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Why Consider Alice ?
Alice efficiently and effectively assist
you in the management and control of your
library. Alice is easy to use. It perform
all the functions you require in a library
system. Alice is reliable and proven product.
Over the last twenty five years it has
grown and achieved the status of leading
library automation software of the world
Alice is available in many languages -
English, Chinese, Arabic, Bhasa Malaysia,
French. Vietnamese and Indian Languages
etc.
»Is
Alice reliable?
Yes! The quality and reliability is borne
out by the fact that Alice is used in
over Seventeen Thousand libraries worldwide.
Alice is on contract in Queensland, Victoria,
NSW, and Tasmania. Alice ia an Australian
product exported to more then 19 countries
from Iceland to Peru. Gradually it marked
the presence in all Six countries.
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Is Alice Simple to use?
Yes! Your users will find it easy to search
and borrow their own material. Alice performs
the routine daily functions within the
library freeing your time for more complex
tasks.
»Is
Alice flexible?
Yes! Alice is based on modular design.
This means you buy only the modules that
suits your needs. It can operate standalone,
on a network and in a multi campus situation
using Windows 2000/2003. On network you
can add workstations.
»How
cost effective is Alice?
Yes! Alice is also tailored to suit the
school, small and special libraries. You
automate your library with
Alice solo which comes with Standard Modules and is a cost effective solution for small libraries.Remember you only buy the
modules you need. Alsoyou can add any
module in future depending on your requirement.
»Is
there a "Help Desk" if I have
a Problem?
Yes! Softlink has an efficient support
structure which provides unequalled support.
The average response time for support
is 70 min.
»Can
I upgrade from my current system to Alice
?
Yes! Data can be converted from standard
software packages. Hassle free change
over to Alice allows for continuity of
library services.
»Can
I quickly catalogue my resources?
Yes! Rapid cataloguing of resources with
Alice (1000 items per day) now makes library
automation possible for all libraries.
Be up and running in weeks rather than
years.
»My
library is small, is there any software
to suit my library?
Yes! Alice for Windows Slol is ideal for
small libraries where access by one user
at a time is all that needed.
»Is
training available?
Yes! Quality training programs are conducted
by experienced qualified educators.
»Where
is Alice Developed?
Alice is developed in Australia, with
its international offices at United States
of America, United Kingdom, Australia
, New Zealand and India.
»Is
the ongoing development of - Alice taking
into account recent advances in technology?
Yes! the research and development of Alice
is ongoing and in areas such as multimedia,
Internet Inquiry and rapid cataloguing
(1000items per day), Alice is a world
leader at the forefront of library automation
technology.
»Does
Alice support New Technologies like Smart
Card, RFID and Biometric Recognition Systems?
Yes, Alice is fully compatible with New
Technologies like RFID and Biometric Recognition
System (Fingerprint). Research into Smart
Card technology is continuing.
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