Hi Folks, Time for an end-of-year check-in! When I was last here in Feb, I downloaded OpenVPMS and had a play. Results were mixed and I felt that there were signs of great potential, but that the software was not ready to take any further yet. How things have changed - a look at the current demo shows great progress so well done to all concerned! We are still looking for a suitable replacement for our 3 apps and although I don't think OpenVPMS is there yet I will be keeping an eye on things and possibly contributing where I can. It's interesting to see that some clinics are migrating from RxWorks - not that we use the package, but because it's quite a leap of faith to jump ship from such a mainstream PMS package (whether you love it or hate it) and so if some clinics are bold enough to make this move then it speaks well of OpenVPMS. Overall, our requirements remain the same and I would really appreciate any feedback from practices with a similar setup: 30 sites. 1 central database, 1 replicated copy at HQ. Sites possibly having their own local data set for ADSL fault tolerance. All sites able to see records from other clinics + able to book appointments in other clinics Site-specific pricing models, managed centrally. Online ordering of stock - it would be great to discover that the stock handling of OpenVPMS is modular so we can bolt on a module that works with our supplier (NVS broadband ordering) Here's a few other thoughts and issues for you: Reporting: If anyone is developing their own reports and hasn't found it already, I strongly recommend the Open Source package called iReport - it's very easy to use and has a host of features. We use it to supplement the (pretty dire) reporting in our existing packages - which means we are querying data from MS-SQL, MS Access and also MySQL (into which we import .csv files from our oldest PMS app). iReport will even work with .csv files - worth a look: http://www.jasperforge.org/sf/projects/ireport In the UK, the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) has formed a consortium looking at XML standards for transferring data between practices, PMS apps, insurance companies and diagnostics labs. The standards are currently being developed and there is interest from USA and mainland Europe. I am involved as we own a diagnostics lab as well as the clinics. It might be worth keeping an eye on things: http://www.vetxml.org/ Cheers! Nigel Kendrick