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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