| August 19, 2008 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update | Volume 6, Issue 34 | | In This Issue | Articles | 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®.
| LIMS Blog Postings | 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.
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.
| Upcoming Webcasts | 08/18/2008 - Upcoming LIMS Webcast: "LIMS in Water/Wastewater: Keeping Laboratories Ahead of the Curve to Meet Regulations" Join PerkinElmer for this informative webcast highlighting LIMS solutions tailored for the Water / Wastewater industry. This presentation is FREE, but you must register to attend. Please go to: http://las.perkinelmer.com/labworks/webcasts.html to learn more.
08/08/2008 - Labtronics September Webcast Showcases New ReDI Technology September 9th & 11th Labtronics will be presenting "Go Paperless in Minutes - Are You ReDI?", a half hour presentation introducing ReDI the newest and fastest ELN deployment technology that can convert paper documents into electronic forms in minutes.
08/05/2008 - Webcast: Connecting Your Business: LIMS & SAP PerkinElmer invites you to attend a free webcast highlighting the relationship between LIMS & SAP.
08/05/2008 - Webcast: Planning your LIMS Data Migration: What to prepare and what to require when changing systems. PerkinElmer invites you to attend our free webcast: Planning your LIMS Data Migration: What to prepare and what to require when changing systems.
07/28/2008 - LabVantage Presents the following Webcast: Driving Decision Support with LIMS This 45-minute recorded Webcast is hosted and moderated by Tom Wilkie, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific Computing World Magazine and sponsored by LabVantage Solutions, Inc.
| Recent News | 08/19/2008 - LabCentrix(SM) Launches Affinity™ for Affymetrix(R) LIMS Package 08/18/2008 - ChemSW to Present a Free Seminar on Best Practices for Managing Laboratory Chemical Inventory, October 15, 2008 in Orlando, FL 08/15/2008 - Waters and Proteome Software Partner to Integrate Proteomics Technologies 08/14/2008 - STARLIMS Consolidates Direct Presence in Europe; Hires LIMS Veteran Joe Peden to 08/13/2008 - Bio-Rad Releases Version 7.5 of Its KnowItAll Informatics System Featuring a New Edition for Metabolomics Research 08/13/2008 - Geospiza Releases FinchLab Version 3.2 08/12/2008 - Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. Exhibiting and Demonstrating LIMS Solutions at the GAWP 2008 Annual Conference & Expo! | Upcoming Events | 09/24/2008 - AACC Audioconference - Appropriate Laboratory Usage: 10 Ways to Reduce Unnecessary Testing 09/22/2008 - 6th Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals 09/17/2008 - Biobanking 2008 09/15/2008 - ELNs: Advanced Laboratory Solutions 09/15/2008 - Discovery Knowledge & Informatics Event 09/14/2008 - 36th Annual American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Workshop | Job Postings | Labware LIMS Administrator - UK Based LIMS Support Analyst Health Informatics Analyst- fulltime at Quest Diagnostics NJ or PA Software-Bioinformatics Engineer Sr. Systems Analyst Columbus, Ohio LIMS Administrator -MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Laboratory Jobs and Careers posted on Hotjobs.com | Polls & Surveys | What type of information do you want when looking for a LIMS? What most influenced your LIMS Selection? Are you happy with Crystal Reports? Which Database would you prefer to use for your LIMS? Custom LIMS vs. Commercial LIMS Product LIMS Satisfaction Poll Web Browser Based LIMS vs. Traditional Windows LIMS | | | Contact Us | Questions or Comments? We'd like to hear your comments and suggestions. E-mail your feedback or questions to us at cjones@limsinstitute.org Copyright Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. P.O. Box 813301 Smyrna, GA 30081 770-313-8185Copyright W3Markets, Inc. All rights reserved. W3Markets, Inc. P.O. Box 813301 Smyrna, GA 30081 801-720-1283 | |