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FileMaker Pro - Another very popular solution is FileMaker Pro. Databases you create with FileMaker Pro are easily shared within your workgroup or across the web. Drag and drop to convert Excel files or get started with 40 professionally-designed templates.

Vernon Systems COLLECTION (for Windows) - Sophisticated and comprehensive collections management system installed in more than 70 sites worldwide including many leading US, European and Australasian museums. Tailored to precisely meet the needs of diverse collections and functions. Provides cataloguing, location control, loans, exhibition, conservation, receipting, transport/crating and acquisition proposals. Since 1985.

Re:Discovery - Re:discovery is a powerful and flexible Windows-based, ODBC compliant software application for managing all aspects of museum collections, archives, research libraries, archaeology sites, and visual resource collections. Among its features, Re:discovery offers powerful searching capability, point and click functionality, support of hierarchical lexicons, compatibility with SQL Server and Oracle databases, and an optional Web-based interface for read-only public access. Re:discovery is in use at a wide range of institutions at over 400 sites in the United States and Canada.

Questor Systems - Data migration, collections backed websites, image integration, and more. Provides the ARGUS web module - The Web Module allows visitors to search your collection by browsing selected images with descriptive labels, or searching using keywords.

ARTchive - A multimedia image database program that links an object's images, sounds and movies with its curatorial fields. Working free demo versions available online (Mac and Windows 3.1)

Artefact - Artefacts provides professional internet services including website hosting and access to collection management database systems. (Vienna, UK)

Gallery Systems - Relational database solutions. Offers multiple Collections Management solutions to meet the needs of a wide variety of collectors - from private collectors to world-renowned museums.

Artsystem - State of the art gallery and collections management software (GalleryPro), used by over 650 of the World's top galleries and museums

ArtWatch - Provides art management software packages to help both private collectors and institutions track and monitor collections. Currently there are five ArtWatch products available and/or planned:

Emotion.com (formerly Cinebase) - Global leader in Media Management Solutions for the production, post, advertising, government, broadcast and cable industries. From workgroups to enterprise.

BGM Imaging - Services include digital imaging, exhibit, display, multimedia and internet programming and design.

Embark, from DAS - EmbARK is a model application for museums, universities, individuals, corporations, businesses, and institutions, as the program is designed not only to catalog, inventory, and manage collections, but also to facilitate teaching, independent study, and research

Eloquent Systems - Offers application development tools and integrated modular applications for managing large collections. Software is suited for large collections that must be cataloged or described. Features include building the intelligent database, precise access to information, tracking items with barcodes, display of associated images, access via the Internet, and extensive reporting options.

Heritage Sentinel - Heritage Sentinel responds reliably and rapidly even with large numbers of records and connected network users. Can manage all collection items. Cumulative Conservation windows record periodic Condition Reports, Treatment Proposals, Treatment Reports as well as storage and display requirements. Management by departmental responsibility is supported. Retrieve information based on the contents of any field or combination of fields.

History Database - Created specifically for historical research, writing and cataloging. Combines computer database management with historical research practices and museum cataloging standards for fast reliable use. Used by individual researchers as well as institutions. Single-user and multi-user versions, running on IBM PC compatible computers allow data to be exchanged easily.

IBM Digital Library - IBM DB2 Digital Library transforms multimedia assets into digital form which can be distributed over public or private networks (ie Internet and intranets) to users around the world.

KE Texpress - The KE EMu Museum Management System is designed to provide ease of access to large collections. Uses object based technology to model complex real world collections directly into database record structures. This "one to one" mapping allows for simplicity of design, extensibility, object level security and very fast retrieval speeds.

MCMS from Westar Systems - Museum Collections Management System (MCMS) is a comprehensive, integrated, menu driven system that automates management of artifact and document collections Also offer MCMS-Lite which is a simpler system that can quickly catalog collections with easy to use "load and go" features.

MicroMARC from MSU - Michigan State University's MicroMARC is a microcomputer collections management system for the administration of holdings. Provides flexible and comprehensive search and report capabilities and utilizes the national descriptive standard (USMARC). Can import and export records in USMARC format with any other system,

Minaret - Minaret is flexible and highly regarded software package for managing diverse collections. Has been purchased by more than 350 institutions, both large and small. Ready to use right out of the box, and can be extensively modified without any programming.

Cuadra Associates STAR - Cuadra Associates' flagship product STAR is an award-winning multi-user, multi-purpose software package with the power and flexibility to manage information collections of all types. It is suitable for standalone, networked, Internet and intranet use.

Willoughby Associates - Developers of widely used turn key museum solutions, primarily SNAP and MultiMIMSY.

Virtual Collections from GCI - Energetic and innovative Canadian company provides range of software solutions for collection and archival management. Separate screens for catalogues, conservation, multimedia, finances, copyrights, lists, statistics, etc.