Vernon Systems
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Vernon Systems Ltd is a company that produces collections management software for museum
s, galleries
, and other cultural heritage
institutions. The company was established in 1985. It is based in Auckland
, New Zealand
, but sells its software internationally.
The main product of VSL is Vernon CMS, a museum collection management system.
It also provides the eHive online collections management system, allowing free use initially for low levels of use, and then graded charges depending on usage. eHive is the foundation of the NZMuseums
website, a public site showcasing New Zealand's museums and galleries and their collections. eHive is a web-based software as a service application.
VSL has partnered with museum organizations like MDA, now the Collections Trust
in the United Kingdom
. The company has exhibited at the Museums and the Web
conference and the Museums & Heritage Show in London
.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
s, galleries
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
, and other cultural heritage
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
institutions. The company was established in 1985. It is based in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, but sells its software internationally.
The main product of VSL is Vernon CMS, a museum collection management system.
It also provides the eHive online collections management system, allowing free use initially for low levels of use, and then graded charges depending on usage. eHive is the foundation of the NZMuseums
NZMuseums
NZMuseums is a website which provides digital access to around 400 of New Zealand's museums and galleries and their collections. It includes a directory of museums and galleries, and an on-line collection management system. NZMuseums enables the several hundred small volunteer-run museums...
website, a public site showcasing New Zealand's museums and galleries and their collections. eHive is a web-based software as a service application.
VSL has partnered with museum organizations like MDA, now the Collections Trust
Collections Trust
The Collections Trust is an independent charitable organisation which works to improve the management and sustainability of cultural collections in the United Kingdom...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The company has exhibited at the Museums and the Web
Museums and the Web
The annual Museums and the Web conference is the leading international conference in the field of museums and their websites. It has been organized by Archives & Museum Informatics each Spring in North America since 1997.- Overview :...
conference and the Museums & Heritage Show in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.