I followed up on the recommendation from one of the PBS members regarding Data Village's product, normally priced at about $60 but available on eBay for around $25-30 this weekend, and probably still there. I took a quick look at the evaluation copy and it seemed pretty interesting so I bought a license and installed it yesterday. The company has been very responsive so far. The software is straightforward, reasonably customizable and has some nice features. It is easy to use and will meet most of my needs, if not all of them at the moment. It seems to have been well thought out and is based on a core database/interface they have customized for various hobby and educational purposes. The company also will customize it further if needed, both from an interface and underlying database perspective (at a cost). I've asked for an estimate to make some relatively simple changes to the interface that will be useful to me. Ena Gatenby was very helpful and did refer my questions to the Demeter development team but I doubt that will bear any fruit until they are ready to roll out a commercial product. I'll keep you posted. Best, J. John T Lonsdale PhD 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 484 678 9856 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ USDA Zone 6b -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Sue Ittner Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 7:29 PM To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: [pbs] Plant Accession Database Hi everyone, This message from one of our members in response to John Lonsdale's request for help with data bases didn't get through for some reason so I am sending it on in case any of the rest of you are interested. Mary Sue Re Plant Accession database. Have you heard of Demeter? It is not on sale yet and is only available to National Collection holders in the UK at the moment. However, it is hoped that it will be available commercially some time later this year. I use it for my national collection of Leucojum and Acis records and although it is still having teething troubles, the design team take comments on board. If you e-mail me separately on Snowflakes@gatenby.net I will put tell you more about it or put you in touch with the design team. Ena Gatenby. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php