The site began life as a single page detailing all the commercial IDS products. There were already a few IDS lists out there, but many products listed would be out of date or obsolete, there were also a few good products which they did not include.  So the Talisker site was born.  We have tried writing our own information and views on the products but found it counter productive, as all the vendors would bitch about what was said.  It is easier to use their material, after removing the marketing hype, in order to keep them sweet and the site up to date.

Why?
Andy Cuff was looking for the ideal IDS solution for the Royal Air Force, rather than choose one of the "Elite 4 products" he considered every available product, suspecting that the "not so Elite #5 product" could be the ideal IDS to use.  This list of available products was uploaded to the web and some of the seasoned IDS experts were invited to see whether any were missing, the response was good and before long a few had linked to it. When complimentary emails arrived, it was updated and the format changed to make it a little more aesthetically pleasing.