Talis goes for SirsiDynix - but not this Talis!
What’s in a name? Everything when two, sort of connected, organisations share the same name.
Reading the river of news that flows through my RSS reader this morning I was brought up short by the following quote:
….Now with our new TALIS partnership, we look forward to bringing the power and flexibility of SirsiDynix Symphony and the expertise…
Did I miss an email from our CEO? - Is it April 1st? - Did I get out of bed in to a parallel universe this morning? - All thoughts that flashed through my caffeine deprived brain, until I realised that it was the other Talis.
The SirsiDynix press release was actually talking about the Tasmanian Automated Library Information System (TALIS) Network, choosing SirsiDynix software. Phew, time for a coffee and a lay down.
I’m hoping to meet with the folks from Tasmania in a forthcoming trip to Australia. So look out for the Talis meets Talis blog post in a couple of months. - Do you think I will get very far asking them to change their name?
January 25th, 2008 at 7:54 am
When I saw the SD press release (which, strangely, they saw fit to post on the Horizon customers mailing list), I did think “If only Talis had tendered and won the contract…”