Laura,

The Smithsonian Institution is looking into NextERA, not RAMS.

RAMS-FIE is the company that offers the software.

We do have a DOS package, still available, called RMS.
You may wish to seek comments on NextERA, the SQL windows system.

Lisa Richman Ballance
Senior Research Administration Specialist
RAMS-FIE, Inc.
xxxxxx@rams-fie.com

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From: Research Administration Discuss
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Subject: Grant Databases -Reply
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 1996 7:28PM

Please post responses to the list for this inquiry.

We currently use an in-house system based on Paradox 4.0 for DOS
(just a little dated!).  It works okay and I'd be happy to answer questions
about it, but we are seriously trying to upgrade into a pre-made package
system -- if we can get the money to pay for it!  Right now, we are trying
to get RAMS -- any opinions on the system would be welcome since we
haven't gotten it yet nor are we committed to buying it at the present
moment.

Thanks!

Laura Mahoney
Grant and Contract Specialist
Office of Sponsored Projects
Smithsonian Institution

>>> Research Administration Discussion Group
<xxxxxx@health.state.ny.us> 10/22/96 05:52pm >>>
Colleagues,

I've somewhat sheepish in posting this request but the time has come.
We here at the Cancer Center are attempting to develop a grant/contract
tracking system or database.  We regrettably do not yet have such an
animal.
I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or pointers members if this
list might be willing to share.

Along with the obvious fields (PI name, source, dollars, years) we are
looking to include fields in the database to include what the Cancer
Center is obligated to support, resources committed and any unfunded
mandates included any grant application.

Small task!

Again, thanks to the members of the list for any directions you can
supply.

Lou Lafrado
___________________________________________________________________
Louis J. Lafrado, Ph.D.
Research Administrator
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
900 Camino de Salud, NE    Albuquerque, New Mexico  87131
(505)  277-0177/voice    277-2841/fax    xxxxxx@argo.unm.edu  (email)
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