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1. Quality Systems International Introduces WinLIMS.NET Version 7

2. LabVantage Adds Integrative Analytics to SAPPHIRE BioBanking Solution

3. Autoscribe and Aitken Scientific Release Integrated Instrument and LIMS / Sample Tracking Solutions

4. IO Informatics Releases Sentient Suite

5. CSols Introduces QAvalid

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Quality Systems International Introduces WinLIMS.NET Version 7

Quality Systems International (QSI) has introduced WinLIMS.NET Version 7, a ready-to-use, right out of the box web-based solution. Although the database model remains essentially the same as their previous WinLIMS solution, WinLIMS.NET is essentially a brand new product that is radically different than the existing WinLIMS software for three main reasons. First, WinLIMS.NET is a web-based system that was designed using a newer development tool (Microsoft ASP.NET) so the structure of the system is very different. Second, the WinLIMS.NET user interface is more modern and quite different. Third, the interaction with Crystal Reports and Business Objects is also very different. Many new features have been added to the .NET version. >>>

LabVantage Adds Integrative Analytics to SAPPHIRE BioBanking Solution

LabVantage has announced that its SAPPHIRE BioBanking Solution now has Integrative Analytics, coupling the best of enterprise biorepository management with the best of data integration and interactive analytics. Because today’s translational research is critically dependant on biospecimens for biological research, it requires a far more unified and
large-scale software solution to manage and track these biological materials, as well as, the experiment, sample, and clinical data associated with them. By coupling biospecimen management with integrative analytics, organizations can not only more effectively operate their biorepositories, execute their protocols, and manage their samples, but also mine and analyze the data stored throughout their heterogeneous scientific and operational systems. >>>

Autoscribe and Aitken Scientific Release Integrated Instrument and LIMS / Sample Tracking Solutions

Autoscribe and Aitken Scientific have released an Instrument Integration and Machine Control Software solution for tracking and management of medical, scientific or food samples. Aitken Scientific have years of experience integrating laboratory instruments together and controlling automated machinery. Aitken Scientific’s unified approach to Sample Tracking / LIMS and instrument integration and machine control is to look for the simplest and most robust design. Simpler systems can often be controlled directly through their connection media (like RS232, ethernet/TCP or custom I/O cards), more complicated automated systems often need to be controlled via the manufacturers software to make best use of the available functionality. Aitken Scientific's and Autoscribe's design process includes a detailed analysis of the user requirements and the hardware required. Working closely together Aitken Scientific and Autoscribe can fully integrate laboratory equipment to provide a fully integrated, compliant LIMS or Sample Tracking solution. >>>

IO Informatics Releases Sentient Suite

IO Informatics, Inc. has released the latest version of its next generation of informatics software, the Sentient Suite. With this release, Sentient applies semantic technology to deliver valuable, well-tested applications suitable for a broad range of end users. These applications make it possible for the first time to easily visualize and characterize complex, inter-related biomarker activity and apply the resulting knowledge at the point of care. Sentient does this by bridging the gaps between our customers’ laboratory and experimental data, published research, clinical endpoints and individual patient information -- allowing researchers and clinicians to build and apply life sciences knowledge and make personalized medicine a reality. >>>

CSols Introduces QAvalid

CSols Inc.has introduced QAvalid, an Enterprise Compliance Management Solution for Computer Systems Validation (CSV). QAvalid provides a powerful tool to allow companies to achieve regulatory compliance faster and easier. By removing tedious manual tasks for Quality Assurance, QAvalid drives validation costs down and diminishes the risk of non-compliance. In addition to QAvalid, CSols' Professional Services Leaders were on hand to showcase their portfolio of world-class Informatics Professional Services that enable organizations to revolutionize their laboratories and enterprises. >>>

OTHER NEWS

The What's News pages have been updated with the latest product announcements and information fromLabWare, ChemWare, PerkinElmer, CSols, Laboptimizer, Autoscribe, Thermo Fisher, Bio-Rad, Cerno Bioscience, LabVantage Solutions, Waters, the FDA and much more ...

And, the Calendar pages have been updated with new information about upcoming Conferences and Seminars ...


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Pittcon 2008 Wrap-Up ELNs Continue to be Hot Topic; More Web-Deliverable LIMS Featured The premier conference and exposition on laboratory equipment and chemical analyses in North America, the Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon) was held this year at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA from March 2-7, 2008. Once again, there were a number of LIMS and Informatics sessions, short courses, workshops, and tutorials available to feature the latest in LIMS and Informatics as well as laboratory and data automation. Waters Introduced NuGenesis Empower 2 SDMS at Pittcon 2008 Pittcon has long been the place to launch LIMS and Informatics solutions in North America. Thus, vendors do their marketing best to create buzz about new products and highlight recent enhancements. It is also a place for European vendors to test the market for their solutions in the US. This year, more than 1,100 exhibitors showcased their products and services on the Pittcon exhibition floor, with almost 40 Informatics vendors showcasing their solutions in the Informatics arena. New LIMS Several vendors launched new and enhanced versions of their LIMS. ChemWare launched Version 10 of their HORIZON Oracle-based LIMS. User-configurable without custom programming, HORIZON LIMS automatically captures electronic records from instruments, scanners and other data sources across the enterprise, integrating the content into compound documents, publishing reports via the web portal, and providing self-service, no-programming query tools and management dashboards for highlighting key operations performance indicators. LabWare unveiled their new Version 3.0 of LabWare WebLIMS which delivers the benefits of thin client computing through a zero footprint Web browser client and the ability to run on virtually any Web device. A Visual Workflows engine helps to train new users quickly. In addition, an Enterprise Web application can adapt to specific corporate computing standards. WebLIMS serves as a powerful new presentation layer within the LabWare LIMS product suite and is compatible with customer’s existing installations of LabWare LIMS. PerkinElmer touted numerous incremental improvements to their LabWorks LIMS Version 6.0, introduced a new LABWORKS Green LIMS specifically for the biofuels industry , and announced a major corporate green initiative called EcoAnalytix. Hurricane Katrina had a significant impact on this company, and this new philosophy is the result. The company has a new focus on the global ecosystem that will affect how they design and sell their products. Rather refreshing and definitely something to applaud. So their attention is not just on instrument performance, but also how it is used, and how that use can create the least environmental impact. They highlighted some fun and cool applications of their products for oils testing on Honda Racing Team’s Formula One racing cars as well as testing of 100% fuel grade ethanol in Indianapolis race cars. Quality Systems International (QSI) featured their new WinLIMS.NET Version 7 ready-to-use, right out of the box web-based solution. WinLIMS.NET is a web-based system with many new features, including more query tools, the ability to design the dashboard similar to Google Zones functionality, SmartSearch, interactive Excel functionality, and more. Thermo Fisher Scientific added significant new functionality enhancements to Darwin LIMS, their purpose-built LIMS designed specifically for pharmaceutical QA/QC. Now harmonized on the .NET format, Darwin 3.0 now also fully integrates environmental monitoring data into the batch record for pharmaceutical QA/QC, enabling laboratory managers to react rapidly to non-conforming product before it reaches the consumer. In addition, Thermo’s Nautilus LIMS has a new interface and now offers true ad hoc queries. Here too, the user can now configure templates for their actual workflows, so no need to write custom code. All the vendors had something to say, but .NET seems to now be the driving standard and the pendulum seems to be swinging once more towards SAAS web-deliverable LIMS solutions. After the well-defined but ill-fated attempt by Neolytica in 2003 to bring a web-deliverable solution to market before the market was ready for it, the market is finally ready and similar solutions that leverage current technology are now available. But SAAS web-deliverable LIMS weren’t at the center of attendee interest; instead Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) generated the most traffic in the booths and in the Informatics sessions. For the full article, click here.


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