The firm is named for Howard Roark, the protagonist in Ayn Rand's novel, "The Fountainhead". Cimino's dream project was an adaptation of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead". She was influenced by Ayn Rand, in particular "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged". Meanwhile, Warners also purchased the rights to the Ayn Rand novel, "The Fountainhead". Rand's work on "The Fountainhead" was repeatedly interrupted. Rand's notes for it contain elements that carried over into her work on "The Fountainhead". Rand's version contained elements she would use in "The Fountainhead". Thus, he presented himself as the fountainhead of the Empire, Roman life, and religion. Lampert is the owner of the motor luxury yacht named "Fountainhead". However, her contract for "The Fountainhead" gave the first option to its publisher, Bobbs-Merrill Company. Onieogou is represented by Fountainhead Talent and The Burstein Company. After several delays, the film version of "The Fountainhead" was released in 1949. The IBM Future Systems project and Data General Fountainhead Processor are examples of this.