How about: Shannon Knows Its Temporary - SKIT :)

"Terry C. Shannon" wrote:
>
> Another year, another name change. We at Shannon Knows DEC, Shannon Knows
> Distributed Enterprise Computing, Shannon Knows Compaq, and now Shannon
> Knows HPC are getting used to the good old name game. And we hope that you
> Constant Readers will take the latest name change in stride. Here's the
> deal: Shannon Knows Compaq has withstood the rigors of two name changes plus
> the economic angst of the thermonuclear winter incited by a wholesale
> dot-com bombing. Acting on the news yesterday that the Delaware Chancery
> Court has given Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Compaq a go-ahead, SKC has
> changed its name to Shannon Knows High Performance Computing. HP, of course,
> can be construed as High Performance or Hewlett-Packard, which,
> post-acquisition, will be Numero Uno in the High Performance Computing
> arena. In the interest of brevity-plus a desire to coin a new five-letter
> acronym-we'll now operate under the SKHPC name. Extended "dance version"
> five-letter acronym aside, we'll continue to provide the same coverage we've
> been dishing out for the last nine years, plus even more. And for those of
> you who wonder why we didn't opt for Shannon Knows HPS, it turns out that
> HPS is the acronym for Hewlett Packard Services! Thanks to a senior Compaq
> manager for pointing out this potential gaffe to us!
>
> --
> Terry C. Shannon
> Consultant and Publisher
> Shannon Knows HPC
> PLEASE NOTE MY *NEW* EMAIL ADDRESS
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> Web (info on SKC):  www.openvms.org, www.tru64.org

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