Studio Management Software

[-mjk-]

I have been looking for studio management software and have come up with disappointing results. The current state of the field seems to fall into the following categories:

1. Outdated database templates.
2. Mac-only software.
3. Trial versions created by now-defunct companies that cannot be unlocked.
4. Ridiculously complex, prohibitively expensive enterprise resource management programs designed for $100M+ companies.

I'm tired of spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are not good for tracking inventory (files). I'd like a relational database, actually.

I've even tried a web-based management system on my own server but that is also very complicated and web-based applications are not idea for a studio where background processes and unnecessary network traffic have been reduced/disabled.

It seems to me that there is a huge void in studio management software that is waiting for someone to fill it.

 

[skier]

I wish I could help you with this, but I've got bupkis.