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December 11, 2020

Mitinet Library Services Libraries achieve unlimited discoverability with complete Integrated Library Systems. Mitinet Library Services, a leader in metadata management and developer of the multi-award winning BestMARC, and COMPanion Corporation, a pioneer in educational software and developer of Alexandria Integrated Library System (ILS), are excited to announce a powerful integration within Alexandria. [Full Announcement].

February 7, 2014

COMPanion Corporation Alexandria library automation software starts new year with new and upgraded program features. In the beginning of February 2014, Alexandria customers will notice that their current features may have shifted slightly but are definitely more efficient. Some of these features include: Bulletin Board, Maps, Item Management, Advanced Bookings, and Patron Module Preferences. Alexandria will release software version 6.22.5 to current customers as a release that lays solid groundwork and support for future growth and planned enhancements. [Full Announcement].

January 15, 2014

COMPanion Corporation Alexandria Library Automation Software and TABvue enhance partnership. Alexandria Library Automation Software customers may take advantage of all the benefits TABvue has to offer with added functionality. TABvue integration is one of the many features that is offered by Alexandria at no additional cost, and each current Alexandria customer is issued a PIN number which gives them the ability to explore the benefits. The integration allows for a streamlined communication between the customer, Alexandria, and TABvue. [Full Announcement].

February 1, 2010

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion Releases Alexandria v6.03. Alexandria 6.0.3 is a major release in the v6 series introducing improvements to the system expanding on recently introduced technologies, increasing performance and stability. [Full Announcement].

October 04, 2004

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion releases Alexandria v5.4.4.1,. COMPanion Corporation the release of Alexandria v5.4.4.1, which includes an exciting import and management option for Lexile measures. [Full Announcement].

March 03, 2004

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion Releases Alexandria v5.44 rev D. COMPanion Corporation announced the release of Alexandria v5.44 rev D. Alexandria v5 features follow COMPanion''s power of simplicity approach to library automation solutions. [Full Announcement].

July 10, 2003

MuseGlobal, Inc.. MuseGlobal announces new partnership with Alexandria. Alexandria and MuseGlobal, Inc. have teamed to offer Alexandria SearchALL powered by MuseGlobal technology. [Full Announcement].

June 25, 2003

COMPanion Corporation Alexandria, the premier library automation solution, announces a new partnership with Syndetics.. Alexandria and Syndetics have partnered to offer Alexandria Sneak Peek powered by Syndetics title enrichment services. With Alexandria Sneak Peek, library patrons enjoy access to title reviews, summaries, cover art and more all from within the Alexandria research interfaces. [Full Announcement].

COMPanion Corporation netTrekker, the trusted search engine for schools, announces new partnership with COMPanion Corporation. netTrekker, a search engine for schools, announces a new strategic partnership with COMPanion Corporation, combining netTrekker¹s academic search engine with AlexWeb, the online component of COMPanion¹s library automation software, Alexandria. [Full Announcement].

April 07, 2003

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion Releases Alexandria 5.44 rev B. COMPanion Corporation announced the release of Alexandria 5.44 rev B. Alexandria 5.44 features follow Alexandria¹s power of simplicity approach to library automation solutions [Full Announcement].

April 23, 2002

COMPanion Corporation Everton Publishers, Inc. choose Alexandria. COMPanion Corporation announced today Everton Publishers¹ decision to automate its library collection--one of the largest genealogical libraries in the United States. [Full Announcement].

June 25, 2001

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion releases Alexandria 5.43. COMPanion Corporation announced the release of Alexandria 5.43. Alexandria 5.43 features follow Alexandria''s power of simplicity approach to library automation solutions. [Full Announcement].

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion releases Alexandria 5.43 for Mac OS X. COMPanion Corporation announced that Alexandria 5.43 for Mac OS X will be available on June 25. This new release will be a free upgrade to current customers. [Full Announcement].

March 23, 2001

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion delivers Alexandria Library Automation for MAC OS X. COMPanion Corporation announced that they will deliver a carbonized version of Alexandria for Mac OS X, so that any Mac OS can take advantage of Alexandria''s full set of features. The carbonized version of Alexandria is currently in beta and will be released in Spring 2001. [Full Announcement].

December 4, 2000

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion releases feature-rich Alexandria v.5.42. COMPanion Corporation announced today the release of Alexandria v5.4.2. [Full Announcement].

November 17, 2000

COMPanion Corporation Buffalo Public Schools choose the Alexandria library automation system. COMPanion Corporation announced that Alexandria library automation was chosen by the Buffalo Public Schools. [Full Announcement].

February 3, 2000

COMPanion Corporation The school district of Philadelphia selects Alexandria for its schools. COMPanion Corporation announced today that the School District of Philadelphia—the fifth largest district in the U.S. by enrollment—has chosen Alexandria library automation for its schools. [Full Announcement].

October 26, 2000

COMPanion Corporation Houston ISD chooses the Alexandria library automation system. COMPanion Corporation announced that Alexandria library automation was chosen by Houston ISD, the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh largest public school system in the United States. [Full Announcement].

January 11, 2000

COMPanion Corporation Eisenburg, Berkowitz and the Big6 partner with Alexandria. Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz finalized a verbal agreement with COMPanion Corporation today to integrate the Big6 information literacy skills model into the Alexandria library automation system. [Full Announcement].

November 11, 1999

COMPanion Corporation COMPanion Corporation ships Alexandria v5 to current users without adding upgrade fee. COMPanion Corporation shipped the new Alexandria v5 to their existing user base without charging additional upgrade fees. The company officially released Alexandria v5 at the American Library Association Conference on June 26, 1999 and then sent a general distribution of the product to all users current on Alexandria&Mac''s annual software subscription on November 1, 1999. [Full Announcement].

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