diff --git a/src/blackmisc/originator.cpp b/src/blackmisc/originator.cpp
index ee5fff7dd..c76a7648d 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/originator.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/originator.cpp
@@ -10,22 +10,18 @@
 #include "originator.h"
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QHostInfo>
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
     COriginator::COriginator(const QString &name)
-        : m_name(name),
+        : m_name(name.trimmed()),
           m_machineIdBase64(QDBusConnection::localMachineId().toBase64()),
+          m_machineName(QHostInfo::localHostName()),
           m_processName(QCoreApplication::applicationName()),
-          m_processId(QCoreApplication::applicationPid()),
-          m_timestampMsEpoch(QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch())
+          m_processId(QCoreApplication::applicationPid())
     { }
 
-    COriginator::COriginator(const QObject *object) : COriginator(object->objectName())
-    {
-        Q_ASSERT_X(!object->objectName().isEmpty(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing name");
-    }
-
     QByteArray COriginator::getMachineId() const
     {
         return QByteArray::fromBase64(m_machineIdBase64.toLocal8Bit());
@@ -49,9 +45,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     QString COriginator::convertToQString(bool i18n) const
     {
         Q_UNUSED(i18n);
-        QString s;
-        s.append(m_name);
+        QString s(m_name);
         s.append(" ").append(m_machineIdBase64);
+        s.append(" ").append(m_machineName);
         s.append(" ").append(QString::number(m_processId));
         s.append(" ").append(m_processName);
         return s;
@@ -62,12 +58,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         if (index.isMyself()) { return this->toCVariant(); }
 
         ColumnIndex i = index.frontCasted<ColumnIndex>();
+        if (ITimestampBased::canHandleIndex(index)) { return ITimestampBased::propertyByIndex(index); }
+
         switch (i)
         {
         case IndexName:
             return CVariant::fromValue(m_name);
         case IndexMachineIdBase64:
             return CVariant::fromValue(m_machineIdBase64);
+        case IndexMachineName:
+            return CVariant::fromValue(getMachineName());
         case IndexMachineId:
             return CVariant::fromValue(getMachineId());
         case IndexProcessId:
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return CVariant::fromValue(isFromSameProcess());
         case IndexIsFromSameProcessName:
             return CVariant::fromValue(isFromSameProcessName());
-        case IndexUtcTimestamp:
-            return CVariant::fromValue(getTimestamp());
         default:
             return CValueObject::propertyByIndex(index);
         }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/originator.h b/src/blackmisc/originator.h
index e395843fe..5ff1e1146 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/originator.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/originator.h
@@ -14,16 +14,17 @@
 
 #include "blackmiscexport.h"
 #include "valueobject.h"
+#include "timestampbased.h"
 #include "blackmiscfreefunctions.h"
 #include <QByteArray>
 #include <QString>
 
-class QObject;
-
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
     //! Value object encapsulating information about the originiator
-    class BLACKMISC_EXPORT COriginator : public CValueObject<COriginator>
+    class BLACKMISC_EXPORT COriginator :
+        public CValueObject<COriginator>,
+        public ITimestampBased
     {
     public:
         //! Properties by index
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             IndexName = BlackMisc::CPropertyIndex::GlobalIndexOriginator,
             IndexMachineId,
             IndexMachineIdBase64,
+            IndexMachineName,
             IndexProcessId,
             IndexProcessName,
-            IndexUtcTimestamp,
             IndexIsFromLocalMachine,
             IndexIsFromSameProcess,
             IndexIsFromSameProcessName
@@ -43,27 +44,27 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Constructor.
         COriginator(const QString &name = QString());
 
-        //! Constructor using the objectName of object as name
-        COriginator(const QObject *object);
-
         //! Name
         QString getName() const { return m_name; }
 
+        //! Has name
+        bool hasName() const { return !m_name.isEmpty(); }
+
         //! Get machine id
         QByteArray getMachineId() const;
 
         //! Machine 64 base64 encoded
         QString getMachineIdBase64() const { return m_machineIdBase64; }
 
+        //! Machine name
+        QString getMachineName() const { return m_machineName; }
+
         //! Get process id
         qint64 getProcessId() const {return m_processId;}
 
         //! Get process name
         QString getProcessName() const {return m_processName;}
 
-        //! When created
-        QDateTime getTimestamp() const { return QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(m_timestampMsEpoch); }
-
         //! Check if originating from the same local machine
         bool isFromLocalMachine() const;
 
@@ -84,21 +85,22 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
     private:
         BLACK_ENABLE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(COriginator)
-        QString m_name;
-        QString m_machineIdBase64; // base 64 encoded
+        QString m_name;            //!< originator name
+        QString m_machineIdBase64; //!< base 64 encoded machine id
+        QString m_machineName;     //!< human readable machine name
         QString m_processName;
         qint64 m_processId;
-        qint64 m_timestampMsEpoch;
     };
 } // namespace
 
 BLACK_DECLARE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(BlackMisc::COriginator, (
-    attr(o.m_name),
-    attr(o.m_machineIdBase64),
-    attr(o.m_processName),
-    attr(o.m_processId),
-    attr(o.m_timestampMsEpoch, flags <DisabledForComparison | DisabledForHashing> ())
-))
+                                   attr(o.m_name),
+                                   attr(o.m_machineIdBase64),
+                                   attr(o.m_machineName, flags <DisabledForComparison | DisabledForHashing> ()),
+                                   attr(o.m_processName),
+                                   attr(o.m_processId),
+                                   attr(o.m_timestampMSecsSinceEpoch, flags <DisabledForComparison | DisabledForHashing> ())
+                               ))
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::COriginator)
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/originatorlist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/originatorlist.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e640939dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/originatorlist.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2015
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "originatorlist.h"
+#include "predicates.h"
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    COriginatorList::COriginatorList() { }
+
+    COriginatorList::COriginatorList(const CSequence<BlackMisc::COriginator> &other) :
+        CSequence<BlackMisc::COriginator>(other)
+    { }
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/originatorlist.h b/src/blackmisc/originatorlist.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14d44ba1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/originatorlist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2015
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_ORIGINATORLIST_H
+#define BLACKMISC_ORIGINATORLIST_H
+
+#include "blackmiscexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/originator.h"
+#include "collection.h"
+#include "sequence.h"
+#include "timestampobjectlist.h"
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    //! Value object encapsulating a list of originator objects
+    class BLACKMISC_EXPORT COriginatorList :
+        public CSequence<BlackMisc::COriginator>,
+        public BlackMisc::Mixin::MetaType<COriginatorList>,
+        public BlackMisc::ITimestampObjectList<COriginator, COriginatorList>
+    {
+    public:
+        BLACKMISC_DECLARE_USING_MIXIN_METATYPE(COriginatorList)
+
+        //! Default constructor.
+        COriginatorList();
+
+        //! Construct from a base class object.
+        COriginatorList(const CSequence<BlackMisc::COriginator> &other);
+
+    };
+} //namespace
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::COriginatorList)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::CCollection<BlackMisc::COriginator>)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::CSequence<BlackMisc::COriginator>)
+
+#endif //guard
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/timestampbased.h b/src/blackmisc/timestampbased.h
index 6c00f7a12..4c5ed61ab 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/timestampbased.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/timestampbased.h
@@ -105,5 +105,4 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
 } // namespace
 
-
 #endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/timestampobjectlist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/timestampobjectlist.cpp
index ba548c275..f32b6d9a1 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/timestampobjectlist.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/timestampobjectlist.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/aircraftpartslist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/network/textmessagelist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/originatorlist.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
 
@@ -172,5 +173,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     template class ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftParts, BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftPartsList>;
     template class ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::Network::CTextMessage, BlackMisc::Network::CTextMessageList>;
     template class ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::CStatusMessage, BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList>;
+    template class ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::COriginator, BlackMisc::COriginatorList>;
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/timestampobjectlist.h b/src/blackmisc/timestampobjectlist.h
index ff1c38ed3..1bc4610c2 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/timestampobjectlist.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/timestampobjectlist.h
@@ -19,24 +19,6 @@
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
-    namespace Aviation
-    {
-        class CAircraftSituation;
-        class CAircraftSituationList;
-        class CAircraftParts;
-        class CAircraftPartsList;
-    }
-
-    namespace Network
-    {
-        class CTextMessage;
-        class CTextMessageList;
-    }
-
-    class CStatusMessage;
-    class CStatusMessageList;
-
-
     //! List of objects with timestamp.
     //! Such objects should implement \sa ITimestampBased
     template<class OBJ, class CONTAINER>
@@ -102,10 +84,30 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     };
 
     //! \cond PRIVATE
+    namespace Aviation
+    {
+        class CAircraftSituation;
+        class CAircraftSituationList;
+        class CAircraftParts;
+        class CAircraftPartsList;
+    }
+
+    namespace Network
+    {
+        class CTextMessage;
+        class CTextMessageList;
+    }
+
+    class CStatusMessage;
+    class CStatusMessageList;
+    class COriginator;
+    class COriginatorList;
+
     extern template class BLACKMISC_EXPORT_TEMPLATE ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftSituation, BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftSituationList>;
     extern template class BLACKMISC_EXPORT_TEMPLATE ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftParts, BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftPartsList>;
     extern template class BLACKMISC_EXPORT_TEMPLATE ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::Network::CTextMessage, BlackMisc::Network::CTextMessageList>;
     extern template class BLACKMISC_EXPORT_TEMPLATE ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::CStatusMessage, BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList>;
+    extern template class BLACKMISC_EXPORT_TEMPLATE ITimestampObjectList<BlackMisc::COriginator, BlackMisc::COriginatorList>;
     //! \endcond
 
 } //namespace