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caplen's aim product suite delivers the features and functionality to manage important animal records for single or any combination of multiple breeds.

Private Pet Owners Professional Animal Managers Breeders and Breed Associations Animal Shelters and Rescues Zoological Parks and Science Centers Animal Rehabilitators	Trainers and Handlers Veterinarians and Animal Clinics Livestock Farmers and Producers Researchers Members in organizations such as 4-H and USPC Exotic Animal Sanctuaries
The aim technology provides critically needed records management for Natural Disaster Relief.

Private Pet Owners top of page

Private Pet Owners enjoy the full range of features and functionality in any of the aim versions. From keeping track of their pets pedigree information ... to recording general care and maintenance records ... to collecting all of their digital images and videos, aim provides the perfect alternative to sticking important information under magnets on the refrigerator door! Recommendation ... Standard Version - for pet owners who do not require Pedigree Workshop. Professional Version - for pet owners who require the functionality of the Pedigree Workshop. Standard Bundle - includes Standard Version, Architect and Print Shop. Professional Bundle - includes Professional Version, Architect and Print Shop.

Professional Animal Managers top of page

Professional Animal Managers, regardless of animal breed, need to keep records for standard activities, such as acquisition, disposition, general care and maintenance, etc. They also need to keep specialized records, such as Premise-to-Premise movements and B&C-compliant scoring. aim provides everything that a Professional Animal Manager needs to record and manage diversified records, specific to their operation and breed(s). Recommendation ... Professional Bundle - includes Architect, Records and Print Shop ... for creating specialized data entry forms, recording and mining data, as well as creating reporting templates that mimic regulatory forms and operation-specific formatting.

Breeders and Breed Associations top of page

Breeders need to record and manage accurate and complete records related to breeding, managed care, pedigree and progeny, and disposition of their Sires and Dams. Breed Associations need to record and manage breed-specific information, sometimes spanning hundreds of years, and produce customized Pedigree and Breed Association Certificates and documentation. aim provides a complete suite of features and functionality to manage important breeding records - live cover, open cover, artificial insemination and collection ( including straw and vile storage ) ... as well as birthing events with unlimited detail ( offspring ) records ... and a unique general care and gestation planner to construct reusable templates to support the management of activities and milestones during the gestation period for any breed. Additionally, aim's Print Shop provides the tools to construct reusable report templates for breed, breeding and breed association documentation and certificates. Recommendation ... Professional Bundle - includes Architect, Records and Print Shop ... for creating specialized data entry forms, recording and mining data, as well as creating reporting templates that mimic regulatory forms and operation-specific formatting. Pedigree Bundle - includes Architect, Records and Print Shop ... for extending the data tables with data fields which are specific and individualized to each breeder operation ... and creating reusable, customized breed certificates and pedigree documents.

Animal Shelters and Rescues top of page

Animal Shelters and Rescue Operations require the tools to manage a diverse range of records for facility-based and virtual operational models. Private and government supported shelters and rescues need the tools to support acquisition ( intake ), disposition, general care and maintenance and medical and veterinary activities ... and more. aim provides the tools to accomplish the range of basic record keeping requirements, as well as the ability to construct Shelter / Rescue specific data entry forms to meet specialized records management requirements. Additionally, aim provides the features and functionality to support Adoption and Foster Care programs. NOTE: Many rescue operations are volunteer based and operate in a virtual manner ... volunteers care for rescued animals on their own properties. aim easily adapts to this type of use ... allowing each volunteer to manage records for animals in their care ... and exporting these important operational records to a centralized aim records system. Recommendation ... Standard Version - for Animal Shelters and Rescue Operations who do not require Pedigree Workshop. Professional Version - for Animal Shelters and Rescue Operations who require the functionality of the Pedigree Workshop. Standard Bundle - includes Standard Version, Architect and Print Shop. Professional Bundle - includes Professional Version, Architect and Print Shop.

Zoological Parks and Science Centers top of page

Paraphrased from the 2005 AZA Annual Meeting ... "Specimen records impact every aspect of captive wildlife management from breeding recommendations to medical and husbandry care". The zoological community has long struggled with data recordkeeping issues and the absence of well-designed and well-engineered records management software. caplen's records management technologies are used by zoological operators around the world - small, medium and large ... providing a broader range of features and functionality than institutionalized software solutions costing thousands of dollars more ... functioning as the sole records management software solution, or as a value-added toolset to improve process efficiencies and data integrity ... and reduce costs! NOTE: For Zoological Parks and Science Centers, who have contractual commitments to ISIS, aim provides the option and opportunity to integrate a more flexible and adaptable toolset into the Organization's operational and functional records management strategy ... not principally to replace ISIS, but to provide a value-added technology with a broader range of features and functionality. Additionally, the aim Print Shop provides the tools to create reusable report templates that mimic USDA, AZA, AAZK, ISIS and other institutional documents. At caplen, we believe that ISIS provides a range of vertical record keeping, specific and standardized by governing bodies and plays a critical role in gathering and archiving important custodial information. What we have learned from discussions with Parks and Centers around the world is that zoological operators need a software solution that gives each user control and custody of their own information ... without limits or restrictions ... without recurring fees and costs ... and the flexibility to export required information sets as desired. General Considerations ... Small-to-Medium Sized Operations - aim provides everything that a small-to-medium sized operation requires to record, manage and report the range of records specific to each specimen in the collection. Medium-to-Large Operations - Many large operations have contractual commitments to a centralized records storage provider, which require the operation to pay recurring fees and maintenance costs and in most cases, limit or restrict the operations ability to adapt the software to meet differing operational requirements. aim gives operations and house operators the tools to manage specimen-specific / house-specific data which is required and most meaningful to each of them. Individual house operators, such as Elephant House, Primate House, etc., have the tools to tailor their records management to meet their specific programs and / or research projects ... exporting required information to a centralized system to meet governing records management policies. Recommendation ... Zoological Version - includes Architect, Records and Print Shop. Additional installations of the Standard version can be integrated into Education and Outreach departments to support collection reference and reporting activities.

Animal Rehabilitators top of page

Rehabilitators need the tools to manage records for acquisition, disposition, general care and maintenance, medical and veterinary ... and more. Additionally, they need to provide accurate and complete reporting of their rehabilitation activities. aim provides the tools to manage records for all aspects of rehabilitation, regardless of breed, and report submissions to governing authorities. Recommendation ... Standard Version - for Rehabilitators who do not require Pedigree Workshop. Professional Version - for Rehabilitators who require the functionality of the Pedigree Workshop. Standard Bundle - includes Standard Version, Architect and Print Shop. Professional Bundle - includes Professional Version, Architect and Print Shop.

Trainers and Handlers top of page

Trainers and Handlers need to record general care and competition related information ... as well as calendar and scheduling records to support their training and competition scheduling. aim provides the tools to manage records for all aspects of training and competition ... general care and maintenance, competition results, financial ledger ... and more! Recommendation ... Standard Version - for Trainers and Handlers who do not require the functionality of the Pedigree Workshop. Standard Bundle - includes Standard Version, Architect and Print Shop.

Veterinarians and Animal Clinics top of page

aim provides the tools to support Veterinary and Animal clinicians, giving users an electronic folder of each animal's comprehensive care history ... with unlimited links to digital images, video clips and scanned historical evaluation documents. File cabinets and dusty cardboard boxes can be replaced with aim. As clients move, their animal care data is easily exported and forwarded to other Veterinary Clinics using aim. Recommendation ... Standard Version - for Clinics who do not require Pedigree Workshop. Professional Version - for Clinics who require the functionality of the Pedigree Workshop. Standard Bundle - includes Standard Version, Architect and Print Shop. Professional Bundle - includes Professional Version, Architect and Print Shop.

Livestock Farmers and Producers top of page

Livestock Farmers and Producers, regardless of animal breed, need to keep records for standard activities, such as acquisition, disposition, general care and maintenance, etc. They also need to keep specialized records related to their production operations, such as meat, milk, fleece, etc. aim provides everything that a Livestock Farmer or Producer needs to record and manage diversified records, specific to their farm operation and breed(s). Additionally, many Livestock Farmers and Producers must comply with regulatory record keeping and reporting requirements, such as the National Animal Identification System ( NAIS ). aim's NAIS Record Book complies with AIP / NAIS specifications and make it easy to record and submit Government required data. Recommendation ... Professional Bundle - includes Architect, Records and Print Shop ... for creating specialized data entry forms, recording and mining data, as well as creating reporting templates that mimic regulatory forms and operation-specific formatting.

Researchers top of page

Research facilities typically work with generations of data and must comply with regulatory reporting requirements. aim provides a comprehensive and flexible set of features and functionality to support the differing use and reporting requirements for Research facilities. Recommendation ... Zoological Version - for Researchers that require a Zoological lexicon in the user interface. Professional Bundle - for Researchers that require a non-Zoological lexicon in the user interface and conduct breeding operations ( pedigree and progeny ).

Youth Organizations top of page

Youth membership organizations, such as 4-H and USPC, need to keep complete and accurate records of their animal care and animal projects, as well as their membership activities to support submissions of Record Books and Rating Advancement notebooks. aim provides Club Members with everything they need, in a single software solution, to keep an accurate and complete history of their Club participation. IMPORTANT NOTE: With aim Architect, standardized data entry forms can be created and distributed to ALL Club Members ... making it easy to establish a uniform record keeping, reporting and submission capability at all levels in the organization. This allows Club Members to use the lesser priced Student and Standard versions and simply import data entry forms which have been designed by Staff personnel. Recommendation ... Student Version - for Club Members who do not require Architect or Pedigree Workshop. Standard Bundle - for Club Members who want to create their own data entry forms and do not require Pedigree Workshop. Professional Bundle - for Club Members who want to create their own data entry forms and need the functionality of the Pedigree Workshop. NOTE: The aim Print Shop is included in the above bundle packages ... giving Club Members the tools they need to construct Record Books and Rating Advancement Notebooks to meet any print formatting requirements.

Exotic Animal Sanctuaries top of page

Exotic Animal Sanctuaries need to keep meticulous records ... acquisition, disposition, general care and maintenance ... as well as unique information to meet regulatory requirements. The aim suite gives Sanctuaries the tools that they need to accomplish all of their record keeping and reporting tasks. Recommendation ... Zoological Version - for Sanctuaries that require a Zoological lexicon in the user interface. Professional Bundle - for Sanctuaries that require a non-Zoological lexicon in the user interface and conduct breeding operations ( pedigree and progeny ). Standard Bundle - for Sanctuaries that require a non-Zoological lexicon in the user interface and do not conduct breeding operations.

Natural Disaster Relief top of page

Natural disasters, such as Hurricanes, Tornados, Floods and Fires result in the displacement of thousands of animals. Typically, following any natural disaster, we never learn the total scope in terms of number of animals displaced or lost and the related financial costs. With aim, a complete and comprehensive recording of all information can be accomplished and shared with governing entities. The aim technology provides critically needed records management tools to: Record all rescued and / or recovered Animals. These records can then be used to more accurately report the impact, in both number of animals and financial costs. Record each Owner and the descriptive details to identify their lost / displaced animal. These records can then be used to match Owners with the Animals. Capture a complete and accurate record of donations (financial, supplies, cages, etc.), housing, foster care, treatments and costs. Recommendation ... Standard Bundle - Volunteers and Care Givers at temporary and / or permanent facilities can use this version to record and forward their records to a centralized aim system ... gathering all records across the disaster zone into a single, searchable and reportable records management capability. Alternatively, the records can be exported in spreadsheet formats for analysis and / or other use. The aim technology has the flexibility to go anywhere and the features and functionality to capture everything!