Dynix/Horizon merger

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From: Lormand, Saundra (sklorma@sandia.gov)
Date: Tue Jun 21 2005 - 10:00:41 PDT 

Subject: Dynix/Horizon merger
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:00:41 -0600
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From: "Lormand, Saundra" <sklorma@sandia.gov>

FYI for those of you whose ILS is from one of these two companies. Our
system, Horizon, comes from Dynix. Let's hope the merger goes smoothly.

Library Journal
ILS Vendors Sirsi and Dynix To Merge
-- June 21, 2005
Sirsi Corporation and Dynix Corporation-the second largest and largest
ILS vendors-announced this morning that they will merge.
Sirsi Corporation and Dynix Corporation-the second largest and largest
ILS vendors-announced this morning that they will merge. The new
SirsiDynix, which will be the largest ILS vendor by far, will continue
full development and support of both Sirsi's Unicorn and Dynix's Horizon
8.x/Corinthian.
Planning is underway to integrate worldwide operations between the two
companies. As SirsiDynix, the company will have approximately 4000
installations around the world, with over 20,000 library outlets. In
2004, Dynix led the industry in new sales, followed closely by Sirsi,
which tied for second with Innovative Interfaces. Both companies are
privately held; terms were not disclosed.
Patrick Sommers, Sirsi's CEO, described the new company as a "merger of
equals." Sommers will step up to become CEO of SirsiDynix while Jack
Blount, Dynix's CEO, will be retained as a consultant.
How deep is the merger? Thomas Gates, Sirsi's vice president of
marketing, told LJ that the two "will become one company" to streamline
development, but will retain their individual identities: "These are
strong brands and they will be retained." Both Sirsi's Huntsville, AL,
and Dynix's Provo, UT, facilities will be maintained. With a flat
customer base and with vendors scrambling to provide libraries with
similar functions, consolidation in the ILS market has been predicted
for years. "This venture will allow us to capitalize our resources and
eliminate redundancies," said Gates. "It opens the door to even greater
innovation for our libraries."

Saundra Lormand
Group Leader
Technical Library, MS 9211
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 969
Livermore, CA 94550
sklorma@sandia.gov
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