Innovative Interfaces

Innovative Interfaces, Inc. is a software company specializing in integrated systems for library management. Their key products include Sierra, Polaris, Millennium, and Virtua, with customers in 66 countries. The company's software is used by various types of libraries including academic, public, school, medical, law, and special libraries as well as consortia. In September 2014 Sierra was installed at 1494 libraries, Polaris at 1339, Millennium at 1316, and Virtua at 224. Founded in 1978 by Jerry Kline and Steve Silberstein in Berkeley California, the initial product was a system to interface OCLC data with a library's cataloging system. Huntsman Gay Global Capital and JMI Equity invested in the company in 2012, the same year Kim Massana, formerly president of Thomson Reuters Elite, was appointed CEO. The equity firms purchased the company outright the next year. Backed by the new investors, a wave of hiring increased staff in 2013. SkyRiver Technology Solutions was acquired by Innovative Interfaces; the company maintains partnerships with 3M, EBSCO Information Services, OverDrive, and Bibliotheca.