Matrix Sample Tracking Software is Chosen by Leading Pharmaceutical Company

Riseley, Berkshire, United Kingdom, January 04, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Matrix Sample Tracking software has been chosen by the Research Division of a major, multi-national pharmaceutical company. It is being implemented at sites in America, Europe and Asia to track samples and slides through the entire pre-clinical, Safety Assessment Division.

Peter Mansfield, President of Zumatrix said that the initial contract is for 100 concurrent users at three sites world-wide, with a single Oracle database within the US. He said that the configurability and flexibility of Matrix software was a major factor in winning the contract and that the project from start to validation and completion would be completed in six months. At present it is right on schedule.

Sample Tracker may be used in both highly regulated and unregulated industries and provides exactly the same user experience no matter how you access the application; rich client on your LAN, thin client on your WAN, or via the Web using your standard browser.

The unique OneTime Configuration tools automatically create a unified Sample Tracking configuration for both desktop and web use. Once a screen has been built using the unique OneTime Configuration Tools, it is immediately available on your network or via the Web.

Matrix software is developed by Autoscribe, Ltd in an ISO 9001-2000 certified process at Riseley, near Reading, Berkshire (UK). The latest releases of Matrix use the Microsoft .NET platform in order to deploy easily and quickly.

Zumatrix, Inc (www.zumatrix.com) provides software products and support for laboratories throughout North America as a distributor for Autoscribe, Ltd. (www.autoscribe.co.uk).

Sample Tracker supports "Chain of Custody" requirements, version control and audit trailing. It assists in capturing changes made to submitter and sample information. Sample Tracker is the right application for managers or operators, who want better visibility of their operations but do not want to implement a full LIMS. However, when you wish to do so, there is a simple upgrade path to the Matrix Gemini LIMS family.

Sample Tracker allows the registration of samples, the creation of worklists, progress / status checking, chain of custody management and reporting. Details of sample submitters, product types and users, with their associated authority, are all stored within the system.

Sample Tracker sample registration provides a “browser” for selecting products / substances and can automatically assign a series of tests to the sample. Sample Tracker sample registration also offers a notes database field. Automatic label generation with bar-codes is supported. Sample test suites can be assigned automatically and if required modified to accommodate changes in the testing regimes.

Sample Tracker is supplied with a suite of fully functional reports including Worksheets, Work Pending, Sample Status and Audit Trail. Any laboratory system should comply with GLP (Good Laboratory Practice), and Sample Tracker is no exception. Any changes to data are recorded along with the date and time of the change and identity of the user who made the change. All such historical data may be reported as required. In order to accommodate GLP, GxP, FDA, ISO9000 and other regulatory requirements, the system automatically records who performed essential functions related to a sample and when they occurred. Once entered, records cannot be removed from the database. Instead, Sample Tracker retains revisions of each record within the database which can be used to track the history of a sample.

To see Matrix Gemini please visit Pittcon Booth #5554 in New Orleans on, March 3 -6 or contact them to arrange a web demonstration or site visit and demonstration at:

Autoscribe UK Ltd.
Wellington House
Riseley Business Park
Basingstoke Road
Riseley, Reading
Berkshire, RG7 1NW, UK

Telephone: +44 (0) 118 984 0610
Fax: +44 (0) 118 984 0611
eMail: matrix@autoscribe.co.uk

About Autoscribe
Autoscribe Limited is a world leader in the development and supply of Successful Software Solutions for LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems) and the Scientific Laboratory and Business markets. Autoscribe pioneered the use of innovative configuration tools within the LIMS market and today their Matrix LIMS software is seen as the industry standard to which others aspire.

Autoscribe offers a wide portfolio of products and services including systems for LIMS, sample tracking, instrument calibration and maintenance, stability testing, customer complaints management, support management system, ISO9000 protocol driven training records management and resource planning.

Founded in 1981, Autoscribe is a privately owned UK company. Worldwide they are represented by a network of business partners in regions including the USA, Brazil, Canada, France, Benelux, Germany, India, Indonesia, Africa & South Africa, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Asia and Australia.

Their organisation includes a dedicated team of developers, technical support specialists and sales & marketing professionals. Their customers include leading analytical, oil, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, nuclear, water, biotechnology, food and consumer products companies as well as academic research institutes, hospitals and many others.

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