Open Source

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA — September 9, 2009

Evergreen, the robust, highly-scalable open source library software that powers online catalogs for hundreds of libraries worldwide, celebrates its third birthday with a look back at how far it has come since September 5, 2006, when nearly 260 public libraries in the Georgia PINES resource-sharing network migrated to a single shared Evergreen catalog.

COLUMBUS, OH --Sept. 2, 2009-- LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries and ASCC (Automation System Colorado Consortium in Colorado), announced today that the consortium has selected a Koha ZOOM hosted solution for their next integrated library system and union catalog.

The Koha installation will be hosted at one of LibLime's secure data centers. The Library has also contracted with LibLime for full migration of their ILS data, as well as support and training services.

ByWater Solutions and PTFS, both open source community supporters and Koha support companies, announced today that Dallas Christian College of Dallas, TX, has partnered with them for the implementation of the Koha integrated library system.

The installation, which is targeted to go live by the end of August, has already begun. The college has also contracted with ByWater and PTFS for their data migration, support and training services.

Equinox Software, Inc. and ByWater Solutions Announce Partnership
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Norcross, GA — August 13, 2009
Equinox Software Inc. and ByWater Solutions are pleased to announce a partnership that will help meet the demands of the rapidly-growing Evergreen community by providing crucial support for data migration services.

Six More Libraries Go Live on Evergreen Indiana
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Norcross, GA — August 11, 2009
Thirty-seven libraries are now live on Evergreen Indiana, a shared-catalog project of the Indiana State Library powered by Evergreen, the highly-scalable open-source library automation software. The six additions include Shoals Public Library—the first previously non-automated library to join Evergreen Indiana—as well as Andrews Dallas Township, Loogootee, Middletown Fall Creek, Milford, and Washington Public Township Public Libraries.

Project Conifer –Evergreen’s First Academic Consortium- Goes Live
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Norcross, GA —August 10, 2009

Project Conifer, the first academic consortium to be powered by Evergreen open-source library automation software, has gone live. Equinox Software Inc., “The Evergreen Experts,” oversaw data migration and software configuration and is providing round-the-clock ongoing technical support.

COLUMBUS OH - August 5, 2009 – LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries and Salina Public Library announced today that the library has selected a Koha ZOOM hosted solution for their next integrated library system.

The Koha installation will be hosted off site at one of LibLime's secure data centers. The Library has also contracted with LibLime for data migration of their more than 300,000 items, support and training services.

Galen Charlton Joins Equinox Software as Vice President of Data Services
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Norcross, GA — August 5, 2009

Equinox Software, Inc., home of “The Evergreen Experts,” welcomes Galen Charlton as Vice President of Data Services. Charlton will oversee the migration of data for new libraries moving to Evergreen Software and will assist in the development of new Evergreen features for current and future users.

Three SC LENDS Library Systems Now Live on Evergreen
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Norcross, GA — August 4, 2009

Aalsmeer, Netherlands, July 22, 2009: Just launched, Climatarians.org is intended to organize people, businesses and organizations and bring them together to create a larger market for eco-friendly companies on the one hand and on the other helping consumers finding eco-friendly businesses, knowledge and opportunities. Climatarians is an effective approach to help resolve the climate crisis that we already know as global warming due to human cause.