*Business Opportunity related to EMC2* EMC2 may be well written CNC control software, but it does not appear to be making progress entering mainstream applications. We believe that the largest impediment to success is the lack of a full scope supplier. We feel that the mainstream machine builder community, meaning hobby, professional, and OEM, remains outside the open source community. Furthermore, we feel that the solution is not to try and bring machine builders into the open source community, but rather to bring complete solutions to machine builders. We propose the creation of a company which delivers EMC based solutions, essentially the Red Hat of CNC. To that end, we will finance such a company.
*Perspective:* There are quite a few hobby oriented suppliers, based on Mach3, TurboCAD, and other solutions, which offer everything including ballscrews, motors, drivers, and circuit boards. These companies serve their customers well, but they do not come up to the level of professionalism that is necessary to attract serious commercial machine builders. There are mid-level suppliers, such as Flashcut, CamSoft, or Centroid, which offer reasonable value but cannot provide the security, vendor independence, or continuity of supply, which would be available with a more open technology. Of course the 800 lb gorilla is Fanuc, having sold 2.2 million control systems. While offering the ultimate in performance, Fanuc solutions come with minimum vendor independence and dismal ROI for those only needed mid-level performance. We believe a full service, professional grade supplier, offering complete control systems solutions, can be an effective competitor and is sorely needed by all levels of machine builders. We are not proposing open source hardware, but rather combining open source software with support and conventional industrial components to develop full spectrum solutions. This is not a matter of welcoming machine builders into the open source community; rather it is an issue of bringing the resources and value of open source to the market, offering attractive ROI to both customers and investor. *Details and How to Proceed:* We are looking to invest in a start-up business which meets the general goals as outlined above. We will provide the majority of capital and mentoring as needed. We will not participate in, nor attempt to control, the day to day activities of the business. If you want this to be your start-up business, submit a business plan to the email of Anonymous Investor at the address [backgroundpartner at gmail.com]. All submissions will remain confidential. There are many resources available for guidance on the development of a business plan, Google it. There is no specific timeline for this venture, but we will keep it open for at least 2 months. This is not a contest; it’s an investment and a partnership. A credible plan may be reviewed with suggestions for improvement. We have limited time for dialog and are unlikely to answer email from those with idle curiosity. *Anti-Spam and Scam Issues:* The legitimacy of this opportunity should speak for itself. This offer is only going out to the EMC email list and at no time will we ask for money, deposits, or personal financial information. Our anonymity will be removed for those whose negotiations appear credible and who sign non-disclosure agreement. Yours, Anonymous Investor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What happens now with your Lotus Notes apps - do you make another costly upgrade, or settle for being marooned without product support? Time to move off Lotus Notes and onto the cloud with Force.com, apps are easier to build, use, and manage than apps on traditional platforms. Sign up for the Lotus Notes Migration Kit to learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/salesforce-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
