Category Archives: General

Version 8 of HLMSW introduced a number of new features, with one most requested being an easier/better way to share HLMSW performance data with external systems like website performance calendars and for collection societies.  While you can create lists with browses … Continue reading →

The UIC is growing little by little every day, and one of the most complicated parts of the database maintenance regime is to fulfil the underlying concept that every instrument should only have one UIC. To give you a glimpse of the … Continue reading →

A new feature of HLMSW coming in the next release tackles the problem surrounding the extended use of HLMSW to manage much more than just hire/rental material. With HLMSW version 8.0.6.0 or later you now have the ability to quickly … Continue reading →

Zinfonia most performed titles in 2016 Arturo Márquez Danzon No. 2 (Peermusic Classical)  Leonard Bernstein West Side Story. Symphonic Dances (Boosey & Hawkes)  Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring. Suite [Orchestral Version] (Boosey & Hawkes)  Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition; arr. [Ravel] (Boosey … Continue reading →

One important new feature with the introduction of the UIC is the concept of Instrumental footnotes.  Footnotes are useful for textual descriptions that supplement the UIC to indicate special requirements, to list actual percussion or some other requirement important to that … Continue reading →

Modern libraries have been using barcoding technology for decades, but there is one solution in common use that is now within the financial reach of us all and that is passive RFID. RFID is a wireless technology that allows you read and … Continue reading →

As the UIC grows, so does the complexity of locating your instrumental parts when using the system in HLMSW and so I thought it may be timely to review the instrument selection possibilities and introduce a new feature in HLMSW v 8.00.4.9. … Continue reading →

HLMSW Version 8.00.4.0 introduces a feature that has been on the wishlist for some time – better looking emails. At the moment for those that do not use Outlook to send emails, HLMSW uses a very simple mechanism for email based … Continue reading →

The HLMSW version 8 roadshow moves the USA in the first week of October, 2016 and Peter Grimshaw will be in New York visiting all of our HLMSW customers to update their HLMSW system to the latest (and greatest) that has been … Continue reading →

For HLMSW users that use multiple currencies for invoicing some improvements to assist in the correct currency selection have been included in the most recent build (8.0.3.17). To enable multiple currencies in HLMSW you must select the Use Multiple Currencies option in the … Continue reading →