de6bb178cc9b docs/procompropos.fodt --- a/docs/procompropos.fodt Sat Feb 01 17:49:19 2014 +0100 +++ b/docs/procompropos.fodt Sun Feb 02 15:18:28 2014 +0100 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - 2014-01-31T13:33:42.493716813Michel LibreOffice/4.1.3.2$Linux_X86_64 LibreOffice_project/410m0$Build-2P0D1 + 2014-02-03T17:16:36.112724318Michel LibreOffice/4.1.3.2$Linux_X86_64 LibreOffice_project/410m0$Build-2PT1M40S6 0 @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ view2 - 27189 - 17755 + 25114 + 5435 0 0 67227 @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ false - 1675816 + 1824213 true false false @@ -252,7 +252,15 @@ - + + + + + + + + + @@ -260,7 +268,7 @@ - + @@ -268,7 +276,7 @@ - + @@ -276,7 +284,7 @@ - + @@ -284,9 +292,18 @@ + + + + + + + + + @@ -500,6 +517,13 @@ + + + + + + + @@ -510,6 +534,7 @@ + @@ -519,9 +544,9 @@ - Procom + Procom - The protection communication platform (Procom) is a collection of new age communications applications styled to appeal to the mobile community and uniquely suit the needs of a wide spectrum of end users. + The protection communications platform (Procom) is a collection of new media applications designed to appeal to mobile consumers, and uniquely suiting the growing community of privacy sensitive business and individual end users. Business Idea @@ -533,18 +558,18 @@ Our supporting technology differentiates Procom by solving four problems at once: - + - Lack of standardized interfaces + Lack of standardized interfaces - Poor cross platform portability + Poor cross platform portability - Afterthought of data protection (rather than designed in) + Afterthought of data protection (rather than designed in) - Lack of support for self hosting + Lack of support for self hosting @@ -559,8 +584,6 @@ Project State The project has completed conception and finds itself in the design stage. Once funding is secured and staff increase, an agile engineering method will result in less waterfall-like stage development. - - Revenue Model While the unique collection of supporting technology serves to differentiate the product, tried and true income models consisting of premium service (Asterisk/Skype), OEM value added (Android/Opera), dual license (MySQL/Qt), and consultation (Asterisk/ownCloud) provide ongoing revenue while cultivating a large community of users enjoying Procom free of cost. @@ -571,58 +594,58 @@ Relevant Competitors (from large to small) - + - WhatsApp + WhatsApp - Trillian + Trillian - Skype + Skype - Viber + Viber - + - Whisper Systems + Whisper Systems - Silent Circle + Silent Circle - BitTorrent + BitTorrent - Heml.is + Heml.is - Wickr + Wickr - + - Cryptocat + Cryptocat - Scramble + Scramble - Mailpile + Mailpile - While Procom is a broad enough technology to render most comparison useless, the closest challengers could be considered to be Skype and WhatsApp. We belive taking even a portion of market share from such competitors would result in a thriving business. + While Procom is a broad enough technology to render most comparison useless, the closest challengers could be considered to be Skype and WhatsApp. We believe taking even a portion of market share from such competitors would result in a thriving business. Additionally, some so called competitors would likely agree to partnerships of various natures. Others produce open source software which could be integrated in Procom pending license review. We have maintained good relations with a number of players in this industrial arena. Why Now - There is a good deal of excitement relating to new age communications platforms providing defence from personal and corporate loss. A number of high profile data theft cases have had a enormous impact on industrial growth of communications providers and associated Procom-like products, however these products have not met the challenging goals that our platform sets to meet (see first paragraph.) Industry finds itself in a unique time, a sweet spot of production, market gap, and informed demand has been reached. + There is a good deal of excitement relating to new media communications platforms providing defence from personal and corporate loss. A number of high profile data theft cases have had a enormous impact on industrial growth of communications providers and associated Procom-like products, however these products have not met the challenging goals that our platform sets to meet (see first paragraph.) Industry finds itself in a unique time, a sweet spot of production, market gap, and informed demand has been reached. Resources For more information on product launches or the company, please contact the inventor: