There are so many reasons to love ARC Polaris™, and they all boil down to power and simplicity.
With over 20 modules, Polaris supports myriad functions that make association management easier and more efficient. We’ll help you plan events, keep your business processes on track, manage your publications and advertising, and much, much more. Your members will appreciate the intuitive user interface; your staff will love the time saved through a system that promotes self-service.
Getting started is easy. You pick the modules you need right out of the box, or customize your system with an optional 100%, web-based .NET platform. Our scalable platform lets you configure your systems as you grow — no cumbersome modifications or expensive consultant fees required. You can even support multiple associations on the same database. That’s how strong, yet flexible, we are.
Finally, because Polaris is a subscription service, it’s true on-demand software. This means your members won’t have to wait through a lengthy installation period to start using your website to register for events, search jobs, take online classes, buy products, or take advantage of the rest of your association’s valuable services.
Chances are, you’ll need to integrate Polaris with your legacy system — and make sure both can work together in harmony. Polaris’ service-oriented architecture makes integration seamless. Say you want to verify a person’s membership yet you only have information from an old application. Polaris’ “cross-authentication” capabilities will apply the new system’s power to the old data, getting the job done in real time.
Excel and PowerPoint are great ways to display analyses. But sometimes you want something a little different. Using an “XSLT transform,” Polaris lets you output data to XML or custom formats. What this means in English: You can easily set up your reports any way you want.
You fear bad data. However, protecting your database against it usually requires an investment in custom code. Polaris lets you decide how (and what) data goes into your system by giving you the ability to write your own validation rules. And we make it simple.
Want to change how your pages are laid out in the system? Just pick up your mouse and move the fields around. It’s classic Polaris self-service — simple, intuitive, and powerful. And we make it even easier by displaying the fields in an orderly way.
With Polaris, you can look for — and find — anything in your system, even if your system is enormous. Now imagine this power with “no click” functionality, and the ability to click on an icon next to your search results to move to a more advanced query. Want to develop custom searches, like for subgroups in your association? We give you the tools you need.
You may not know exactly what the future holds, but you’ll be able to plan for it. Polaris lets you make room for groups, functions, and departments that don't even exist yet. Think about it — who heard of a “discussion board” back in 1985? These “concept objects” are all queryable, show up on the UI, and appear in your schema for easier data import and application integration when the time comes.
Learn more about our custom modules designed to meet your needs: