Okay, two questions:
1. How many of you are seriously considering a migration to Koha from your current ILS?
2. How many ARL libraries would scrap their current ILS in favor of an open source product?
Mark
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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Roger Fenton
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 8:21 AM
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Where are the Commercial Open Source Library Vendors?: Katipo and Koha
Seems a little odd to have a company named after a poisonous spider developing software named for the gifts brought to the tangata whenua by visitors ;-)
Stephen DeGabrielle wrote:
> Here are a list of vendors supporting koha
>
> [From the www.koha.org website]
>
> Pay For Support : Companies That Offer Koha Support
>
> Katipo Communications
> Contact: Rachel Hamilton-Williams
> Website: www.katipo.co.nz
> Phone: +64-4-934 1285
> Address: PO Box 12487, Wellington New Zealand The original
> developers of Koha, Katipo provide support to the Horowhenua Library
> Trust and other developers, and run the Koha mailing lists and
> website. Katipo are keen to work either with libraries directly, or
> with local contractors/developers.
>
> LibLime
> Contact: Joshua Ferraro
> Website: www.liblime.com
> Toll-free (North America): 1-888-Koha ILS (564-2457) Phone
> 1-740-707-7654
> Address: PO Box 5805, Athens Ohio USA
> LibLime's mission is to make open-source software accessible to
> libraries. We full vendor services on Koha including: installation and
> migration assistance, staff training, sofware maintenance, toll-free
> support, and development. We're based in North America but are happy
> to provide support worldwide.
>
> Paul Poulain
> Contact: Paul Poulain
> Website : www.koha-fr.org
> Ph: +33 4.91.40.79.68
> Interests/expertise : free software, DB design, php, Perl, MySQL, web
> technologies. I will offer services for installation, teaching, and
> support in French.
> Paul est un travailleur indpendant specialist dans les systmes
> informatiques libres et les technologies du web. Il prepare une
> traduction en francais de Koha et l'adaptation a la norme UNIMARC
> utilise par les bibliotheques franaaises.
>
> Skemotah Solutions
> Contact: Stephen Hedges
> Website: www.skemotah.com
> Skemotah Solutions provide simple, cost-efficient, open-source
> computer software.
>
> Strategic Data
> Contact: Adam Thick
> Website: www.strategicdata.com.au/
> Based in Melbourne Australia, have lots of experience with open
> source software, and have installed Koha for a national NGO (Not for
> Profit / Non Governmental organisation). Happy to travel throughout
> Australia. \
>
> Studio of Arts And Sciences (SAAS)
> Contact: Roger Buck
> Phone: +61-2-9922-3243
> Website: www.saas.nsw.edu.au
> Established in 1975, SAAS provide world class services to Education,
> Government and Corporations. SAAS provide assistance/advice/services
> (often free) for K-12 schools. Please visit our web site for more
> information.
>
> Turo Technology LLP
> Contact: MJ Ray - info at ttllp.co.uk
> Phone: +44 (0) 870 4321 9 10
> Website: http://www.ttllp.co.uk/
> We are a creative copyleft computing firm in eastern England who
> offer nationwide koha support, installation and migration services. In
> the future, we will also offer koha training for institution support
> staff and try to facilitate translation into other British languages.
> Ni povas paroli esperanto.
>
> On 6/23/06, David Dorman <dorman_at_indexdata.com> wrote:
>
>> At 12:53 AM 06/23/2006, Ross Singer wrote:
>> >Actually, I think this better describes LibLime. Index Data (and
>> >David, I will take you as an authority on this, since you /work/ for
>> >them) deals more with original applications, rather than creating a
>> >support model for existing applications. Albeit in a 'patronageware'
>> >model.
>>
>> Ross,
>>
>> Index Data offers full commercial support for all its software. You
>> can read about and view our standard service agreement and our
>> ticket-based service agreement at http://www.indexdata.com/support/.
>>
>> If there were enough demand, we would also consider offering support
>> for other OS distributions, but since supporting someone else's code
>> takes a considerable up front investment of programmer time, the
>> market demand would have to precede our commitment.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-Ross.
>> >
>> >On 6/22/06, David Dorman <dorman_at_indexdata.com> wrote:
>> >>At 09:28 AM 06/22/2006, Deborah Kaplan wrote:
>> >> >. . . . . .
>> >> >I would love to see a library vendor take up the Red Hat model of
>> >> >making a profit: getting behind the various open-source packages,
>> >> >working on making them enterprise ready, and selling
>> >> >documentation, support, and training. But I don't think it's
>> >> >going to be one of the existing vendors who really commits to
>> >> >that.
>> >>
>> >>You have just described Index Data and LibLime. Check 'em out.
>> >>
>> >>David
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >-Deborah
>> >> >--
>> >> >Deborah Kaplan
>> >> >Digital Initiatives Librarian
>> >> >Brandeis University
>> >>
>> >>David Dorman
>> >>US Marketing Manager, Index Data
>> >>52 Whitman Ave.
>> >>West Hartford, Connecticut 06107
>> >>dorman_at_indexdata.com
>> >>860-389-1568 or toll free 866-489-1568
>> >>fax: 860-561-5613
>> >>
>> >>INDEX DATA Means Business
>> >>for Open Source and Open Standards
>> >>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> >>www.indexdata.com
>> >
>>
>> David Dorman
>> US Marketing Manager, Index Data
>> 52 Whitman Ave.
>> West Hartford, Connecticut 06107
>> dorman_at_indexdata.com
>> 860-389-1568 or toll free 866-489-1568
>> fax: 860-561-5613
>>
>> INDEX DATA Means Business
>> for Open Source and Open Standards
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> www.indexdata.com
>>
>
>
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> Stephen De Gabrielle
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