Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where does the name Z A R D O Z
come from?
A: From an abbreviation of "The Wizard of Oz". "Zardoz"
is the name of a top rated cult Sci-fi movie made over two decades ago.
There is a book cover image in the gallery of the book which is based on the original
screenplay written by John Boorman in 1972 then released as a movie in
1974. It represents Boormans "strange vision of the future".
The movie describes a possible future whose spiritual genesis is a
complete reversal of the Bible. Man, in the form of Brutals, is given
the gun and told that the gun is good.
Zardoz is a flying God mask, which was manufactured by one of the highly
evolved elite inhabitants of the Vortex and used to help control the
savages who reside outside the Vortex and whose sole purpose is to grow
grain to feed Vortex inhabitants. Endless order and perfection have
caused many of the Vortex inhabitants to become apathetic and physically
lazy. Rebellion is punished by forced aging through a process whereby
the supreme council merge thought patterns with a controlling crystal
computer.
One of the inhabitants of the vortex called Arthur Frane, who has become
bored with eternal life, genetically engineers a superior man through
selective breeding of the murderous savages. The perfect man, called Zed
the Exterminator, is made aware that the name of his God had been
derived from an ancient book titled "The Wizard of Oz" and because he
can no longer follow Zardoz blindly, he and his men hatch a plan to find
out where the mask flies to. He hides under a load of grain that is
being transported into the Vortex and, while in flight, shoots Arthur
Frane, the perpetrator of the hoax.
The large Zardoz mask thus becomes a sort of Trojan horse which allows
Zed into the Vortex. Zed eventually penetrates and subsequently destroys
the Vortex and escapes with one of its sexless female members to
continue the family line based on individual freedom of choice rather
than by artificial means. Thus recombining the animal and spiritual
sides of mans' nature.
The movie spotlights a kind of society where nobody dreams. Where people
are cocooned in a safe place and afraid of building a new future.
Endless perfection has paralyzed them and their finished society is
going nowhere new. Tomorrow becomes just like today and this lack of
stimulation and challenge breeds the sub-group of 'apathetics'. Other
members of the vortex just can't play by the rules and are considered
crazy and kept in an asylum after forced aging. They are locked in an
endless geriatric hell with no escape. The vortex is anti-life because
it has removed one of the key elements that shape our existance and that
is change. Zed introduces changes into the vortex which ultimately
allows it to regenerate. The one flaw in the perfect, multifaceted
crystal. The individual is important in any society and can indeed
effect significant change. A society where new ideas are suppressed is
doomed.
Q: What services does Z A R D O Z
provide?
A: We can help . . .
• Specify - analysis and modelling phase
• Build - application creation phase
• Install - implementation phase
• Support - maintenance phase
. . . your Business application requirements.
Q: How does Z A R D O Z provide these
services?
A: Our Objectives are to . . .
• Maintain a Low Cost Structure to minimise rates.
• Develop Quality Applications for current and future
business activities.
• Innovate by using exciting new computer technologies.
• Creatively improve developed systems.
• Provide Good Documentation in support of developed
systems.
• Concentrate on Solutions to Business needs.
• Be Objective Orientated to achieve a desired Outcome.
We provide better service at competitive rates.
Talk to us and trust us to deliver.
We build superior software that adds business value.
