Huntsville, Alabama (November 8, 1995) - SIRSI has completed another successful first half, exceeding company goals in every market, including special libraries.
Since the beginning of 1995, the following special libraries have chosen SIRSI systems: Baystate Medical Center Health Sciences Library, Springfield; Defense Systems Management College; the State University of New York at Stony Brook Health Sciences Library; Kadena Air Force Base; AEDC Technical Library; Bronx VA Medical Center; George Washington University Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library; HQ, Army Materiel Command; Ericsson Communications; National Ground Intelligence Center; and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Library directors cited numerous reasons for choosing Unicorn and STILAS, including:
- The UNIX base of the systems
- True integration of all modules
- Full-text indexing and keyword searching
- Custom record formats, such as the government's COSATI technical report format
- SIRSI customer support services
- All modules available at time of purchase
- Customer references
- Windows clients for all modules
Service and product innovations provided by SIRSI include: automation based on the UNIX Operating System, the first Library Automation Company to understand UNIX's portability value; first implementation of client/server architecture in the library field, recognizing its value to information management systems; development of VIZION(TM), an exciting new software product that functions as an online research tool featuring the first customizable database for users of the internet and other networks: award-winning WebCat(TM), the first product to allow libraries throughout the world to offer their complete catalogs and other services quickly and painlessly over the World Wide Web.
SIRSI, founded in 1980, is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. SIRSI designs and develops personal and multi-user software systems that make information from diverse sources easy to manage for the administrator and easy to access for the user. In 1982, SIRSI created the first UNIX-based client/server library automation system, and continues to pioneer the use of networks and client/server architecture in information handling. With operations in Canada, Europe, and Australia, SIRSI supports clients and distributors worldwide in schools, academic, public, and research libraries, corporations, government, hospitals, law firms, and the home. For more information contact SIRSI at 689 Discovery Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806. Phone: (205) 922-9820, Fax: (205) 922-9818. Visit SIRSI's Home Page at: http://www.sirsi.com.