Equinox was founded in late 2006 by the software team that developed Evergreen, the integrated library system (ILS) first used by the Georgia Public Library's statewide PINES consortium. Equinox continues to grow, and has added Koha to its service offerings, further advancing open source software for libraries.

The open source model promises more flexibility for libraries and better control over key software used to run basic management functions. Equinox continues developing Evergreen, and has added Koha to their offerings. We sell various services to libraries implementing Evergreen and Koha: data migration from legacy systems, training, support, and specialized development. In the process, Equinox seeks to provide a strong support system for libraries using the software by promoting the growth of the open source software community and adhering to the Equinox Promise.

As Chief Executive Officer, Brad LaJeunesse leads the strategic direction of Equinox Software, Inc. He has 10 years' experience in technology, including 5 years in public libraries. Brad holds a BA and MLIS, both from the University of South Carolina. As the original advocate and visionary for the Evergreen project, Brad led the project from first conception in 2004 through Evergreen's successful launch in over 270 PINES libraries in 2006. In 2005, Brad was honored by Library Journal as a Mover & Shaker.

Grace Dunbar, Chief Operating Officer, leads the day to day resource management of Equinox Software, Inc. Grace earned her MLIS from San Jose State University and has served as a librarian at Stanford University, Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta), and as the director for the library system aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Grace not only adds to the wealth of library experience at Equinox, she also brings brings her expertise in management and organizational structure.

Charlton, who honchos the Evergreen migration team at Equinox, is a skilled developer and data migration specialist who in his decade in the industry has led developers and data specialists through hundreds of successful data migrations, has contributed his development acumen to thousands of lines of code, and has guided libraries through numerous successful development projects. Most recently, Galen has joined the library open source community, contributing to projects such as MARC/Perl, Koha, and now Evergreen.

Bill specializes in software development and client integration for Evergreen software, and in January, 2008 assumed responsibility as the lead developer for the forthcoming acquisitions services. As one of the core Evergreen engineers, Bill's primary focus for Equinox is server applications development, software customization, support tools, and systems deployment. Bill has worked in software development and support since 2001, and has experience in customer service and support development. Bill has a BS in Computer Science and a BA in English from the University of Georgia.

Jason acts as a liason between customers and the open source Evergreen community, and is responsible for the front-end design of the Evergreen staff client. He comes from a military and customer service background, has a BS in Computer Science, and 10 years of experience as a software developer and technologist. For the last five years he has been working in the library domain performing statistical analysis of library data, bibliographic matching and data mapping for system migrations, and designing and developing supplemental systems for statistical reporting, bibliographic deduping, intra-organization communication and issue tracking. Jason is one of the original core developers for the Evergreen project and was instrumental in advocating for its creation. His main focuses are quality control and assurance, documentation, and human-computer interaction.

Bob works with libraries new to the world of open source and those evaluating Evergreen for their ILS. He also heads our effort with potential partners both in the open source community and those outside it. Bob has experience in a variety of libraries and taught in three library schools. His work and research have concentrated in two areas: with integrating information technology with library functions and with analyzing library data. He has compiled a number of library data series and published results of his research. He has an MSLS from Western Reserve University and a PhD from the University of North Carolina. He is working on a second edition to his textbook, The Internet Under the Hood, where he plans to expand the coverage of open source applications to capture the exciting capabilities that open source promises for the library community.

For nearly a decade, Mike, who leads the technical design of Evergreen, has been building large database-backed applications and enterprise monitoring systems, as well as system administration and security tools. Mike, one of the original Evergreen developers, has brought his knowledge of database architecture, search, and low-level systems to Evergreen since its inception in August, 2004. He is intimately familiar with traditional library data standards and technology such as MARC and Z39.50, as well as emerging standards such as MODS/MADS and SRW/U. Mike is an active member of the library technical community who has participated in the design of both unAPI and the CQL Bibliographic Searching proposal.