Several incarnations of vessel management products by The Generalist have been in distribution since September, 1997.

Vessel Management System Professional (VMS Pro)
A significant technical upgrade to Fleet Management system, VMS Pro is a back office solution for multiple vessel operations, vessel owners, MegaYachts, marina operators, charter businesses, working vessels, etc., and includes all features of FMS (see below) with many technical upgrades, significantly improved code base and multiple user/network capability. Current version, Vista compatible.

Vessel Management System Single Vessel Edition (SVE)
VMS (SVE) is built on the foundations of VMS Pro and is intended for the owner/operator (although suitable for many vessel types) who does not need a full back office business database system. Attractively priced at $99.00 and available for purchase online. Current version, Vista compatible.

Fleet Management System (FMS)
Original Generalist solution for multiple vessel database/business back office system intended for vessel owners, MegaYachts, marina operators, charter businesses, working vessels, etc. Because of this program's relatively short lifetime all FMS owners may acquire an upgrade to VMS Professional at no charge. Retired.

Vessel Management System (VMS, original version published Q2, 1998)
Over one thousand installations. Retired.

Vessel Information Manager (VIM).
First published September, 1997. Retired.

All versions are written in Microsoft Access and conform to strict technical standards for installation and backward compatibility. Although Microsoft Access is a common application (and the most ubiquitous database on the planet), VMS is installed in a Runtime environment, rendering it independent of all other versions of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Office that may be installed on your computer. Both curent versions of VMS are compatile with Microsoft Vista and Windows 7

All current versions of VMS are supported free of charge, with updates published regularly.