SarCheck Propeller Hats!!

Version 4 of our hat was released on September 25, 2002 at HP World 2002 in Los Angeles, California. The maker of our hats created this special limited edition and we thought that we'd give it a try. The hats were a really big hit with everyone and as always, we had attendees and exhibitors lining up to get their hat. If you think we ought to have another batch of these special red white, and blue hats made for a future conference, just let us know. These hats are designed to look good in your office and will make your manager very aware of just how impressive your technical skills are.

Version 3 of our hat was released at SANS 2000 on March 24, 2000 in Orlando, Florida. They were so popular that in addition to exhibitors in other booths wearing them, even the security guards and GES people were asking for them. The hat is easy to spot because of its yellow front and blue visor. Some of the hats feature "glow in the dark" propellers and others have small rubber replicas of computer terminals under the propeller. These are really high quality hats and are perfect for decorating your office. We now give away so many hats that we have had to modify the production process. The front panel of the hat is now embroidered before its assembly, enabling us to add our URL to the front of the hat. You can see people wearing these hats at various conferences on our photo pages. The hats are being regularly improved and new ideas are on the drawing board.

Version 2 of our hat was released on June 9, 1999 at the USENIX '99 trade show and hundreds more were given away at LISA '99 in Seattle. Just about everyone wanted one and we had vendors from other booths and hotel employees (see photo) trying them on! We gave away every hat that we had, and we took lots of pictures of people wearing them.

Version 1 of our propeller hat was released in December 1998 as a test at LISA '98. It was different than the ones we make now because it had a patch on the front instead of embroidery. We only had two dozen of them made and the feeding frenzy for the hats convinced us to get a lot more. Since then we've given away thousands. We only have one of the originals left in the office and it's a real collector's item.

Why propeller hats? Because SarCheck can help to make your system fly! And besides, propellerheads love them.

Cross-cultural hats: The picture in the lower right part of this page shows a prototype that we were displaying at a conference in Stockholm. As part of our internationalization efforts, we built this prototype and it was so well received by the conference delegates at NordU2001 in Sweden that we brought it with us to NordU2002 in Finland. Please note that we mean no disrespect when we attach a propeller to a hat with cultural significance.

In the photo above the viking hat, you can see the propellerized cowboy hats we were giving away at USENIX 2003 in San Antonio, Texas.

Would you like one? A few people have asked us if the hats are for sale. At this time the hats are not for sale, but we might change that if demand ever justifies it. For now, you'll have to visit us at one of many upcoming conferences if you want a hat. If you think we ought to sell hats, t-shirts, and other SarCheck paraphernalia, let us know. For now, we're happy just licensing software and dreaming up new products for next year's trade shows.

A special note for people who want hats but don't care about software: This page gets a lot of hits from people who are using a search engine to find propeller hats. If a search engine brought you here and you're just looking for a hat, hit your browser's "back" button, pick another link and you ought to find a manufacturer or vendor.