Palantir Foundry - some info about it

Palantir Foundry - some info about it

by Susan Basko, esq.

see also: Palantir Cybermesh

There's some brouhaha about this company, Palantir Technologies, Inc., and how their products are possibly used.  Therefore, I will post some info about some of their products.  Today's product is Palantir Foundry.  If you come back again, other products will be elucidated.

My intention is not to make a value judgement or say these products are good or bad.  Most products of all kinds are neutral and can be used for good or bad purposes.  

The following are the ways that Palantir has chosen to describe the goods and services being offered under the Palantir name:  (the highlights are added by me)

Word Mark PALANTIR FOUNDRY
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer software for information and data integration, analysis, management, collaboration, algorithmic and human-driven exploration, viewing, modeling, exporting, visualization, organization, modification, book marking, transmission, storage, exchange, sharing, querying, auditing, collection, editing, hosting, security, and tracking of data and information designed for and marketed to governmental, business, or other institutional users, but not to individual consumers, and not distributed through retail channels. FIRST USE: 20141201. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20141201

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Educational services, namely, providing training, conferences and seminars in the fields of data and information, data analysis, computers, computer software, and information technology; providing online non-downloadable publications in the nature of reports, presentations, spreadsheets, case studies, tutorials, guides, and user manuals in the fields of data and information, data analysis, computers, computer software and information technology; all the aforementioned services designed for and marketed to governmental, business, or other institutional users, but not to individual consumers, and not distributed through retail channels. FIRST USE: 20141201. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20141201

PALANTIR FOUNDRY
Goods and Services IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: Business data analysis designed for and marketed to governmental, business, or other institutional users, but not to individual consumers, and not distributed through retail channels; consulting services concerning use of business data and information by financial institutions, health institutions, nonprofit organizations, legal institutions, commercial entities, and government agencies for business purposes; data and information analysis consulting services related to business data and information provided by financial institutions, health institutions, nonprofit organizations, legal institutions, commercial entities, and government agencies; all the aforementioned services designed for and marketed to governmental, business, or other institutional users, but not to individual consumers, and not distributed through retail channels. FIRST USE: 20141201. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20141201

042. US 100 101. G & S: Software-as-service (SaaS) featuring software for information and data integration, analysis, management, collaboration, algorithmic and human-driven exploration, viewing, modeling, exporting, visualization, organization, modification, book marking, transmission, storage, exchange, sharing, querying, auditing, collection, editing, hosting, security, and tracking of data and information; providing online non-downloadable software for information and data integration, analysis, management, collaboration, algorithmic and human-driven exploration, viewing, modeling, exporting, visualization, organization, modification, book marking, transmission, storage, exchange, sharing, querying, auditing, collection, editing, hosting, security, and tracking of data and information; computer services in the nature of providing a website with technology, for information and data integration, analysis, management, collaboration, algorithmic and human-driven exploration, viewing, modeling, exporting, visualization, organization, modification, book marking, transmission, storage, exchange, sharing, querying, auditing, collection, editing, hosting, security, and tracking of data and information and troubleshooting of computer software problems for others; all the aforementioned services designed for and marketed to governmental, business, or other institutions.

The following are two different booklets used by Palantir to promote Palantir Foundry.  

To see the booklets larger, go to the bottom right-hand corner of each booklet and click on the "full screen" icon that looks like four arrows pointing out.

Palantir Booklet one - 18 page booklet

Palantir Foundry Booklet 1 by Sue Basko on Scribd

Palantir Booklet two - 26 page booklet

Palantir Foundry Booklet 2 by Sue Basko on Scribd

COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS:  Palantir Foundry sounds like a complex data-organizing tool that has many potential applications in government and business.  Mostly, it sounds like people will use it to make charts to try to explain what they are doing or plan to do or to justify spending money.  I am not seeing anything nefarious; though, like anything, Foundry could be used for such purposes.

FAIR USE ON THE BOOKLETS FOR USE IN COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS.