Embrace Change with Innovations

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Embrace Change with Innovations

• 19. June 2006

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4 years ago Raising the Bar

• When Jack Blount became CEO of Dynix in 2002 he
  spent the first 3 months traveling the world
  visiting with customers to understand what they
  need from their system vendor.
• The consistant message was that all ILSs are old
  and have become equal in features but lacking in
  new technology benefits.
• Libraries need their ILS vendor to invest in RD
  to stay current with technology trends around
  security, database, performance, electronic
  content, e-commerce and more.

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They wanted a new, next generation, Web-based ILS
Dramatic Technology Changes
Online Interactive Systems
Traditional ILS/LMS systems

• Federated Search Portal
• Open URL Link Resolver
• Enriched Content
• ERM (Electronic Resource Management)
• Digital Library
• Digital Rights Management

• Acquisitions
• Circulation
• Cataloging
• Serials
• Reporting Tools

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Standards Technologies That Matter
IP LANs/WANs Telephony Digital Broadcast Wireless
WiFi WiMax RFID E-commerce VIP ILL End-user Messag
ing SMS Email

• Open-source
• uPortal
• Linux
• Lucerne
• Shibboleth
• Open Standards
• ODBC
• LDAP
• Kerberos
• Web Services
• Java, J2EE
• Application Servers
• Unicode

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Dramatic Development Process Changes
Waterfall process
What needs to be done
Design and build solution
SCRUM process
What needs to be done
Design and build solution
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SCRUM Process Revolution

• Agile
• Do it and do it quicklyDesign, Implementation,
  and Test
• Iterative
• Implement small set of featuresdefined by use
  cases or stories
• Fine grained tasks
• Risc finding
• Measure frequently the progress
• Change something when there is a risk

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2 years ago Situational analysis

• We were not moving fast enough
• We couldnt serve you effectively
• We couldnt be the world-class company you
  deserve
• We lacked the resources to move ahead
• WE were NOT satisfied
• That was true for any system vendor!

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Like many companies in most industries, we
concluded a merger of industry leaders is the
right strategic move.
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The result is a technology company dedicated to
libraries, which is on its way to becoming
world-class.
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Unparalleled resources

• Experienced staff of 650 employees
• Average employment tenure is 7.4 years 35 with
  tenure of 10-15 years or more
• 200-person RD staff
• Largest staff devoted to designing and developing
  new technologies and products for libraries
• 400-person service and support organization
• Worldwide infrastructure for serving our
  customers

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Global reach global strength

• 3,900 clients worldwide (central systems)
• 7,000 independent libraries and consortia
• 20,000 library outlets
• 350 million potential sets of eyes served by
  SirsiDynix clients

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Now, were positioned to excel

• Develop innovative cross-platform solutions
• Continue to enhance our operations to better
  serve you
• Work with you to respond to todays challenges
  and opportunities for libraries

Be on the forefront of innovations a true leader
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Stephen AbramVice President of Innovation

• Inspires and directs product management
• Watching trends
• Analysing trends
• Creating trends
• Main TrendLibraries have a clear future in the
  Google world

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The Long Tail of QUESTIONS
libraries
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The power of libraries
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http//stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com

• Delighting the Real Users Personas in Action
• The Kids are Alright Millennials and their
  Information Behaviors
• Born With A Chip Growing Up in a Google World
• Bridging the Gap What Information Providers Need
  to Know about Information Use
• A Futures Forum for Libraries
• Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0
• Real Measurements for Libraries in an Internet
  AgeA Report on the Normative Data Project
• The Coming Technology and Collaboration
  Environment

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Inventing Future