Soutron Global is majority owned by Bloom Equity Partners with company founder Tony Saadat as a minority owner.

Breeding, Marshall. Soutron Global merges Businesses. February 2022. Library Technology Newsletter. Soutron Global, a company that specializes in technology products and services for corporate, law, and other special libraries, entered into a new business arrangement. This transaction combined two related companies, Soutron Limited, based in the United Kingdom and Soutron Global, based in the United States. Bloom Equity Partners gains majority ownership of the company through a new investment. Soutron Global founder Tony Saadat will hold a minority ownership stake in the combined company which he will lead as Chief Executive Officer.

Breeding, Marshall. Soutron Global: New Competition in Special Library Automation. April 2012. Smart Libraries Newsletter. Industry veteran Tony Saadat has launched a new company Soutron Global that will specialize in providing library automation solutions for special libraries in the United States and Canada. This new company was founded in partnership with Soutron Limited, a UK-based company that has been involved in various aspects of special library automation since 1985. The companies will evolve toward a unified organization with its global headquarters in Encinitas, California.

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September 11, 2024. St. Mary's Seminary transforms access to theological resources with Soutron Library Management System. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, announces that St. Mary's Seminary's Cardinal Beran Library, a special academic library for theological scholarship, has significantly enhanced its library services by implementing the Soutron Library Management System. Prior to adopting Soutron, the library had used Agent VERSO from Auto-Graphics, and faced challenges in providing a customized, user-friendly, and easy to update experience for its diverse audience. The Seminary, established in 1901, serves the needs of its seminarian community and the broader Galveston-Houston Archdiocese, home to over 1.7 million members.

August 20, 2024. Soutron's Customizable Search Portal transforms access to collections at CHADD's National Resource Center on ADHD Library. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, announces the implementation of Soutron's end-user customizable library software solution at Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder National Resource Center library on ADHD, located in Lanham, MD. The NRC Library at CHADD is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CHADD's NRC Library is also an Affiliate Member of the Network of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

August 15, 2024. Soutron Global is demonstrating an easy to customize archive software solution at the Society of American Archivists Conference in Chicago. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, will be demonstrating their easily customizable archive software at the Society of American Archivists Conference in Chicago, Aug 15 - 17. Featuring a purpose-built, easily customizable Web-based portal, along with easy-to-use flexible workflows tailored to your needs, Soutron Archive enables organizations to curate and display archival information to meet the needs of their user community.

August 14, 2024. Soutron Holds User Group Meeting in Toronto, Canada, giving clients a preview of Soutron's roadmap for the future. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, recently held their latest User Group Meeting for their clients at the law firm of Gardiner Roberts, who provided an outstanding local venue for our Toronto area clients to meet.

July 30, 2024. Soutron Global announces a webinar series with legal industry expert Sarah Sutherland reviewing how to leverage legal data and AI for strategic advantage. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, today announced the availability of an on-demand webinar series titled “Leveraging Legal Data for Strategic Advantage: A Look at the Future of Law Libraries". With the increasing buzz around data-driven technologies, it can be challenging to determine where to focus your attention. This informative session explores how legal data and information can inform strategy and provide meaningful reporting in business, product, and technological development within the legal sector.

July 23, 2024. St Edmund Hall at University of Oxford makes historic archives accessible with Soutron. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, today reports that St Edmund Hall, a historic college at the University of Oxford, uses Soutron, a modern web-based archiving system, to make their archives available to researchers, scholars, and the public. The use of Soutron Archive marks a significant advancement in the management and accessibility of the college's extensive historical archives, ensuring continued relevance and discoverability.

July 9, 2024. Soutron Global to exhibit their archive management solution at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting in Chicago. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, announces their upcoming attendance at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting in Chicago August 15-17. At the Archives*Records 2024 meeting, attendees will find Soutron at booth #308 to see a demonstration of Soutron's modern archive management system. With the Soutron Archive Management System, archivists can solidify their role as vital guardians of information and knowledge, ensuring material accessibility and continued relevance.

June 11, 2024. Auditing AI (Artificial Intelligence) usage in legal organizations: New Vertical Files Podcast episode from Soutron Global. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, today announced the availability of a new podcast episode discussing the importance of auditing AI usage within organizations, hosted by John Connolly, MLS, PMP, with special guest Robin Rebollo, an innovative consultant and information professional.

June 4, 2024. Soutron Global to exhibit the latest release of their legal library software Solution at the CALL/ACBD and AALL conferences. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, announces their upcoming attendance at both the Canadian Association of Law Libraries and the American Association of Law Libraries conferences.

May 29, 2024. New eBook Information Management Basics: An Introduction for Managers now available, a must-read information management roadmap. Soutron Global, an internationally recognized provider of information management solutions for corporate libraries and digital archives, announced the publication of its new eBook, "Information Management Basics: An Introduction for Managers." This comprehensive guide equips managers and business leaders with the essential knowledge and practical strategies to navigate the ever-evolving world of information management, particularly in the emerging age of Artificial Intelligence.

Jan 2012 Soutron Global founded by Tony Saadat
Tony Saadat, President and CEO of Soutron Global and Graham Beastall, Founder and Managing Director of Soutron Limited, had first worked together at Sydney Development Corporation in the mid-80s. Each has since become a high-profile, respected player in his own market: Tony in North America, and Graham in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. Soutron Global will become the world headquarters for the partnership, which will deliver innovative Library and Knowledge Management solutions

Feb 1991 Soutron Limited enters into an agreement with Inmagic to sell and support its products in the United Kingdom

Mar 02, 1989 Soutron Limited licenses Sydney Library System from Sydney Development Corporation
Soutron acquires a licence to resell and develop the Sydney Library System within the United Kingdom. Any code developed would be passed back to Sydney Development Corporation.

Jan 1989 Soutron Limited established
Soutron Limited was officially formed in January 1989. Soutron commenced trading on 2nd March 1989

2023 Soutron Global Accomplishments Narrative

Soutron Global continued its program of investing to support clients by increasing the size of both the helpdesk and R&D teams. Combined with its efforts in marketing and client support, Soutron Global exceeded sales expectations and remains a top contender in the legal automation market and other specialist market segments.

Soutron Global continued to focus on its client-driven approach via the Client Advisory Group, a program designed to listen to clients’ needs and help guide the future direction of our products. Additional client-focused events included training workshops, webinars, and sponsored events.

Soutron Global’s Reseller Partner program remains an important channel to introduce our products to new and expanding markets. Soutron Authorized Business Partners are providing Soutron archive and library solutions in Africa and beyond, with localized multi-lingual and currency support to help provide regional use of Soutron as a world class library and archive solution for their own clients.

New developments for 2023 included a brand-new Auto Catalogue function providing a simple, more powerful, method of automatically adding records to the catalogue from a variety of sources. Significant improvements were made to the embedded media player, search API, SEO and site verification, right-to-left language enhancements, new notification options for document submissions and self-managed routing lists via the My Account feature. The R&D team continued its focus on implementing the latest web frameworks and code development strategies.