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2. SirsiDynix Libraries Users Group of Ontario(SLUGO) Hosted by Toronto Public Library
Friday, October 30, 2009
3. Representatives from SirsiDynix
Steve DonoghueVP Sales, Canada & Alaska, SirsiDynix
Roslyn Dean
Library Systems Engineer, SirsiDynixGilbert MongeauSenior Sale Representative, SirsiDynix
Tom WalkerSale Representative, SirsiDynix Mary Beth MacDonaldLibrary Relations Manager, SirsiDynix
4. Agenda - Morning 8:30am Registration, Meet & Greet with Coffee & Snacks
9:30am Opening Remarks and Introductions – Joanne Comper and Ken MacLeod
9:40am SirsiDynix Corporate and Products Update – Steve Donoghue, SirsiDynix
- SirsiDynix roadmaps for Horizon and Symphony
- Upgrade path from Horizon to Symphony
- New training packages
- Symphony customers
Client Care update - Mary Beth MacDonald, SirsiDynix
10:30am Break
10:45am SirsiDynix Product Demonstrations
- Enterprise 3.0 - faceted search and discovery tool
- Symphony 3.3 – highlights of the latest release
Roslyn Dean, Library Systems Engineer, SirsiDynix
12:00pm Lunch
5. Agenda - Afternoon 1:00pm Business Meeting
– including discussion of new virtual meetings concept
Questions & Answers with SirsiDynix Staff
– formal session questions submitted prior to the meeting
2:15pm Upgrade Path to Symphony
Steve Donoghue, VP Sales, Canada & Alaska, SirsiDynix
OR
New Books E-mailer
- How to use Symphony reports, a database and simple XML to push new
books to your patrons without RSS. Caledon Public Library wish share their
success story, and their code.
Paul Sanchez, Caledon Public Library
3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:30pm Breakout Sessions by Application & Module
4:15pm Closing Remarks and Next Meeting Details
6. SirsiDynix Corporate and Products Update Product Roadmap for Horizon and Symphony
Focus on Horizon
Upgrade Path for Horizon Customers
Focus on Symphony
New Training Packages
Symphony Customers
Client Care Update
7. Product Roadmap
8. Product Roadmap – 2009 Release Schedule
9. Roadmap Planning – an Ongoing Process… Requirements collection (Sept. 2009)
Customers & Forums
Strategic Partner Program
Sales
Market research on competition and opportunities
Operations
Requirements selection (Oct. 2009 – Nov. 2009)
Strategic Partner Review and Validation (Nov. 2009)
Internal Stakeholder Review and Validation (Nov. 2009)
Internal publication of roadmap (Dec. 2009)
External publication of roadmap (Dec. 2009)
10. Focus on Horizon
11. SirsiDynix Commitment to Horizon Customers “There are no end-of-life plans for Horizon”
“We continue to invest in Horizon’s development”
“SirsiDynix will not leave you without the ability to effectively serve your users”
Not pushing customers to move to Symphony
New releases are being delivered and planned
New product options are available for Horizon customers
Full details in Horizon 2009 Roadmap, published March 2009
2010 roadmap will be published in December 2009
SirsiDynix offers Horizon customers a very attractive and affordable upgrade path to Symphony
12. Product Roadmap – 2009 Release Schedule
13. Horizon 7.5 Released in August 2009
Horizon database version upgrade
MSSQL Server 2008, Sybase ASE 15
HIP infrastructure upgrade (Java, Jboss and Jetty)
Delivery of new SIP responder
Floating collection enhancements
XSL style sheet enhancements
Debt Collect integration into Horizon launcher
Bug fixes
Continuation and improvement of Medley products
14. Medley Product Options Products that work with Horizon and with SirsiDynix Symphony
Preserve your investment in $$$
Preserve your investment in know-how
Medley products transfer from Horizon to Symphony
15. Medley Product Options ???
16. Medley Product Options ???
17. Horizon 7.5.1 – estimated Spring 2010 Incorporate features from International versions of Horizon – UK, Australia and Europe
Fees for checkouts (or rentals) and holds
Stock rotation
Circulation history (tracking users by item)
SMS (text messaging) notice preparation
Enhanced School Functionality
Duplicate checking of PO creation
Request/hold enhancements
Full list of feature will be published in the 2010 Horizon roadmap
18. Migration Path for Horizon Customers
19. Migration Path for Horizon Customers Cost effective migration package for Horizon customers
Acknowledges your investment in SirsiDynix software
Like-for-like software licenses on Symphony at no cost
Includes Oracle database environment
Medley product investments transfer
Purchase package of services
Implementation
Project management
Consulting
Data migration
Training
Value bundle options attached to multi-year maintenance
20. Planning for the Future Contact your Sales Consultant
Provide pre-recorded and onsite demos
Review your hardware configurations/life cycle
Review add on products currently running on Horizon
Consult on database environments
Consult on services required for the migration
Provide configurations and budgetary costs
Timing and Scheduling
White Paper on open source - Link
21. Focus on Symphony
22. Product Roadmap – 2009 Release Schedule
23. SirsiDynix Symphony 3.3 Symphony 3.2 was largest release ever: Release Notes of over 500 pages
Symphony 3.3 available in July 2009
Symphony 3.3 also a substantial release: Release Notes nearly 400 pages
Themes:
Services to end users
Enhancements to the user experience
Additional functionality
Efficiencies to Staff
24. Symphony 3.3 – Released July 2009 We discussed enhancement forum items earlier and you’ll see we’ve addressed many top requests throughout the software as you attend the individual sessions. One I will call out here is the separation of the patron name into three fields PLUS the bonus feature of a “nickname” or preferred name feature. The latter is great for those of us who do not use our middle names and can also provide you with a great way to acknowledge your end users without having an impact on their privacy—for those who have customized e-Library to greet the patron by name. We do provide utilities that will allow you to update your patron names as necessary, and we continue to support a means of having a single field for the name for those of you who may need it.
You’ll recognize many other enhancement requests as you attend the sessions. A few more I’d like to point out include the ability to transfer holdings + holds in situatios that were previously denied, the ability to re-order the hold queue (really!), improvements in Acq. rollovers and x.12, and much more. We discussed enhancement forum items earlier and you’ll see we’ve addressed many top requests throughout the software as you attend the individual sessions. One I will call out here is the separation of the patron name into three fields PLUS the bonus feature of a “nickname” or preferred name feature. The latter is great for those of us who do not use our middle names and can also provide you with a great way to acknowledge your end users without having an impact on their privacy—for those who have customized e-Library to greet the patron by name. We do provide utilities that will allow you to update your patron names as necessary, and we continue to support a means of having a single field for the name for those of you who may need it.
You’ll recognize many other enhancement requests as you attend the sessions. A few more I’d like to point out include the ability to transfer holdings + holds in situatios that were previously denied, the ability to re-order the hold queue (really!), improvements in Acq. rollovers and x.12, and much more.
25. Symphony 3.3 – Released July 2009 One of the great features of Horizon is the Vendor Interface Protocal, which we call the Vendor Inteface Port in SirsiDynix Symphony. This optional feature allows you to connect to a variety of materials providers via a web services interface, check for availability and price, readily see if you already have a bib/copies in your library, and as necessary, create a brief title so that you can place an order.
There are many features in SirsiDynix Symphony 3.3 that were inspired by Horizon and Dynix capabilities and our conversations with many customers. You’ll see these as you attend individual sessions; a couple of others that I would like to note specifically includes support for UNIMARC, which is available in international versions of Horizon as well as upcoming support for MSSQL as a database option, which will be supported with SirsiDynix Symphony 3.3 but will be released after the initial 3.3 release.One of the great features of Horizon is the Vendor Interface Protocal, which we call the Vendor Inteface Port in SirsiDynix Symphony. This optional feature allows you to connect to a variety of materials providers via a web services interface, check for availability and price, readily see if you already have a bib/copies in your library, and as necessary, create a brief title so that you can place an order.
There are many features in SirsiDynix Symphony 3.3 that were inspired by Horizon and Dynix capabilities and our conversations with many customers. You’ll see these as you attend individual sessions; a couple of others that I would like to note specifically includes support for UNIMARC, which is available in international versions of Horizon as well as upcoming support for MSSQL as a database option, which will be supported with SirsiDynix Symphony 3.3 but will be released after the initial 3.3 release.
26. Symphony Staff Web Last year we discussed StaffWeb for K12 libraries and many of you have expressed interest in a streamlined, web-based interface appropriate for other library types. With 3.3, StaffWeb is available for both K12 and non-K12 libraries as an optional interface. StaffWeb requires little or no training and as a web-based front end, is way easy for sys. admins!Last year we discussed StaffWeb for K12 libraries and many of you have expressed interest in a streamlined, web-based interface appropriate for other library types. With 3.3, StaffWeb is available for both K12 and non-K12 libraries as an optional interface. StaffWeb requires little or no training and as a web-based front end, is way easy for sys. admins!
27. e-Library
28. Enterprise 3.0 Faceted Search & Discovery Tool
29. Upcoming: 3.3.1 e-Library:
Content Display updates
Additional Authentication
Symphony:
Support for Symphony on Microsoft SQL Server
Storage of Fine/Fee Payment Library
Option to reduce credits on returned lost items by amount of overdue
Default fees for replacement
Red Hat Version 5 Support
Release Notes in Progress - Link
30. Hyperion Digital Management Solution Hyperion V3: Available today
Hyperion V4: Q1 2010
31. Hyperion 4.0 Digital Management Solution
Evolution of Hyperion 3
Documents organized in hierarchy
Full-Text Searching
Stand-alone and SaaS options
Symphony Integration
Enterprise Integration
Document Security
32. Enterprise & e-Library Mobile Applications iPhone Application for e-Library PAC functionality
Enterprise supported on iPhone
33. SaaSSoftware as a Service
34. Further Investments in SaaS
Atlanta facility suite expansion to over 300 sq. Ft
New SaaS hosting facility for Canada in Montreal
SirsiDynix hosts the largest number of SaaS customers
SaaS is owned and managed by SirsiDynix Our SaaS group has added over 300 customers to their plate, and they have also added two additional locations with great backup and security benefits.
To accommodate for increased SaaS acceptance we found it necessary to expand our Atlanta facility suite from 110 sq. ft. to over 300 sq. ft.
SirsiDynix hosts the largest number of SaaS customers, subscription products and websites in the industry, giving our customers confidence in our SaaS solutions.
All SaaS hardware is SirsiDynix owned and managed.Our SaaS group has added over 300 customers to their plate, and they have also added two additional locations with great backup and security benefits.
To accommodate for increased SaaS acceptance we found it necessary to expand our Atlanta facility suite from 110 sq. ft. to over 300 sq. ft.
SirsiDynix hosts the largest number of SaaS customers, subscription products and websites in the industry, giving our customers confidence in our SaaS solutions.
All SaaS hardware is SirsiDynix owned and managed.
35. SirsiDynix SaaS Centres Locations around the world:
1. Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2. Atlanta, GA, USA
3. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4. Greenrock, Scotland, United Kingdom
5. Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaLocations around the world:
1. Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2. Atlanta, GA, USA
3. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4. Greenrock, Scotland, United Kingdom
5. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
36. Further Investments in SaaS SirsiDynix SaaS – Software as a Service
System is hosted by SirsiDynix
Subscription model – fee for service
SirsiDynix provides all back office (server side) capacity, management, and administration
Always on 24 x 7
Software is maintained and upgraded regularly
Hardware is expanded to match growth
37. SaaS Options for SirsiDynix Customers Many SaaS options
Horizon to Horizon SaaS
Horizon to Symphony SaaS
Symphony to Symphony SaaS
Enterprise is also hosted in Montreal SaaS facility for Canadian customers
38. New Training Options
39. New Training Options Customers can now invest in yearly training packages
Option 1: eLearning Yearly Subscription
Receive a coupon for unlimited recorded sessions and WBTs for the entire year
Option 2: Web Based Training Subscription
Receive a coupon for 6 instructor-led WBT classes
Can be redeemed for any scheduled class
Coupons expire if not used within a 12-month period
Option 3: Hands on Lab Subscription
Receive a coupon for 6 instructor-led HOL classes
Can be redeemed for any scheduled class
Coupons expire if not used within a 12-month period
40. Symphony Customers
41. Symphony Customers The Symphony customer base continues to grow
Estimate over 700 libraries now running Symphony software
We continue to improve our migration tools and implementation processes In 2008, more than 300 customers upgraded to SirsiDynix Symphony (to make a total of 527 on Symphony) and are enjoying its rich feature set and stability.
We have improved the time it takes for us to complete an average implementation by 20% through automation and shared global resources, which has consequently increased our customer support feedback.
If you are considering your future ILS, we invite you to give us a call and see how we can help. In 2008, more than 300 customers upgraded to SirsiDynix Symphony (to make a total of 527 on Symphony) and are enjoying its rich feature set and stability.
We have improved the time it takes for us to complete an average implementation by 20% through automation and shared global resources, which has consequently increased our customer support feedback.
If you are considering your future ILS, we invite you to give us a call and see how we can help.
42. Busiest Libraries in N.A. use Symphony
43. Symphony Customers Toronto Public Library
Ontario Library Consortium
Ontario Library Services North
Edmonton Public Library
Calgary Public Library
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
Prince George Public Library
North Vancouver School District #44
44. Recent Symphony Customers Markham Public Library (Horizon migration)
Peterborough Public Library (Horizon migration)
Dufferin Peel District School Board (new customer)
Peel District School Board (Horizon migration)
North York Region District School Board (Horizon migration)
Ottawa Public Library (Horizon migration)
Marianopolis College (Horizon migration to SaaS)
Industrial Accident Prevention Association (Horizon migration to SaaS)
Calgary Board of Education (new customer)
45. Client Care Update Mary Beth MacDonald
Library Relations Manager
October 2009
46. Client Care – topics today Globalization of Client Care
Team Organization/Client Care Leadership
Support Portal Enhancements
Metrics – Case management
Customer Service Newsletter
Guide to Client Care
Questions
47. Globalization of Client Care Effective late July 2009
To reflect our global customer base and global organization
Best customer service in the industry and on a global basis
Every SirsiDynix employee has access to Salesforce.com and VOIP
48. Globalization of Client Care Telephone infrastructure – ability to route incoming calls to appropriate CC team members based on product skill set, customer knowledge, region, and time of day
What does this mean to our Canadian customers?
CC different shift patterns
Could have staff in UK or Australia answering calls
Initial case contact; or resolution of case
55. Client Care Newsletter First issue December 2008
Current issue July/August 2009
Information, updates on services, and metrics
Training and Consulting solutions
Updates on software solutions and patches
57. Guide to Client Care
Published June 2009
Revised/updated version of “Client Care Guide”
58. Guide to Client Care
59. Questions?? Contact Mary Beth for any questions regarding Client Care ( and Operations overall )
Support Portal login problems
Escalation of cases
Upgrades ( general and scheduling; not technical )
Any other information or questions
1-800-288-8020 ext. 6921
marybeth.macdonald@sirsidynix.com