Sistemas do Futuro Multimédia Gestão e Arte

Sistemas do Futuro Multimédia Gestão e Arte is a Portuguese technology company based in Porto that has specialised, since its foundation in January 1996, in information systems for the management of cultural and natural heritage. The company describes its mission as contributing decisively and entrepreneurially to the use of new information technologies in heritage management, and it frames its corporate culture around integrity, professionalism, flexibility, innovation and teamwork. Its product family is built around database management systems for heritage collections. The flagship application, inarte, is designed for movable cultural heritage and is used by institutions such as museums, foundations and universities. A second product, in domus, addresses immovable cultural heritage, including archaeological and built heritage, and integrates with Geographic Information Systems. A third, in natura, targets natural heritage, supporting integrated management of information about species and specimens, habitats and geographic locations, also with GIS integration. The company places strong emphasis on international documentation standards. It states that it follows the guidelines of ICOM-CIDOC (the International Committee for Documentation of the International Council of Museums) as well as norms from other countries, including those of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the UK Museums Documentation Association and UNESCO. In 2013 Sistemas do Futuro became an official Spectrum Partner, allowing it to use the British Spectrum collections-management standard commercially and to present its applications as Spectrum Compliant. Beyond software, the company has been involved in multimedia and online heritage projects, with references on its website to initiatives such as Arquivo de Memória, Museu Judaico, São Julião da Barra, UFMG, Roberto Marx and AZ infinitum. Its operating market is primarily Portugal, but its standards-based approach and international partnerships position it within the broader international heritage-informatics sector. The company remains privately held and active.

Sistemas do Futuro Multimédia Gestão e Arte was founded in January 1996 in Porto, Portugal. From the outset, the company positioned itself at the intersection of information technology and heritage management, aiming to contribute to the use of new information technologies in the management of cultural and natural heritage. Its stated corporate culture emphasises integrity, professionalism, flexibility, innovation and teamwork. Over the following decades, the company developed a family of software products for heritage documentation and management. The inarte application, dedicated to movable cultural heritage, became widely used by institutions such as museums, foundations and universities. A companion product, in domus, was created for immovable cultural heritage, covering archaeological and built heritage and integrating with Geographic Information Systems. A third application, in natura, was developed for natural heritage, supporting integrated management of species and specimens, habitat and geographic data, also with GIS integration. The company states that in natura was developed through protocols with universities and institutions, drawing on specialised technical knowledge. A significant milestone came in 2013, when Sistemas do Futuro became an official Spectrum Partner. Spectrum is a British standard for collections management developed by the Collections Trust and used by museums worldwide; as a Spectrum Partner, the company could use the standard commercially and present its applications as Spectrum Compliant. This reinforced its commitment to international inventory, management and documentation standards, including the guidelines of ICOM-CIDOC, as well as norms from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the UK Museums Documentation Association and UNESCO. Alongside its software products, the company has been involved in multimedia and online heritage initiatives. Its website references projects and partners such as Arquivo de Memória, Museu Judaico, São Julião da Barra, UFMG, Roberto Marx and AZ infinitum. The company remains privately held and active, based in Porto, Portugal.

• 2013

  Became an official Spectrum Partner, allowing commercial use of the Spectrum standard and Spectrum Compliant certification for its applications.

• 1996

  Company founded in January 1996 in Porto, Portugal.

Standards-based heritage management software for museums, foundations, universities and other cultural and natural heritage institutions.

• inarte

  Software for the management of movable cultural heritage, widely used by museums, foundations and universities.

• in domus

  Software for the management of immovable cultural heritage, including archaeological and built heritage, with GIS integration.

• in natura

  Software for natural heritage management, supporting integrated management of species, specimens, habitat and geographic data, with GIS integration.

1. 1Sistemas do Futuro official websitesistemasfuturo.pt
2. 2Sistemas do Futuro products pagesistemasfuturo.pt
3. 3Wikidata entry for Sistemas do Futuro Multimédia Gestão e Arte (Portugal)wikidata.org