Civica News

Friday Jul 4, 2008

20 most recent items:

April 29, 2008. UK’s largest library authority to enhance reader services for over 1.3 million people with Civica . Civica is to provide Kent Libraries, the UK’s largest library authority, with new library management systems in a contract valued at £1.6 million over the next five years. The programme will see Kent join the South East Library Management System consortium, in order to achieve enhanced reader services for over 1.3 million people as well as procurement savings. <<more>>

February 12, 2008. Civica extends Library solutions into global learning and education sector. Civica Pty Ltd has announced that it is extending the scope of its international library solutions business into the broader education sector and will re-name the business Library and Learning. <<more>>

February 6, 2008. Three South Australian public libraries sign for Civica’s managed services consortium . Three South Australian public libraries have signed up for Civica’s SA Regional Libraries Consortium, to enjoy the benefits of a managed service using a shared database based on the Spydus software. <<more>>

December 21, 2007. CMI opens sales and support office for Spydus library systems in North America in line with global expansion. Creative Microsystems (CMI), a Civica, plc, owned company, and one of North America's most experienced providers of consulting, software and services for the public sector, plans to transform the efficiency and service delivery of North American libraries with the introduction of the widely used Spydus library automation system into the United States. <<more>>

November 25, 2007. Three South Australian public libraries sign for Civica's managed services consortium. Three South Australian public libraries have signed up for Civica's SA Regional Libraries Consortium, to enjoy the benefits of a managed service using a shared database based on the Spydus software. <<more>>

July 12, 2007. Liverpool City Library chooses Civica for new tech partnership. Liverpool City Library selected Spydus from Civica to accommodate its wide-ranging needs. <<more>>

March 20, 2007. Hutt City Libraries see Spydus as key to a progressive future. Hutt City Libraries in New Zealand has chosen the Spydus library management solution from Civica. <<more>>

March 15, 2007. Portsmouth City Council Plans Online Lending Based On Civica's Spydus Library Management System . Portsmouth City Council's Library Service is to set up web-based lending for its 380,000 books and audio-visual items as part of a complete modernisation of its services beginning this year. The lending services will be based on Civica's Spydus library management software. <<more>>

January 24, 2007. Make Business-Process Costs your mantra, Civica urges local government. Civica plc, one of the UK's most experienced providers of consulting, software and services for the public sector, says that local government should place greater emphasis on streamlining overall business-process costs rather than taking a more narrow view of reducing ICT expenditure ahead of anticipated tougher targets in the 2007 spending review. <<more>>

December 13, 2006. Civica Highlights Integrated Software Licensing Services, New Learning Environments and Library Management at BETT 2007 . Civica will be highlighting its range of software solutions including: licensing advice and expertise, an Integrated Software Asset Management Solution, managed learning environments and automated library management systems, on stand N54 at the BETT show on January 10-13, 2007. <<more>>

December 11, 2006. New British success highlights global growth of Civica's Spydus library management solution. Civica's Australian-developed Spydus solution will deliver library management services in a five-year agreement with Hampshire County Council Library and Information Services, in the UK. <<more>>

December 05, 2006. Hampshire County Council plans 21st century library services with help from Civica's Spydus Management System. Civica plc will deliver library management services in a five year public-private partnership agreement with Hampshire County Council Library and Information Services. The new contract, which runs from September 2006, will be based on Civica's Spydus library management system. <<more>>

October 31, 2006. South East Library Management Consortium lines up Civica for shared libraries service. Civica has been appointed preferred supplier for automated library management systems for South East Library Management Services, a consortium formed by six public library authorities which has been operating for the last year. The five year, £1.5 million SELMS initiative will see Civica deliver its internationally successful 'Spydus' system under a fully managed service. <<more>>

August 16, 2006. Large Sydney libraries agree on choice of Spydus. Two of Sydney''s busiest libraries--Hurstville City Library and Rockdale City Library--will each install Civica''s Spydus Library Management System. <<more>>

August 02, 2006. Spydus self-service allows Noosa Library to offer customer services 7 days a week. Noosa Library has been able to open its doors on Sundays for the first time after installing the Spydus Self-Service solution that allows borrowers to check out their own selected books, DVDs and other items. <<more>>

June 15, 2006. Civica appoints TOP Computers as distributor to the Taiwanese and Chinese library markets. Civica has announced that TOP Information Technologies Co Ltd, based in Taiwan, has been re-appointed as distributor of the Spydus Library Management Solution for the Taiwanese and Chinese library markets. <<more>>

July 20, 2005. Civica relocates Managed Service Data Centre to meet growing demand from metropolitan and rural libraries. Library management solutions provider Civica has relocated its Managed Service data centre infrastructure to the purpose-built GlobalCenter data facility in South Melbourne. Civica provides the Spydus Managed Service to 32 regional and metropolitan libraries, including two schools in Melbourne, having initially launched the service in mid 2004. <<more>>

March 02, 2005. Boroondara reinforces trend as libraries opt for Civica's Managed Services. The City of Boroondara Library Service, in Melbourne, has become the 10th Australian library to move to Civica''s Managed Services option for running its computer systems. <<more>>

December 9, 2004. Mount Gambier's history goes online -- cost effectively. Mount Gambier Public Library, in South Australia, succeeded in digitising, filing and placing online an invaluable record of local history in time for the city’s 50 years a city anniversary on December 9, 2004 thanks to the efforts of volunteers, staff and Spydus library software provider, Civica. <<more>>

September 14, 2004. Spydus 8 gives libraries full workflow functionality in a state of the art, web-based environment. Civica has announced the most significant upgrade of its Spydus library management software for half a decade. <<more>>

August 13, 2004. Libraries gain peace of mind from Civica's managed services solution. Librarians are enjoying a stress-free existence after switching from running their own computer systems to using Civica’s managed services solution. <<more>>

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Civica

Creative Microsystems (CMI) 52 Hillside Court
Englewood, OH 45322
United States
Phone: 937 836-4499
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Web site: http://www.civicacmi.com/cmi/index.cfm
Email: librarysales@civicacmi.com

Executives

Simon Downing -- Chief Executive
Peter Anderson -- Managing Director, International

Company Ownership

Civica was acquired by 3i Investments in April 2008.

Library automation systems

Civica offers the following Integrated Library Systems:

Spydus (127 libraries, 783 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 89
Academic libraries: 35
School libraries: 0
9 libraries have migrated away from this system.

Corporate Chronology

Mar 28, 2008	Civica acquired by 3i Investments. Privite equity firm 3i Investments, through a new company Cornwall Bidco begin the process of acquiring all shares of Civica. Company valued £190.0 million, 270 pence per share.
Mar 1, 2004	Civica Plc. flotation on the AIM stock exchange. Civica is raising £15 million of new money from the offer and is placing £30 million on behalf of existing shareholders. On admission, the Group will be valued at approximately £79.2 million.
May 13, 2002	Civica formed by Sanderson. Sanderson, a leading global provider of software and services, announces it has integrated its public sector and complementary businesses into a single organisation under the brand name Civica.
2002	Sanderson restructures as Civica.
1999	URICA version 6 renamed to Spydus.
Nov 10, 1994	General Automation, Inc. sells its 51% interest in SGA to Sanderson Technologies, Ltd..
1991	URICA ported from Pick to Unix.
Sep 1989	General Automation, Inc. and Sanderson Electronics PLC spin off new company named SGA Pacific Limited. At formation, the General Automation held 29% of the outstanding stock of SGA; Sanderson owned 49%; and SGA management holding 22%.
Sep 1989	SGA Pacific Limited acquires AWA Limited.
1985	Sanderson begins marketing URICA in Asia.
1979	AWA software re-develops URICA for the University of Tasmania. Considerable development needed to rework URICA as originally created in South Africa for the University of Tasmania. Dick Goodram and David Fraser worked with AMA to create an Australian version of the system, named URICA.26. based on Pick. By the 1980’s it was the best selling system in Australia.
1976	AWA Computers becomes the first company to introduce Pick-based computers into Australia.