Green Goblin Unlimited is a computer service firm with the following major areas of interest:
Green Goblin is able to stay abreast of the state of the industry by working with many clients. We become familiar with the successes and pitfalls of using new systems and software as they are introduced. We are able to use this experience to advise our clients.
As an independent firm we are able to keep a clear view of each client's needs as well as the true cost of implementing and maintaining computing technology.
Client support includes supplying service and support to clients on an as needed basis.
This means Green Goblin becomes a business' Information Services (IS) department. This steady relationship allows us to become familiar with the company's needs and to help plan for future maintenance and expansion. This is a service for businesses that have occasional programming needs, but don't want to hire a programmer full-time. This service includes:
On-site support is an additional service option. A consultant is dedicated to a company on a full- or part-time basis. This consultant serves as a liaison charged with meeting a client's computing needs.
Green Goblin also works with existing IS departments to supply an alternate viewpoint and to provide additional resources as needed during busy times.
We are also available to help any client on a one-time emergency or non-emergency basis.
Client support is billed hourly or through a support contract. Support contracts help clients budget expenses.
We offer expertise in designing and developing large or small (or any size in-between) projects to meet clients' specific business requirements. This is achieved through an interview process that is used to define individual needs and establish the best and most efficient method for a business.
Pricing for this type of project can be determined through a bid contract or on an hourly basis.
Another area of interest is developing and marketing software for retail sale. This allows our company to put any idle time to efficient use. It offers our associates a shared interest in our success. It also strengthens Green Goblin by keeping us aware of industry wide trends and practices.
We can take an idea from a client and help design a product and provide an estimate of the development cost. We can assist in marketing and supporting the product. Pricing for such a project will be through a bidding process.
Green Goblin is able to develop a variety of documentation types, such as:
Documentation can be billed hourly or by project contract.
We are asked this question in a variety of forms all the time. Let me answer the most common forms and then explain how we arrived at our name.
First, our name has no connection to the Marvel comic villain battled most often by Spiderman.
Second, it has no connection with the city of Harrison's high school. I was told one day while pumping gas into my vehicle which just happens to have the license plate, GOBLIN, that Harrison is the Goblins. I don't know if they are green or not.
Third, it has no connection to TSR's Dungeons and Dragons. I have only played that game once at my first science fiction convention. Our team actually won the contest, but there were no goblins involved.
Our name did have its roots in a game, however. Several years ago a friend of ours introduced us to a rather time-consuming, but fun game. Many people enjoy miniature war games that involve placing opposing army units on a table and maneuvering them in staged battles. My friend had a fantasy elf army. After exploring the other sets in this particular group of fantasy armies, which included more elves, dwarves, skeletons, rats as well as humans, I settled on hordes of little green goblins.
Later that year I was trying to think up a name for my consulting business. With a last name of Johnson and a maiden name of Jamison, anything incorporating my name was easy to rule out immediately. Then the naming process began to rank up there with the chore of naming children and pets - it wasn't something I could do in an hour or even a day. This process, for me, is to take a sheet of paper and list every name I can think of and then start crossing off. The only name uncrossed after several weeks of whys and why nots was Green Goblin.
I think I'm glad I didn't like the rat army!
Green Goblin associates have spent many years in the computer software and consulting business. These skills and experience include the following :
Green Goblin Unlimited was established in 1993 by Dana and Sylvia Johnson and incorporated in 1995.
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