A Step Forward

It is not a slogan: it is a passion that becomes design philosophy !

We always like to get a bit before the other, or rather we come before because we do our work with competence and professionality.

The others … well follow, they copy as well (does us credit and qualifies us) … but, for now, are behind !
It is a reality !
To realize it, just check the dates for the past 20 years of history of the LIMS product in Italy :
 Passo_Avanti
Oct 1995 “Analisi” : born the first true Software Package LIMS produced in Italy …the other producers of LIMS … did not exist yet
Oct 1996 Announcement of the new Specialized Module “Atmospheric Emissions” .. at a distance of a few years other LIMS manufacturers “have had the same idea”
Dec 1996 Announcement of the new  Specialized Module “Waste” .. at a distance of a few years other LIMS manufacturers “have had the same idea”
Nov 1998 New SW “Manimp” (now “Tools”) for the metrological verification of Laboratory Instruments ..at a distance of a few years other LIMS manufacturers “have had the same idea”
Jun 1999 Announcement of the “Wines Module” .. at a distance of a few years other LIMS manufacturers “have had the same idea”
Jen 2001 “OA-LIMS” : Automatic integration between LIMS&Outlook+MS/CRM … at a distance of years .. it is not available any similar solution (maybe it was not a good idea)
Feb 2005 Introducing “ValProt” for validation and protection of the logical calculation on Excel … after years .. are not available similar solutions: maybe in a bit will be born, if only because we have heard that other LIMS manufacturers are migrating to the ability to support the logic of S.O.P. using Excel and not with limited “embedded” solutions. But we had thought about it from the beginning (1995) !!
Feb 2007 Announcement of the integration system of the LIMS documents with the SW document management “Karthadoc” (produced by Kartha SpA, that we thank)  .. after some time, at least one other producer of LIMS has had the same idea, but this time he disguised “Karthadoc” and changed the name, the unwary … maybe do not realize it. We we realized, but in the meantime we went “a step forward” by proposing “LIMS-Doc” + Alfresco, a solution that, this time, chooses an Opensource Sw partner that offers integrated features, not only document management, as well as document workflow … and there is difference!
Jen 2008  “ValMeth” is available, the first Italian SW for the Validation and the validation tests of chemical and microbiological methods  … after some time called us a very interested “character” who wants to see how it works Valmeth in extreme detail …. and shortly after another LIMS producer says that he has a system for the validation of methods (Validated? We do not know!)
Oct 2008 At Futurelab, in Verona, we present the module “QA / QC” whose presentation documentation literally reads “New Integrated Module with LIMS that applies an analytical protocol for the quality assurance of data. The goal is to achieve reliable data and legally defensible, through the use of rigorous analytical methods and accompanied by consistent quality control criteria “  … at a distance of less than a year (if only they are fast) at least two other Italian LIMS manufacturers announce (try to check with such exact words) … who have had the same idea
Nov 2009 Rich-MAC: we presented: – A natural-heuristic algorithm for optimizing routes on Google Maps to integrate the Planning  Samples Module
– An expert system for the automatic classification of metal-contaminated waste
– A “specialized” LIMS  for Building Test Laboratories (L.1086)
-A “specialized” LIMS for Electrical Testing Laboratories (output according to “LOVAG”)
…. a suggestion for our rivals, “LOVAG” is also found on the Internet with Google !!
Sep 2011 Announcement of the availability of the new “17020” Module, integrated with LIMS, to support the inspection activities for the Product Certification  … for now, no news !
Mar 2012 Package release of “ValSW” to fully support the activities of the Software Package Validation of Processes Support  in regulated environments  … also here, for now, the same idea has not come to others !
Mar 2013 Comes the new Rel. 6.0: The user interface is new, eye-catching, user friendly, pleasant colors … the same that we found, as such, about a year later in a LIMS of the usual impersonator, and many customers have the impression of seeing the same LIMS, … at least in the form !
Mar 2015 The new Rel. 6.01 further improves the user interface, essential for the usability, but especially introduces integration features :

  • with OpenSource Systems of Documental Workflow
  • with Opensource Systems of Business Intelligence

 

 

… almost all other Competitors choose to integrate proprietary solutions into the LIMS, almost always more expensive and less efficient

Jen 2016 Born the New Module “Qualifying Management” (Staff, ..) … for now, we have no news about comparable functionality offers from other LIMS