While most automation suppliers are willing to follow the technology trend and build products in order to stay current with market demand, the truly innovative and entrepreneurial company is setting expectations and providing forward‐thinking solutions for its customers. Blindly shifting all development resources into a client/server solution without fully understanding the longevity and future implications of the technology will ultimately lead to accelerated obsolescence, a short‐term customer base, and, finally, failure to forge long‐term partnerships with customers. Having almost 20 years of experience providing long‐term solutions and strong partnerships with its customers, the author believes that Innovative Interfaces has been able to look beyond the current technology and anticipate the needs of the future. A current example of the foresight and evolutionary approach to the introduction of new technology is demonstrated through Innovative's client/server architecture. To ensure that every INNOPAC customer has a system that can continue to grow and remain current into the next century, Innovative has introduced INNOPAC Millennium and is redefining client/server expectations.
Article navigation
1 April 1996
Review Article|
April 01 1996
Innopac millennium: Preparing libraries for the 21st century: A perspective and commitment
David J. Greene
David J. Greene
Director of marketing, Innovative Interfaces, Emeryville, California.
Search for other works by this author on:
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-166X
Print ISSN: 0737-8831
© MCB UP Limited
1996
Library Hi Tech (1996) 14 (4): 45–56.
Citation
Greene DJ (1996), "Innopac millennium: Preparing libraries for the 21st century: A perspective and commitment". Library Hi Tech, Vol. 14 No. 4 pp. 45–56, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048041
Download citation file:
New and popular articles
Suggested Reading
The INNOPAC library system at the University of Hull
VINE (February,1999)
INNOPAC innovates?
VINE (March,1994)
Functional performance of automated systems: a comparative study of HORIZON, INNOPAC and VTLS
Program (December,1998)
OCLC’s CAT ME Plus and INNOPAC: downloading serials OCLC records
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives (January,1993)
Human‐computer interfaces and OPACS: Introductory thoughts related to INNOPAC
Library Hi Tech (February,1991)
Related Chapters
THE MILLENNIUM DOME ‘INTRODUCTION TO CLIENT CONCEPT’
Widespan Roof Structures
Flamenco in Concrete – the Kent Messenger Millennium Bridge, Maidstone, Uk
Role of Concrete Bridges in Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the International Symposium held at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK on 3–4 September 2003
Using GPS to Measure the Deflections and Frequency responses of the London Millennium Bridge
Bridge design, construction and maintenance: Proceedings of the two day international conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held in Beijing on 17–18 September 2007
Recommended for you
These recommendations are informed by your reading behaviors and indicated interests.
