Two Fold Software has created Qualoupe, a web reporting module that allows organisations such as contract laboratories or manufacturing companies to access and run LIMS reports cost efficiently.
The new software application is seamlessly integrated into the company's Qualoupe Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and runs on a concurrent licence basis.
Users of Qualoupe LIMS who are equipped with the secure web reporting module will be able to log into the application to access their LIMS data reports.
The web reports are designed using Crystal Reports, which is the defacto standard for reports design and an affordable tool.
Each laboratory will need a copy of Crystal Reports to be able to design reports using the software.
With Two Fold Software's rental scheme, the cost for 10 concurrent licences is GBP40 per month with full support, as opposed to thousands of pounds sterling if purchasing a third-party web reporting tool.
For example, a contract lab with a hundred customers who need access to web reporting would require a hundred named user licences, however if concurrent licences were available then it is most likely only need ten concurrent licences, because the users of the reports are only likely to be in and out of the reports once or twice a day.
All types of laboratory create large amounts of data related to the samples they are testing.
Web reporting allows both internal departments and external organisations to access this data on a regular basis.
In the case of manufacturing companies, raw-material sample data is important to the production department.
Production materials have to meet specification but in some cases the actual tested characteristics can have an effect on the formulation of the product being manufactured.
Sales departments need access to finished product sample data.
In addition, the customers of the manufactured products often require certificates of analysis as well as statistical trending reports.
Web-reporting capabilities are especially attractive to contract laboratories that are testing samples from their clients, who require all kinds of reports to help them analyse the data.
Such capabilities also help laboratories to save time and be more efficient, as external clients are allowed to access reports on demand through their internet browsers.
The easy-to-use Qualoupe LIMS web reporting module was developed to offer productivity gains, improved quality management and reporting flexibility while simplifying LIMS use and lowering running costs.
It features a configurable user interface designed to enhance the user experience, revolutionise work flow and remove the complexity of running a LIMS.
