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Contec Group International Ltd
330 Port Hills Road,
Hillsborough
PO Box 8035
Christchurch 8004
NEW ZEALAND.
Tel: +64 3 338 0191
Fax: +64 3 338 0258
Email: info@contecds.com
Web: http://www.contecds.com
Contact: Desley Haas


Contec Group International Ltd. is a software development company based in New Zealand and operating internationally. The company operates two separate divisions, one associated with the Dairy Industry and the other being Library and Information Management.

Their high volume integrated LIMS, MADCAP V, is used in very large laboratories to analyse samples and store all types of information. For example, one lab performs an average of 13,500 supplier samples per day, giving about 58,000 test results per day, or 17 million results per year. The software is written using a state-of-the art development platform.

Features include:
• an integrated database, meaning that third party software such as Oracle is not required, thus no extra charge for database licences
• built-in Thin Client and Smart Thin Client software, which enables full operation of the system from any remote location, including remote instruments
• transaction processing, which means, for example, that power failure will not cause system data corruption: the system will automatically recover when re-started
• voice response to phoned enquiries, also automatic email and fax
• fully enabled Web Client for data access, (under security control) for use by non-(MAF) staff who would not have access to the full system
• runs on the Windows OS

The MADCAP V system offers:
• Case and sample registration / tracking
• Multiple databases
• Unlimited number of samples
• Sample selection according to protocols
• Data entry – manual and automatic (readily configurable for all laboratory instruments. Some current examples are: Foss MilkoScans, Foss BactoScans, Nephelometers, Colony Counters, ELISA readers. Other instruments can be configured as required.
• Results reporting – automatic compilation and transmission; manual reporting
• Invoicing
• Security systems for user / data access
• Easy and rapid customisation to suit the laboratory
• Storage of graphic images as required