Visions had its beginnings in the early days of Windows and Windows-based databases. The difficulty of tracking inspection and maintenance information lead to the idea of linking inspection sketches with inspection data in a database. In 1992, after extensively exploring the idea, the first databases were developed in Microsoft Access and Borland Paradox, and sketches were included in this database using AutoCAD. Working in collaboration with Nova Chemicals and Shell Canada, the concept was solidified, and some key features were incorporated: thickness data with scheduling, QA/QC documentation and static data sheets. When the first version was released in 1994, it included static data, inspection reports and thickness data for vessel, piping and tank modules. In 1995, another version (1.5) was released with several upgrades and improvements based on feedback from our users. At our first Users Conference in 1996, we addressed two main concerns: the speed and user-friendliness of the program. The next version, an enhanced Visions 2.0 was released in early 1997. Included was a a new RBI assessment module, which has been integrated, and is now central to Visions Enterprise. During 1999 and 2000, Metegrity continued to hold Users Conferences. These were extremely beneficial as we gained a lot of valuable development and user ideas. We continued to make improvements from suggestions we received. During this time, we introduced several other changes including an interface with SAP. Finally, after 2 beta release versions, we released our new and improved Visions Enterprise in September 2001. We kept the best features from Visions and Visions 2, and redesigned the platforms for programming and information storage. Visions Enterprise is user configurable, stores attachments and dated notes and allows you to easily link components to equipment, among other things. We have continued working to improve Visions Enterprise. With it's multi-tier design, keeping up to date with the latest version is easy. Very little configuration is involved, and Metegrity's helpful staff are available to assist you. Contact us