[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Equinox Announcement

[Brad LaJeunesse]

Dear Evergreen Community:

Most (if not all) of you have probably heard of Koha. Koha is the other
major open source ILS and was initially developed in New Zealand. It has
been around for about a decade and has a mature international community
surrounding it. It is a different animal than Evergreen in many
ways--Koha has a lower barrier to entry and is largely suited for
small-to-medium sized libraries. Evergreen, on the other hand, was built
with a statewide consortium in mind and its design echoes that environment.

Today I am announcing an initiative by Equinox to begin offering Koha
support and hosting services targeted at the small-to-medium sized
library market. Galen Charlton will be leading the effort within
Equinox. The plan is to start small and only build organically as demand
for Equinox Koha services warrants.

This move plays to Equinox’s strengths as a company. We have experience
hosting and supporting open source ILS’s as well as personnel with Koha
expertise. Please know that this move in no way diminishes Equinox’s
commitment to Evergreen nor does it reduce the resources dedicated to
Evergreen within Equinox.

We hope this initiative will help promote cross-community cooperation
and sharing between the Evergreen and Koha communities. There is so much
in common between these two communities and so much to be gained.
As always, thanks for your support.

-- 
Brad LaJeunesse, MLIS
| CEO
| Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
| phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
| email: brad at esilibrary.com
| web: http://www.esilibrary.com

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