MDA Software Survey
Vernon CMS
Vernon Systems
Last updated: 6.2008
Brief Description | Vernon is a sophisticated and comprehensive collection management system used by hundreds of museum professionals. Vernon provides efficient collection management tools including: cataloguing and location control, procedural administration of activities, automated reporting, a flexible query writer, multimedia support and easy to use public access. |
Minimum Hardware | Client:
File Server:
For indicative disk sizing we suggest allowing approximately 5k per object plus space for images. Refer to company website for more details on recommended equipment specifications. (See below.) |
Operating Systems and Networks | For Client: Windows NT Workstation, 2000 or XP. Workstation Networks: Windows NT/2000/2003. |
Images | Images are stored in a specialist Photo AV file. Photo AV records may be linked to other records throughout the system including objects, people, sites and documents. Object records may have multiple images attached and in turn one image may be attached to multiple object records (or other types of record that may have images attached). |
Public Access | Vernon Browser offers highly configurable sophisticated web access to selected collection data. Vernon HTML Export is also available. |
CD Publication | Yes. |
Internet | Internet and intranet access available via Vernon Browser and Vernon HTML Export. |
Database Architecture | Relational with multi-values. (Revelation's OpenInsight). |
Cost - Single User | Vernon Cataloguing - £2,200. Vernon Cataloguing and Vernon Activities - £6,700. |
Cost - 5 Users | Vernon Cataloguing:
Vernon Cataloguing and Vernon Activities:
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Additional Pricing Notes | Vernon Browser - £5,000 Vernon HTML Export - £1,000 Art & Architecture Thesaurus - £220 Single-User, £420 Multi-User Revised Nomenclature - £220 Single-User, £420 Multi-Use. Data Conversion - £700 per day - most data conversions take 5-10 days and are given as a fixed price quote after a review of the existing data. |
Training | Onsite training is tailored to suit requirements at a cost of £900 per day including expenses. Training is priced per day regardless of the number attending, although class sizes are usually limited to ensure attendees receive individual attention. For larger installations it is often possible to minimize costs by purchasing training for the System Supervisor(s) for the site, who can then in turn train other users. Minimum training for an initial installation is 2 days. Further days may be required depending on the modules purchased and complexity of use. |
Support | Ninety days maintenance is included for free with the licence fee. Annual Support (including software upgrades) is calculated at 20% of the current licence cost. A support contract is optional after the first year. A current Support Agreement offers unlimited support via email, fax or phone; upgrades; remote issue resolution via internet (if available); annual user group meetings; electronic user forum; quarterly newsletters |
Museum Users and Sites in the UK | Number of sites - 23. Number of concurrent users - 120. |
Museum Users and Sites Worldwide | Number of sites - 151. Number of concurrent users - 653. |
Largest Museum Site - No of Users and No of Records | Queensland Museum: 40 users, c880,000 records. |
Special Features |
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Future Developments | Refer to website or contact Vernon Systems. |
Technical Details
Feature | |
Audit trails | As standard |
Passwords | As standard |
Picklist | As standard |
Thesaurus for Data Entry | As standard |
Thesaurus for Retrieval | As standard |
Screen Designer | Additional cost - Customised screens |
Report Writer | As standard |
Modifiable Data Structure | As standard |
Maximum Characters per Field | 2 Mb practical limit |
Maximum Records per File | No limit. |
Digital Image Formats | BMP, PCX, TIFF, DXF, EPSF, FlashPix, WMF, Targa, IMG, JPEG, WPG, PCD, PNG. |
Data Import Facilities | XML Import and can cut and paste via Windows environment. Vernon Systems also offers programmatic import of records. |
Data Export Facilities | Export to XML, comma delimited, MS Excel etc. The user can also define their own customized export formats. |
For More Information Contact
Contact Name | Jennifer Taylor Moore |
Contact Job Title | UK Systems Consultant |
Contact Phone Number | 079 3238 6098 |
Contact E-mail | |
Address | 43 Stoneleigh Avenue |
Company Website |
Support
Contact Name | Jennifer Taylor Moore |
Contact Job Title | UK Systems Consultant |
Contact Phone Number | 079 3238 6098 |
Contact E-mail | |
Address | 43 Stoneleigh Avenue |
Company Website |
Software Developer
Company Name | Vernon Systems Limited. |
Contact Name | Paul Rowe or Georgia Lowe. |
Contact Job Title | Joint CEOs. |
Contact Phone Number | +(649) 815 5599 |
Contact E-mail | |
Address | 12A McDonald Street or PO Box 6909 |
Company Website |
