December 5, 2008 - Informatics Solutions for Translational Research
At GenoLogics, we’re committed to providing a translational research informatics solution that bridges the clinical and research divide.October 6, 2008 - Increase the Power and Capabilities of Your Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS™ Software
Learn how to realize peak performance from your Nautilus background processor.August 25, 2008 - Affinity™ for Affymetrix® from LabCentrix
Affinity™ for Affymetrix® from LabCentrix is a complete, preconfigured LIMS solution for microarray labs. It incorporates best practices in sample management to deliver speed, accuracy and efficiency improvements.August 25, 2008 - Two tier versus three tier architectures
In the early days of personal computing the graphical user interface was all that you, a single user, needed to interface with the software application that sat resident in the memory of your physical machine.
August 25, 2008 - New Series: Beyond the Press Release Begins…
This new groundbreaking series focuses on the top questions LIMSExpert.com readers have been asking about LIMS products from around the world.
August 20, 2008 - Partisanism and LIMS
This is for those who feel that an unbiased online publication cannot be produced by an organization that is affiliated with a LIMS vendor.
August 18, 2008 - High-quality, best-practice LIMS automation for your Affymetrix lab
Now you can speed lab workflows, increase the availability of accurate sample data, and improve end-to-end throughput of assays using GeneChip® technology. LabCentrix brings you all these capabilities in a single out-of-the-box solution called AffinityTM for Affymetrix®.August 11, 2008 - The Cost of Development
Some systems are purpose built. It is the nature of the software systems to deliver functionality that meets business needs in an efficient manner. Unfortunately developing functionality that solely meets the current business needs isn't enough for a viable enterprise-level system. This may seem confusing to you, so let us delve further into the subject.August 11, 2008 - Stop Asking for Referrals
Posted from the LIMSexpert.com In order to acquire a viable LIMS you will either have to build or buy one (see here for discussion on build versus buy costs). If you choose the 'buy' route you will be confronted with bewildering choices, a variety of costs, and a smattering of options. You will also, invariably, run across LIMS pundits who offer this advice -- seek references before buying a LIMS. It is so popular and so often repeated that we take for granted that it must be true. But this advice on its face is a bunch of nonsensical bunk. If you would like to know why, please read further.July 30, 2008 - Server and Desktop virtualization is a key technology for Enterprise LIMS Deployment
VMware provides some key technologies that allow organizations to virtualize both server and desktop resources. Virtualization is a technology that can be used to level the playing field between web browser based applications and traditional Windows applications. Listen to the podcasts provided to learn more about virtualization.July 14, 2008 - Using Document control software to comply with ISO requirements
The objective of a document control software system is to make sure that good manufacturing methods are recorded and improved on. ISO standards require that the process and the documentation directing the manufacturing methods, and any changes to them, are restricted to authorised personnel with any changes recorded for future examination. Therefore ISO certified organisations are required to have a system for controlling the changes to their documents.July 14, 2008 - The Gap Between LIMS Capabilities and Environmental Monitoring Needs
While laboratory tests are an important part of Environmental Monitoring (EM) operations, the EM workflow is complex and the EM workplace presents a unique set of challenges. Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) LIMS products bring a wide range of functions to help automate the analytical laboratory, but struggle to meet the unique challenges of the EM operation. This paper reviews the workflow typically found in EM operations to identify the needs of the EM organization. It matches the capabilities of commercial LIMS to these needs, and discusses the LIMS customizations that would be required to close these gaps. It also discusses two alternative approaches to building an interface between an EM-specific product, such as MODA-EM, and a commercial LIMS.July 14, 2008 - The Benefits of Hosted Software
Hosted software, also known as on-demand software or software as a service, is ideally suited for small and medium sized companies (SMEs) with small IT staffs as it centralises the tasks of maintaining and updating the applications while spreading the costs over a broad user base.June 8, 2008 - Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (timeo Danaos et dona ferentis)
There is an ancient saying that comes from the story of the Trojan
horse: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
This saying is timeless and applies to many situations in life. For LIMS
customers or most any person who would purchase most anything, this saying is
particularly good advice.
May 18, 2008 - OpenID, a great alternative to Microsoft Passport
If any of you are like me, you have dozens of different login accounts on the Internet and all of them seem to have diffent security requirements with respect to a login id and password. It has gotten so bad that I have had to create a database (password protected of course) just to keep track of all my login accounts on the net along with all my login ids and passwords.May 17, 2008 - Public Health Informatics SIG (Special Interest Group) Established
The Laboratory Informatics Institute is pleased to announce a new program for Public Health Informatics. Click Here to view a brief video to learn more about the benefits of joining the Public Health Informatics SIG (Special Interest Group). No Public Health Laboratory will want to miss out on this opportunity to join the revolution in LIMS and Informatics for Public Health. Joining is FREE!
May 9, 2008 - REMOTE INSTRUMENT CONTROL WITH CIMA WEB SERVICES AND WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGY
The Common Instrument Middleware Architecture (CIMA) model for Web services based monitoring of remote scientific instruments is being extended and enhanced to provide a capability for remote instrument control.May 8, 2008 - Order your Free LIMS Kit CD
The LIMSkit is a free resource that provides everything you need to know about Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), including whether you need one, or, if you have one, how to get the most from it. Click Here to order your Free CD now!
