Polish Users’ Group Meeting University of Gdańsk 4 – 5 June 2014 Jack Bazuzi Managing Director VTLS Europe

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Dziękuję bardzo Ewa Chrzan* Katarzyna Sokołowska Roman Tabisz Boguslaw Macheta Maria Burchard Monika Jozwiak Andrzej Padziński Ewa Kobierska-Maciuszko*

Thank you also Emily Burgos Gene Shimshock Special regards: Vinod Gemma

VTLS Offices in Blacksburg

Virtua news Virtua Releases 2014.2 Mid June 2014.1 January 2014 2013.2 September 2013 2013.1.1 August 2013 2012.3.2 June 2013   

Chamo Federated Search optional plug-in Further integration with Blackboard Circulation services via REST in preparation for Open Skies

Web-scale Discovery One stop shop Same Discovery tool for all sources: Chamo Discovery One stop shop Same Discovery tool for all sources: Local catalog Repositories Licensed content

Service in the Cloud High security measures Powerful servers – no performance issues High availability Backup and recovery plans Big savings for libraries

Cloud environment SaaS - Software as a Service Extensive experience Large and small Geographically distributed Catalunya, Mexico, Netherlands, Qatar, Switzerland, USA…

VTLS Development History 1974 Virginia Tech led by Dr. Chachra launches new project with Newman Library (known as CFS) 1998 VTLS introduces Virtua Integrated Library System 2012 Completes installation of Hong Kong Public Library System, busiest in the world. 1985 VTLS, Inc. was formed as a subsidiary corporation of Virginia Tech Intellectual Property (VTIP) 2008 Visualizer Discovery Solution is released VTLS Open Skies in 2013 and 2014 1980 The software evolves into the integrated library system (ILS) now known as VTLS Classic. 1994 VTLS completes 20th major release and ends incubation period. 2009 Chamo Social OPAC discovery tool is released 2013 . 2004 VITAL Digital Asset Management is released The first system is sold to an outside library 1989 Introduction of multilingual user interface design, changes languages dynamically 2012 MozGo, VTLS’ mobile application discovery tool is released

VTLS Products Overview VTLS products are available as SaaS, hosted, or traditional license At present VTLS has seven products in four categories as shown below Open Skies is our new offering combining all these products on a single platform Library & Archive Management Digital Asset Management Tracking and Security (RFID) Discovery Products Library & Archive Management Library & Archive Management Library & Archive Management Library & Archive Management Library & Archive Management Library & Archive Management Library & Archive Management VTLS Open Skies in 2013 and 2014

What is happening in library automation? Greater demand for digital content E-Books, Electronic content, Digitized local content Printed materials will exist, but demand will continue to decline Libraries will be defined by Their local and unique digital content Their information access portals Their technological capabilities that help in the creation of new knowledge Mobile access and will become essential Majority of information access will be via handheld devices Discovery systems will become central to information access Navigation will replace searching; Visualization will be key Linked data will be the driving force behind discovery Access to original source documents will be an essential part in the education process Users will expect interfaces that are totally intuitive

Innovative Acquires VTLS Special News Today Innovative Acquires VTLS Combination expands services and offerings to global library community* *2 June

Innovative Global Technology Leader 52 Countries 2,100 Systems, 7,500 libraries (post Polaris) 450 Staff Significant corporate resources and investment Product highlights: ILS/LSP, Discovery, Analytics

VTLS Dedicated to real, scalable solutions 6 offices in 43 countries, 2,100 libraries Product highlights: ILS (VTLS-Virtua) Archive Management (VTLS-Virtua for Archives), Digital Asset Management (VTLS-VITAL), Smart Phone (MozGo) ISO 9000 Compliant

The New Innovative serving libraries in 66 countries 2,400 library systems, 9,500 libraries 500 staff including 150 librarians

Geographic Highlights [III] North America UK Ireland Australia Mideast South Africa Hong Kong Taiwan

Geographic Highlights [VTLS] North America Thailand Spain Hong Kong Australia Mideast Malaysia Africa India Russia Poland Pakistan

Stronger company, greater resources Combined companies led by Kim Massana Dr. Vinod Chachra - interim position of Vice President, Global Expansion to ensure smooth transition

Kim Massana VTLS’s offerings include well-known and respected library automation products including Virtua, VITAL, and Chamo It important that we retain the recognition and trust that VTLS has built over the years by continuing the VTLS brand

Vinod Chachra We’re very proud of all that we’ve accomplished over the past 30 years and we are confident that the newly combined company will provide you with a long term technology partner dedicated to providing the best possible service to library users Innovative is a dynamic, forward-thinking company and recently has been actively investing in people and infrastructure to better serve libraries worldwide

Stronger company, greater resources Continued corporate presence in Blacksburg Strengthened operations in both Asia [KL] and Europe [Barcelona]

Stronger company, greater resources Shared best practices in development, support and services Operations will be merged across organizations

A shared commitment to libraries Shared values including emphasis on “open” Shared vision of the future for library technology Customers of both companies will continue to be fully supported “The Library is Everywhere”

Products Product Category iii Offering VTLS Offering VTLS Product Disposition ILS/LSP Millennium/Sierra/Polaris Virtua/Open Skies VTLS-Virtua, VTLS-Open Skies Mobile Mobile Worklists Mozgo VTLS-Mozgo Discovery Encore Chamo, Chamo Discovery VTLS-Chamo, VTLS/Chamo Discovery Resource Sharing INN-Reach/ArticleReach NA Integrate iii product Analytics Decision Center Integrate iii product? Archive Management Content Pro Virtua Archives VTLS-Virtua for Archives Digital Asset Management Vital Vital Media VTLS-VITAL VTLS-VITAL Media RFID Material Tracking and Security Solution NA Bibliotheca Partnership FasTrac   VTLS-Fastrac Citation Tool Vitation VTLS-Vitation Drupal Consulting Vorpal Consulting VTLS-Vorpal Consulting

Why did this happen? VTLS was seeking a corporate partner willing to invest in its commitment to creating scalable solutions to library technology challenges Saw this in Innovative - with its strategic commitment to growth and better serving the global library community

What are the benefits for VTLS customers? Enhanced support for VTLS’ established international customer base and diverse product suite VTLS customers will also benefit from the pooling of knowledge and expertise

Offices Emeryville, CA [HQ] Blacksburg, VA* Syracuse, NY* Dublin, Ireland Barcelona, Spain Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Noida, India

What is the commitment to VTLS products? VTLS-Virtua will continue to be supported VTLS-VITAL will continue to be supported Customers will not be obligated to migrate

Ensured Continuity No changes in services to you Minimum disruption You will continue to work with the same people for the foreseeable future – Vinod, Jack, Gemma, Mary Beth, Emily, Nabil, Silvia…

Common vision of a cloud-based computing New products and apps focused on mobile and web Key features from Sierra and Open Skies will merge as cloud-based unified platform Smooth path to the next-generation unified cloud-based product suite

Further info Landing page has the most up-to-date information iii.com/vtls Kim Massana, will be providing updates in his blog CEO INN-Sights. Monthly newsletter, INN-Brief

Introducing Gene Shimshock Senior Vice President, Innovative