MDA Software Survey
ARGUS
Questor Systems, Inc.
Last updated: 03.2006
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Brief Description |
ARGUS is a powerful, full featured, application that automates all aspects of collection management including conservation, exhibit planning and site management. Open system architecture allows ARGUS to meet all your needs including web accessible databases. |
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Minimum Hardware |
Client:
Server
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Operating Systems and Networks |
Client: Windows 2000, Windows XP. Server: Windows 2000 Server or 2003 Server. Networks: TCP/IP. |
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Images |
Display of both images and text is supported. |
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Public Access |
Public Access features are found in the Web Access Module intra/internet access module. |
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CD Publication |
No. |
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Internet |
Internet access is supported with the Web Access Module. Please contact us for further details. |
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Database Architecture |
ARGUS is a relational database. The underlying database engine can be one of three databases, Oracle, Sybase SQL Anywhere and Microsoft SQL Server. Please contact us for further details. |
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Cost - Single User |
Single user one time cost is $4,000. Due to fluctuating exchange rates we list all pricing in US dollars. |
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Cost - 5 Users |
One time cost of $20,000 for a 5 user system. |
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Additional Pricing Notes |
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Training |
Training days are based on the modules purchased. Standard training with no extra modules is 4 days for ARGUS. All training, both general user and systems administrator is $1,200 per day (a day consisting of 8 hours) for on-site training plus airfare. PowerBuilder report writer training is also available. |
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Support |
Support and Maintenance is 18% of Questor Systems, Inc. software. Support is renewed annually and includes software support, new releases, bug fixes, newsletter and user group notification. |
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Museum Users and Sites in the UK |
Questor Systems, Inc. has been in business for over 18 years and has several products in sites around the world. We have one client in the UK with an 8 concurrent user license. |
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Museum Users and Sites Worldwide |
Our client sites around the world number over 200 and users are between 3 and 8 hundred. |
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Largest Museum Site - No of Users and No of Records |
Several of our clients have site licenses allowing them unlimited use of ARGUS by their staff. These sites tend to have between a quarter and a half a million object records. The total number of system records would be over a million counting loan, accession, lexicon, party/constituent and other records. |
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Special Features |
The special features of our system are too many to list. We suggest you visit our Web Site or contact us for further details. We take pride in our support of data modelling, user defined fields, full support of all registration activities, lexicon hierarchies and more. |
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Future Developments |
Questor Systems, Inc. is involved in a number of projects that will help shape collections management software as it moves into the 21st century. We solicit input from professionals in the community and encourage participate in collaborative efforts. This is an exciting time in Questor's history and we would encourage everyone to contact us and learn more about what we are doing. |
Technical Details
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Audit trails |
As standard. |
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Passwords |
As standard. |
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Picklist |
As standard. |
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Thesaurus for Data Entry |
As standard. |
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Thesaurus for Retrieval |
As standard. |
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Screen Designer |
As standard. |
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Report Writer |
As standard (Crystal or PowerBuilder). |
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Modifiable Data Structure |
As standard. |
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Maximum Characters per Field |
The maximum characters per field is dependent on the database of choice. We have always supplied clients with the maximum flexibility that technology of the time allows. Please contact us for further information. |
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Maximum Records per File |
Maximum records per file is also dependent on the database of choice. Please contact us with further questions. |
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Digital Image Formats |
We support an infinite number of digital image formats. These include but are not limited to BMP, GIF, and JPG. |
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Data Import Facilities |
Questor Systems, Inc. supports a full range of data import facilities. These include, but are not limited to comma delimited and tab delimited. We work with our clients to help aid them in their special projects and collections management endeavours. |
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Data Export Facilities |
Questor Systems, Inc. supports a full range of data export facilities. These include, but are not limited to comma delimited and tab delimited. We work with our clients to help aid them in their special projects and collections management endeavours. |
For More Information Contact
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Company Name |
Questor Systems, Inc. |
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Contact Name |
Teresa Ridgeway |
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Contact Job Title |
Education Consultant |
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Contact Phone Number |
(US) 310 783 1450 |
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Contact E-mail |
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Address |
21151 Western Avenue, |
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Company Website |
