VTLS, Inc. News
Saturday Nov 22, 2008
All 228 Press Releases from VTLS, Inc.
20 most recent items:
September 15, 2008. African Delegation to Visit VTLS and Upper Arlington . The Mortenson Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will sponsor a month-long trip to the United States for eleven individuals from Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. VTLS and the Mortenson Center are collaborating on a training and information session to allow the delegation to acquire the necessary skills to effectively utilize the Virtua ILS in their home university libraries. One member of the delegation is VTLS Project Manager Olayinka Fatoki, based in Nigeria, who will visit VTLS Inc. for a week-long training program (September 22-26) that will consist of various Virtua ILS components, systems training, and project management. <<more>>
July 28, 2008. Queens Library – chooses VTLS as its development partner – installs New ILS in record time. VTLS announced its newest ILS customer, Queens Library in Jamaica, New York. Queens Library, with the largest circulation in the U.S.A. at nearly 23 million items loaned last year, serves 2.2 million people in New York City from its 62 public libraries, seven adult learning centers and two family literacy centers. <<more>>
June 25, 2008. VITAL Chosen in Pakistan. VTLS announced the first VITAL site in Pakistan. Pakistan Medical Research Council in Islamabad contracted for VITAL to help them digitize and manage over 10,000 objects. The Council intends to implement VITAL to manage scanned copies of their medical journals and build a publicly accessible digital library. <<more>>
June 20, 2008. VTLS Introduces Archives Management for Libraries. VTLS Inc. announces archives management functionality in releases 48 and 49 of the Virtua software. A result of a partnership to enhance functionality with the National Library of Wales, this new addition allows the library to arrange existing archival collection materials and maintain these collections in Virtua. <<more>>
June 20, 2008. New Virtua and RFID Installations in Malaysia . VTLS announced two new installations for Virtua and Fastrac in Malaysia. These installations take the total count of Malaysian Virtua users to 50. <<more>>
June 20, 2008. Brand new, state-of-the-art library in India chooses Virtua. VTLS announced a new Virtua sale in Patna, India at the Chandragupta Institute of Management. This is a brand new world-class library that is expected to set a new benchmark for the existing libraries in the state, according to The Times of India. <<more>>
April 30, 2008. National Library of Morocco chooses Virtua. VTLS announced that the Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc – the National Library of Morocco – has signed a contract for Virtua for their library automation needs. With over 70,000 bibliographic records, BNRM is VTLS’ first customer in Morocco. <<more>>
March 24, 2008. VTLS to Hold VITAL Users Group meeting at the Open Repositories Conference. VTLS will host a VITAL Users Group meeting at the third annual Open Repositories Conference in Southampton, England. <<more>>
March 12, 2008. Université de Genève Contracts for VITAL. Université de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland has chosen VTLS’ repository services solution, VITAL, after evaluating several systems. The university is currently a VTLS customer and has been using Virtua for more than five years. <<more>>
February 20, 2008. National Library of Ireland Chooses Virtua, VITAL and Visualizer. VTLS announced that the National Library of Ireland in Dublin has chosen Virtua for their library automation needs, VITAL, our Repository Services solution and VISUALIZER, VTLS’ facet-based data discovery tool. In addition, the library has also contracted for archives management and record loading. The library has more than 300,000 bibliographic records and is migrating from Sirsi/Dynix’s Horizon 7.3. <<more>>
January 11, 2008. VTLS announces new Product: Visualizer. VTLS announced the first release of the company's latest product, Visualizer. Version 1.0 of Visualizer is now in general release and available for all customers. Visualizer is a powerful, comprehensive Web-based tool used to expose the entire contents of your library catalog, institutional repository, or other target system, allowing patrons greater access to more materials. With VISUALIZER, patron searches are not simply limited probes of a collection, but total exposure. Visualizer gives patrons a one-stop destination for resource discovery of both local and distributed content. Through faceted searching, patrons are empowered to discover more than ever before, without the need for professional search expertise. <<more>>
January 10, 2008. VTLS adds new Virtua customer in Malaysia. VTLS announces a new Virtua customer in Malaysia: Masterskill College of Nursing and Health. The library purchased Virtua with a 6-user license including Acquisitions and Serials. <<more>>
January 5, 2008. VTLS Inc. to provide The New York Public Library and Sage Colleges Subscription. The New York Public Library and Sage Colleges of Troy, New York, have recently signed agreements with VTLS for electronic subscription access to The AMICO Library, a growing digital resource documenting works of art in the collections of Art Museum Image Consortium members. <<more>>
November 26, 2007. VTLS Announces Ten New International Customers. In the last quarter VTLS has gained ten new customers in Europe (France and Greece), the Middle East (UAE) and Asia (India and Malaysia). <<more>>
November 12, 2007. VTLS announces VITAL port to Sun StorageTek 5800 system. VTLS announced a port to Sun Microsystems' latest storage technology, the Sun StorageTek 5800 System. This is the first port to the StorageTek 5800 by any library solution vendor, and the move exhibits the deep commitment by VTLS to adapting the newest technologies available for the library and repository community. <<more>>
July 13, 2007. Six University Libraries in Nigeria sign for Virtua. VTLS announce that six academic libraries in Nigeria have signed Virtua as their integrated library system, including University of Jos, in Jos; Obafemi Awolowo University, in Ile-Ife; University of Ibadan, in Ibadan; Ahmadu Bello University, in Zaria; University of Port Harcourt, in Port Harcourt; and Bayero University, in Kano, <<more>>
May 10, 2007. Duke University's Medical Center Library and Archives VTLS: 30th VITAL Customer. VTLS announced that the Duke University Medical Center Library and Archives is the thirtieth site to select VITAL. <<more>>
April 03, 2007. VCOM and VTLS announce the OSTMED.DR Digital Library. The Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine announced a partnership with VTLS Inc. to create a digital library dedicated to supporting the teaching, scholarship and research in osteopathic medicine. The digital library project is based on an Institutional Repository product, called VITAL, produced and hosted by VTLS Inc. <<more>>
March 23, 2007. No Roaming Seminars . VTLS announced that in response to the interest shown in their “No Roaming Option” announced last week, they're holding a series of “Introduction to Virtua” web-based seminars. In addition, regional seminars are being planned and libraries interested in hosting one should contact VTLS. <<more>>
16, 2007. VTLS announces No Roaming option. VTLS introduced a program designed to help selected libraries across North America. The program, called “No Roaming” will help libraries stay on the leading edge of technology by providing a free license to the VIRTUA ILS system if the library agrees to sign a three-year maintenance agreement. <<more>>
January 19, 2007. VTLS Announces New International VIRTUA, VITAL and RFID . VTLS delivered many new sales around the globe of all three of its major products: VIRTUA, VITAL and FASTRAC. Since ALA Summer 2006, there are a total of eleven new VIRTUA sales, three new VITAL sales and two new Fastrac (RFID) sales. <<more>>
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VTLS, Inc.
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1701 Kraft Drive
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Executives
- Vinod Chachra -- President and CEO
- Jack Bazuzi -- Managing Director of VTLS Europe, Vice President and Director of International Operations
- George Nichols -- Vice President for Finance
- Cece Yourshaw -- Vice President of Operations
- John Espley -- Principal Librarian
- Ginny Tillage -- Director of Research and Development
- Robert Pillow -- Director of Marketing and Sales Support
- John F. Black III -- Director of Information Systems
- Sandra Boone -- Director of Quality & Customer Services
Company Ownership
VTLS is wholly owned by company founder Vinod Chachra.
Library automation systems
VTLS, Inc. offers the following Integrated Library Systems:
- Virtua (154 libraries, 267 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 24
Academic libraries: 76
School libraries: 2
14 libraries have migrated away from this system. - VTLS (8 libraries, 9 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 1
Academic libraries: 7
School libraries: 0
360 libraries have migrated away from this system.
Corporate Chronology
| Feb 2, 1998 |
VTLS moves into new corporate headquarters. |
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| Aug 1995 |
VTLS announces Virtua. |
| Apr 1, 1994 |
VTLS buys out Virginia Tech's interest in company for $2.64 million.. |
| 1985 |
VTLS seperates from Virginia Tech as a for-profit company. |
| 1974 |
VTLS software created at the Newman Library at Virginia Tech University. |