| Business Overview | Carlyle Systems is a leading developer of library automation software systems in the U.S. Carlyle's Voyager series of library applications are based on an open systems computing philosophy that employs the most advanced technology available and adheres to library and industry computing standards. |
| History | Founded in 1981. Strategically redirected in January 1990. The Voyager series was introduced in January 1992.
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| Ownership | Carlyle Systems is a privately held company owned by several venture capital partnerships of Technology Funding, Inc. and the employees of Carlyle. Technology Funding is one of the world's largest venture capital companies with almost $300M under management. Technology Funding has provided Carlyle significant strategic, technological, and management direction for the last three years. |
| Employees | Software Engineers - 18; Product Specialists/Librarians - 5; Customer Support -5; Sales and Marketing - 6; Administration - 5. Total - 39. |
| Products | Voyager is a total public and technical services solution for academic and public libraries of all sizes. Voyager is available on UNIX-based platforms that include SUN, DEC and IBM, and supports X-terminals, ASCII terminals, and MAC-X, PC-X, and CD-ROM interfaces. The system features the OPEN LOOK graphical user interface and includes a new ImageOPAC system.
Voyager Series:
- Online Public Access Catalog
- Cataloging
- Authority Control
- Circulation
- Acquisitions
- Serials Control
- Interlibrary Loan
- ImageOPAC
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| Sales and Marketing | Voyager is sold directly in the U.S. by Carlyle Systems and is available in international markets through strategic marketing partners.
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| Executive Management | Stephen R. Salmon -- Chairman
Cowsy J. Wadia -- President and Chief Executive Officer
Ernest Muro -- Executive Vice President, Development & Operations
Baldev Madahar -- Chief Financial Officer |
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