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About Our Company
Since 1988, AVImark combined all efforts toward one worthy goal: to provide the animal health industry
with unparalleled and uncompromising excellence in computer software. McAllister Software Systems, LLC.
is a family owned business with one product and one vision. We present this product to you as the material
presentation of that vision.
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Company History
In 1988, through the encouragement of a few veterinarians, the development and documentation staff of McAllister Software Systems, LLC., namely, Richard and Roger McAllister, spent the next two years developing a veterinary software system that is now known as AVImark. After two years of development, the software system known then as Veterinary Management System (VMS), was sold by McAllister Software Systems, LLC. with encouraging success. After one year of selling VMS to the veterinary industry, McAllister Software Systems, LLC. teamed up with Henry Schein, Inc. Henry Schein, Inc. became the exclusive distributor and sales agent for the VMS product. It was also at this time that the program assumed the registered name of AVImark.
It would be unfair of us, while telling the history of our company, to not mention and thank the many veterinarians and their staff members who supported us in the development of what is now the most popular veterinary software program on the market. It was their patient and persistent encouragement that kept our staff unshaken in the belief that a new veterinary software system could be provided at a reasonable cost that provided significant features and functionality. Over 95% of the features and functions of AVImark come directly from the suggestions received from veterinarians and clinic staff members. To all the veterinarians who supported us from the beginning (you know who you are) and to all of you who continue to support us, THANK YOU!.
From 1989 to 1996, AVImark was offered only as a DOS-based program. By year's end 1996, there were over 2,300 veterinary clinics using the AVImark for DOS system. From 1994 to 1996, the AVImark for Windows program was developed. The Windows version of AVImark was not simply a "conversion" of the DOS program to work in the Windows environment, but rather a complete re-write of the program to operate in the Windows environment. After one year of beta site testing, the AVImark for Windows program was officially released in August 1997. In conjunction with the release of the AVImark for Windows product, McAllister Software Systems, LLC. officially assumed all software support responsibilities (previously performed by Henry Schein). As a result of this transition, from September 1996 to May 2000, McAllister Software Systems, LLC. grew from 6 employees to 46. Between May 2000 and May 2004, we added 38 additional staff members bringing the total amount of employees in 2004 to 84. With the growth of our Company, we completed construction of our 12,000 sq ft office headquarters in September 2002, located in Piedmont, Missouri (120 miles south of St. Louis). Since 2004, we have added over 30 additional employees bringing our current staff count to 114.
The value of continuity of ownership and authorship cannot be understated. We remain essentially unchanged in our company's structure, if not its size. We have almost no debt and have never been involved in any litigation. Furthermore, there are no future plans to sell, restructure, or otherwise compromise our company's stability. You will find our company to use business practices that are morally right and fair. Doing business in a small town, we pride ourselves in hiring employees of good reputation, character, and genuine, friendly personalities.
Finally, this story would not be complete without acknowledging that the future success of McAllister Software Systems, LLC. depends upon looking to the past and learning from what has consistently made our company successful: Listening to our customers, providing a quality product at a competitive price, and consistently providing our customers with a desire to please. We're a family business as you probably are and sincerely care about you, our family. It is our sincere desire that you enjoy using the AVImark program and find that it meets your needs in your veterinary practice.
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Message From the Owners
McAllister Software Systems, LLC. began in 1989 with the simple goal of providing a practice management software system for a few local veterinary clinics. We were assisted by several clinics during our initial development and to this day, almost all of what you see in AVImark comes from our current users.
Over the years, our company has gained a significant market share as a software provider for veterinary hospitals and clinics. This growth, we believe, comes from three separate and distinct reasons. First, the executive management of our company, comprised almost entirely of McAllister family members, believes that our success is unequivocally the result of God's blessing on our lives and the lives of our employees.
Second, it is our nature to want to help people. Helping people gives us a deep sense of gratification and pleasure that no amount of material possessions can provide. With this corporate culture in place, this giving attitude permeates to all of our managers, leaders and first line employees. Every day this nature demonstrates itself in the way we treat our customers, employees and relationships with other vendors in this industry.
Third, it is our desire to provide the veterinary industry with a software solution that is competitively priced, but not short of functions. Our software system provides a level of functionality that is hard to beat. Twice a year, we release updates to our software system that keeps up with the requests of our users and the demands of improving technology. Feel free to browse our product development area to learn more about our product enhancements and our commitment to you our customers in this area.
Finally, let us say how fortunate we feel to be a part of this industry. This industry, unlike most others, is truly a joy to work in. We are honored that you've considered AVImark as your choice for helping you manage your clinic and thanks to all of you who have made AVImark what it is today.
The McAllister Family
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Where are we located?
McAllister Software Systems, LLC. is located in Piedmont, Missouri, which is approximately 120 miles south of St. Louis, MO. Piedmont is the area in which the owners of McAllister Software Systems, Inc., Richard and Roger McAllister, were born and raised.
Piedmont is a small town in the foothills of the Missouri Ozarks. Though it may not provide all the amenities of a larger town, Piedmont provides a wealth of bright and friendly folks that we employ.
If you have the occasion to travel through Southeast Missouri, our office is 2 miles north of Piedmont on Highway 49 in the industrial park area. Look for our smiling faces! We would be honored to have you visit and meet our staff.
Mcallister Software Systems, LLC.
5 Sugar Creek Road
Piedmont, MO 63957
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