Visionary Technology in Library Solutions

The VITAL Packages

The VITAL Package

Fedora™ open source software (free)

VTLS software and hardware extensions, with features and workflows

VTLS installation, training, support, integration and documentation

Visionary Technology in Library Solutions

The VITAL Packages

The Fedora™ Package

Fedora™ open source software (free)

VTLS installation, training, and support

Visionary Technology in Library Solutions

The VITAL Packages

VITAL Hosted Solution

VTLS provides ASP services for digital collections

VTLS Professional Digital Imaging Services

Imaging services and project consulting can be combined with any of the above packages to provide a total solution.

Visionary Technology in Library Solutions

VITAL – Just the Beginning

Fedora™ 2.0 planned enhancementsDigital Rights ManagementAuthentication (Shibboleth)http://www.fedora.info

VITAL DirectionsAdvanced collection management features, indexing, searching and statistical reportingVTLS Knowledge Portal for Fedora™ resources and collaborationAdditional features for multimedia collectionsIntegration of VTLS V-Commerce SolutionsMore to be announced soon….

Visionary Technology in Library Solutions

VITAL – Lessons Learned (so far..)

As a commercial vendor adopting “Open Source” A new product can be developed MUCH quicker.Pricing proprietary add-on’s is a new world.Requires a complete revision of contracts used.Working with open source partners requires:

Excellent and frequent communications.Being prepared for the “why didn’t we do that” conversation.Leaving “assumptions” behind – state everything.

As a buyer remember:Traditional procurement processes DON’T apply!Vendors make their money on the support, if you don’t buy that, we wonder why we’ve done this…

Visionary Technology in Library Solutions

It’s VITAL to manage the resources of today’s digital libraries