Google search the name Hypatia and you’ll quickly find information about the fifth-century scholar who many claim to have been one of the first notable female mathematicians. Or you may find information about the upcoming film, Agora, directed by Alejandro Amenabar and starring Rachel Weisz. (For the New York Times review click here.) What you won’t easily find is the research company Hypatia.

For those of you who haven’t yet worked with Hypatia Research, LLC, it is a company that delivers customer intelligence research, industry benchmarking, best practices, technology vendor selection, ROI assessment, and consulting services that reduce cycle-time and influence customer management, product strategy and channel development goals, according to the Web site.

Leslie Ament, Vice President of Hypatia, is excited about the film release, and optimistic about what it might mean for her company’s Web traffic.

“We chose the name Hypatia because we calculate results as industry analysts,” Ament says. “We’re all very giddy and the whole team is going to go see the movie this Friday.”

I doubt I’ll see the film but I’m a fan of anything that may bring attention to our industry. So, tell your friends about the film and the company. Let me know what you think of both.