About Us
Since you clicked . . .
Meister Software is a division of Myriad Data Corporation, which is
a software development company specializing in the design, development and sale of print and imaging
software. We also manufacture and sell printing supplies such as perforated stock and
laminating pouches that support our software. We have been a member of Hewlett Packard's Peripherals
Developer Group since 1987 and the Hewlett Packard Print and Imaging Group since 1998.
Our Start
Our first major experience in product development was in the early 1980's when Michael Scharf, our founder,
designed a corporate bond arbitrage and retrieval system for Standard & Poor's Corporation,
New York. The product, known as "F.I.R.S.T." (an acronym for Fixed Income Research Software Technology)
was sold to and used by financial institutions throughout the United States and Canada.
Subsequently, we developed a database entry and error trapping system that was used by major institutions
and securities firms in the maintenance of their securities portfolios.
Niche Marketing
While still maintaining contact with the financial community, we decided to design software for specific
industries in what is often referred to as "vertical" or "niche" markets. That is, businesses with needs too
specific to be satisfied by general, off-the-shelf software. This was also during a time when, comparatively
speaking, very little commercial software was available. In addition to financially oriented products, we
chose to enter the funeral service and real estate industries.
The Funeral Industry
Our entrance into the funeral service industry began in 1986 with a funeral management and accounting program
known as CaseMaster. One of the modules of CaseMaster was a memorial printing segment that developed into a
product of its own and became known as CasePrinter. In time, CasePrinter became our main focus in the funeral
industry but, in July 2005, was replaced by MemorialMaster. (CasePrinter is no longer available for sale to new
customers, although we continue to service and provide free technical support to all CasePrinter users.)
MemorialMaster is a stand-alone, printing program for all memorial stationery including prayer
cards, service folders, acknowledgment cards, memorial bookmarks, personalized calendars, memorial programs,
register book pages, post cards, grave markers and funeral home directional signs. Visit www.memorialmaster.com for more information and free downloads.
In January, 2007, the prayer card printing segment of MemorialMaster was extracted and enhanced as a separate
stand alone software program now known and offered as PrayerCard PRO. Visit www.prayercardpro.com for more information and free downloads.
TicketMeister PRO
We soon discovered that funeral homes wanted a quality program that was capable of printing and numbering
raffle tickets. Initially, it was unclear to us why a funeral director would want this kind of software. Now
it is very clear. Throughout the United States, it is the local funeral director to whom numerous local
non-profit organizations (such as religious and fraternal organizations) go in an effort to get financial help
to pay for raffle tickets for fund raising activities. Where providing tickets once required writing a check
to a local printer, funeral homes can now provide their own raffle tickets for local organizations using their
own computer and printer. This idea evolved into TicketMeister, our stand alone raffle ticket printing program
now offered to the general public in its next generation form of TicketMeister PRO.
Using TicketMeister PRO, anyone can print professional quality raffle tickets. Using our pre-perforated stock,
it is now possible to print raffle tickets costing less than a penny apiece! At less than a penny a ticket,
TicketMeister PRO has - arguably - evolved into one of the least expensive and most effective advertising tools
available for any fund raising group. TicketMeister PRO users can also print reserved theater tickets and the
wildly popular Chinese auction cards.
Our European customers can now purchase all of our currently offered software and perforated paper - as well as
ticket printing services and their wristband line of products - directly from our UK affiliate Ticket-Print.
You can visit them at www.ticket-print.co.uk.
PrintMeister
To be introduced in the first quarter of 2008, Printmeister will serve as the premier tool for printing those
unique - and sometimes common - items such as perpetual wallet size calendars, door hangers, raffle tickets,
bingo cards, bookmarks, tent signs and myriad other products not generally found in one place.
BingoMeister
To be introduced in the first quarter of 2008, Printmeister will serve as the premier tool for printing those
unique - and sometimes common - items such as perpetual wallet size calendars, door hangers, raffle tickets,
bingo cards, bookmarks, tent signs and myriad other products not generally found in one place.
Custom Perforating
Our sister company - www.customperforating.com - offers complete paper perforating and die
printing services. In addition to perforating all formats unique to our own software products - what we refer
to as "off the shelf items" - we offer quick, no-nonsense quotes for all your perforating jobs. Our web site - www.customperforating.com - should be up and running by the end of 2010.
Third Party Vendors
In addition to designing our own proprietary software, Myriad Data also develops products for third party
suppliers and manufacturers. That is, companies contract us to design and develop software to sell their
proprietary products. Effectively, we will put your company's face on a subset of our existing software algorithms.
Dealer and Vendor Inquiries Welcome
If you are a Manufacturer and are interested in developing a print or imaging program to market your product,
we look forward to the opportunity of discussing your ideas.
If you are a Dealer or Value Added Reseller interested in representing our products or services, we welcome
the chance to talk with you.