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If this topic doe not reach the notability standards at this time as decided by a consensus of Wikipedia editors, it should go,

From what I understand of notability it can be broken down into

No reliable sources found to verify notability

The sources are not independent, and so cannot establish that the subject passes our standards on notability

The sources do not provide the significant coverage required by the notability standard.

The article here at ComputerWorld http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/334411/How_Technology_Built_a_New_Industry published by IDG should satisfy the first two criteria at least – an article from a reliable independent source.

The third criteria is ' significant coverage' defined as '"sources address the subject directly in detail, and no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material”.

The first three paragraphsof the ComputerWorld article read as follows:

Computerworld - Bhalchander Vishwanath plans to operate in the global financial markets, and for a mere $5,000 cash investment, he has a pretty good shot.

Vishwanath is the founder and CEO of United Prosperity, which plans to raise money from individuals to guarantee the microcredit loans banks make to impoverished entrepreneurs. Contributors will make pledges, and they'll get their money back when entrepreneurs repay their loans.

As one can imagine, there's not a lot of funding available for a start-up nonprofit that's helping to serve the poor. So Vishwanath and executives at similar organizations have to make every penny count. They do that by using technology to minimize costs while maximizing reach.

To me, the subject is dealt with directly and as the leading three paragraphs discuss the organisation and named CEO, it looks to me to be more than a trivial mention..There is enough in this article to define the organisation's purpose so no original research is needed to extract the content

This is one of the sources listed in the article – could someone advise what else is required to meet the notability standard?Herne nz (talk) 08:25, 19 August 2009 (UTC)