*laughs* tman beat me to it, but I pronounce it Puh-lan-teer. I guess you could watch the LOTR (where the reference came from) to figure out how they pronounce it. For what it's worth, Palantir runs on the Palm, so it does not qualify for the Emp* name. Empire does run on the Empeg, hence it's name.

Guess I should add this to my FAQ.