Vendor:Lab-Ally LLC - Revision history

Invasifspecies: added pricing information and updated some CERF product information

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	===CERF===		===CERF===
	CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows~~. The system does not depend on internet access~~ and ~~can be run on a totally secure private LAN~~. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. The current release ~~feturing many updates and performance enhancements is~~ CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>		CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with document and content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows and linux. CERF includes metadata extraction and indexing, file content indexing, semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, as well as in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. For on-premise installs, the system is unique in that it does not depend on internet access, and can if necessary be run on a totally secure private LAN. The current release CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>

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	Lab-Ally was formed in August 2013<ref name="OhioStateSearch">{{cite web \|url=https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov?=businessDetails/2218872 \|title=Corporation Details: Lab-Ally LLC \|work=Business Filing Portal \|publisher=Ohio Secretary of State \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> as a sales and marketing partner for a number of small biotech/histopathology companies. The founders were former employees of [[Vendor:Rescentris, Inc.\|Rescentris, Inc.]], the company that originally developed the CERF ELN in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/05/15/story7.html \|title=With Silicon Valley cash, Rescentris hopes to organize science lab notes \|author=Eaton, D. \|work=Columbus Business First \|publisher=American City Business Journals \|date=15 May 2006 }}</ref> Rescentris (which was also briefly known as ELN Technologies and [[Vendor:irisnote, Inc.\|irisnote, Inc.]]) ceased operations following the unfortunate death of primary owner and advisory board member Leonard Herzenberg, an internationally renowned scientist at Stanford University.<ref name="IrisBoardArch">{{cite web \|url=http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/10/leonard-herzenberg-geneticist-who-developed-key-cell-sorting-technology-dies.html \|title=Leonard Herzenberg, geneticist who developed key cell-sorting technology, dies \|author=Conger, K. \|work=Stanford Medicine News Center \|date=31 October 2013 \|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>		Lab-Ally was formed in August 2013<ref name="OhioStateSearch">{{cite web \|url=https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov?=businessDetails/2218872 \|title=Corporation Details: Lab-Ally LLC \|work=Business Filing Portal \|publisher=Ohio Secretary of State \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> as a sales and marketing partner for a number of small biotech/histopathology companies. The founders were former employees of [[Vendor:Rescentris, Inc.\|Rescentris, Inc.]], the company that originally developed the CERF ELN in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/05/15/story7.html \|title=With Silicon Valley cash, Rescentris hopes to organize science lab notes \|author=Eaton, D. \|work=Columbus Business First \|publisher=American City Business Journals \|date=15 May 2006 }}</ref> Rescentris (which was also briefly known as ELN Technologies and [[Vendor:irisnote, Inc.\|irisnote, Inc.]]) ceased operations following the unfortunate death of primary owner and advisory board member Leonard Herzenberg, an internationally renowned scientist at Stanford University.<ref name="IrisBoardArch">{{cite web \|url=http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/10/leonard-herzenberg-geneticist-who-developed-key-cell-sorting-technology-dies.html \|title=Leonard Herzenberg, geneticist who developed key cell-sorting technology, dies \|author=Conger, K. \|work=Stanford Medicine News Center \|date=31 October 2013 \|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>

	In April 2014, support and development rights of CERF ELN passed back to Lab-Ally.<ref name="Lab-Ally LLC">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/\|title= CERF - Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 December 2025}}</ref> Some minor maintenance and security releases were provided to existing CERF customers in 2014 and 2015<ref name="iCERF 4.5.0.27">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/news/cerf-update-4-5-0-27-released/ \|title=CERF Update 4.5.0.27 Released \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|date=06 April 2015 \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref>, and a new iPad client called "iCERF" was released in 2016.<ref name="iCERF for iPad">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/solutions/ipad-client/ \|title=iCERF iPad Client \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref> The product was then largely rebuilt using a new Lab-Ally development team ~~with completely~~ new apps added for data export and automated bulk import. The current release is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> ~~with~~ CERF 6.0 scheduled for release in Q4 2025.		In April 2014, support and development rights of CERF ELN passed back to Lab-Ally.<ref name="Lab-Ally LLC">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/\|title= CERF - Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 December 2025}}</ref> Some minor maintenance and security releases were provided to existing CERF customers in 2014 and 2015<ref name="iCERF 4.5.0.27">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/news/cerf-update-4-5-0-27-released/ \|title=CERF Update 4.5.0.27 Released \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|date=06 April 2015 \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref>, and a new iPad client called "iCERF" was released in 2016.<ref name="iCERF for iPad">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/solutions/ipad-client/ \|title=iCERF iPad Client \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref> In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The product was then largely rebuilt using a new Lab-Ally development team and a modernized build process. Completely new apps were added for data export and automated bulk import. The current release is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> CERF 6.0 is scheduled for release in Q4 2025.

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	===CERF===		===CERF===
	CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>		CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. The current release feturing many updates and performance enhancements is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>

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	===CERF===		===CERF===
	CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)~~<ref name="EatonWith06" />~~ is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>		CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>

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Invasifspecies at 19:41, 8 May 2025

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	Lab-Ally was formed in August 2013<ref name="OhioStateSearch">{{cite web \|url=https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov?=businessDetails/2218872 \|title=Corporation Details: Lab-Ally LLC \|work=Business Filing Portal \|publisher=Ohio Secretary of State \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> as a sales and marketing partner for a number of small biotech/histopathology companies. The founders were former employees of [[Vendor:Rescentris, Inc.\|Rescentris, Inc.]], the company that originally developed the CERF ELN in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/05/15/story7.html \|title=With Silicon Valley cash, Rescentris hopes to organize science lab notes \|author=Eaton, D. \|work=Columbus Business First \|publisher=American City Business Journals \|date=15 May 2006 }}</ref> Rescentris (which was also briefly known as ELN Technologies and [[Vendor:irisnote, Inc.\|irisnote, Inc.]]) ceased operations following the unfortunate death of primary owner and advisory board member Leonard Herzenberg, an internationally renowned scientist at Stanford University.<ref name="IrisBoardArch">{{cite web \|url=http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/10/leonard-herzenberg-geneticist-who-developed-key-cell-sorting-technology-dies.html \|title=Leonard Herzenberg, geneticist who developed key cell-sorting technology, dies \|author=Conger, K. \|work=Stanford Medicine News Center \|date=31 October 2013 \|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>		Lab-Ally was formed in August 2013<ref name="OhioStateSearch">{{cite web \|url=https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov?=businessDetails/2218872 \|title=Corporation Details: Lab-Ally LLC \|work=Business Filing Portal \|publisher=Ohio Secretary of State \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> as a sales and marketing partner for a number of small biotech/histopathology companies. The founders were former employees of [[Vendor:Rescentris, Inc.\|Rescentris, Inc.]], the company that originally developed the CERF ELN in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/05/15/story7.html \|title=With Silicon Valley cash, Rescentris hopes to organize science lab notes \|author=Eaton, D. \|work=Columbus Business First \|publisher=American City Business Journals \|date=15 May 2006 }}</ref> Rescentris (which was also briefly known as ELN Technologies and [[Vendor:irisnote, Inc.\|irisnote, Inc.]]) ceased operations following the unfortunate death of primary owner and advisory board member Leonard Herzenberg, an internationally renowned scientist at Stanford University.<ref name="IrisBoardArch">{{cite web \|url=http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/10/leonard-herzenberg-geneticist-who-developed-key-cell-sorting-technology-dies.html \|title=Leonard Herzenberg, geneticist who developed key cell-sorting technology, dies \|author=Conger, K. \|work=Stanford Medicine News Center \|date=31 October 2013 \|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>

	In April 2014, support and development rights of CERF ELN passed back to Lab-Ally.<ref name="Lab-Ally LLC">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/\|title= CERF - Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 December 2025}}</ref> Some minor maintenance and security releases were provided to existing CERF customers in 2014 and 2015<ref name="iCERF 4.5.0.27">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/news/cerf-update-4-5-0-27-released/ \|title=CERF Update 4.5.0.27 Released \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|date=06 April 2015 \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref>, and a new iPad client called "iCERF" was released in 2016.<ref name="iCERF for iPad">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/solutions/ipad-client/ \|title=iCERF iPad Client \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref> The product was then largely rebuilt using a new Lab-Ally development team with completely new apps added for data export and automated bulk import. The current release is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=~~https:~~https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> with CERF 6.0 scheduled for release in Q4 2025.		In April 2014, support and development rights of CERF ELN passed back to Lab-Ally.<ref name="Lab-Ally LLC">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/\|title= CERF - Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 December 2025}}</ref> Some minor maintenance and security releases were provided to existing CERF customers in 2014 and 2015<ref name="iCERF 4.5.0.27">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/news/cerf-update-4-5-0-27-released/ \|title=CERF Update 4.5.0.27 Released \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|date=06 April 2015 \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref>, and a new iPad client called "iCERF" was released in 2016.<ref name="iCERF for iPad">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/solutions/ipad-client/ \|title=iCERF iPad Client \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref> The product was then largely rebuilt using a new Lab-Ally development team with completely new apps added for data export and automated bulk import. The current release is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> with CERF 6.0 scheduled for release in Q4 2025.

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	===CERF===		===CERF===
	CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=~~https:~~https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=~~https:~~https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>		CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>

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	~~Pricing information not made public~~		'''Product Details Commercial Customer'''

			CERF Server License $3,500

			Server Installation Remote Service via secured connection. $2,500

			'''Perpetual User Licenses'''

			Base Package Flat rate for minimum seat purchase $2,000 for up to 5 seats, $200 per seat thereafter.

			'''Annual Support and Maintenance Contract -''' Required for first year; strongly recommended thereafter.

			12 Month Term from $200 per user seat

			Generous discounts for Academic organizations and large deployments, all inclusive annual subscription pricing also available. Contact vendor for full details.

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	===CERF===		===CERF===
	CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="~~CERFAbout~~">The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">		CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https:https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https:https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>

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	===CERF===		===CERF===
	CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFAbout">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/ \|title=CERF ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) and Document Management / Content Management Solution \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=15 October 2021}}</ref> The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout"~~>{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3\|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref~~>		CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFAbout">The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">

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	Lab-Ally was formed in August 2013<ref name="OhioStateSearch">{{cite web \|url=https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov?=businessDetails/2218872 \|title=Corporation Details: Lab-Ally LLC \|work=Business Filing Portal \|publisher=Ohio Secretary of State \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> as a sales and marketing partner for a number of small biotech/histopathology companies. The founders were former employees of [[Vendor:Rescentris, Inc.\|Rescentris, Inc.]], the company that originally developed the CERF ELN in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/05/15/story7.html \|title=With Silicon Valley cash, Rescentris hopes to organize science lab notes \|author=Eaton, D. \|work=Columbus Business First \|publisher=American City Business Journals \|date=15 May 2006 }}</ref> Rescentris (which was also briefly known as ELN Technologies and [[Vendor:irisnote, Inc.\|irisnote, Inc.]]) ceased operations following the unfortunate death of primary owner and advisory board member Leonard Herzenberg, an internationally renowned scientist at Stanford University.<ref name="IrisBoardArch">{{cite web \|url=http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/10/leonard-herzenberg-geneticist-who-developed-key-cell-sorting-technology-dies.html \|title=Leonard Herzenberg, geneticist who developed key cell-sorting technology, dies \|author=Conger, K. \|work=Stanford Medicine News Center \|date=31 October 2013 \|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>		Lab-Ally was formed in August 2013<ref name="OhioStateSearch">{{cite web \|url=https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov?=businessDetails/2218872 \|title=Corporation Details: Lab-Ally LLC \|work=Business Filing Portal \|publisher=Ohio Secretary of State \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> as a sales and marketing partner for a number of small biotech/histopathology companies. The founders were former employees of [[Vendor:Rescentris, Inc.\|Rescentris, Inc.]], the company that originally developed the CERF ELN in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/05/15/story7.html \|title=With Silicon Valley cash, Rescentris hopes to organize science lab notes \|author=Eaton, D. \|work=Columbus Business First \|publisher=American City Business Journals \|date=15 May 2006 }}</ref> Rescentris (which was also briefly known as ELN Technologies and [[Vendor:irisnote, Inc.\|irisnote, Inc.]]) ceased operations following the unfortunate death of primary owner and advisory board member Leonard Herzenberg, an internationally renowned scientist at Stanford University.<ref name="IrisBoardArch">{{cite web \|url=http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/10/leonard-herzenberg-geneticist-who-developed-key-cell-sorting-technology-dies.html \|title=Leonard Herzenberg, geneticist who developed key cell-sorting technology, dies \|author=Conger, K. \|work=Stanford Medicine News Center \|date=31 October 2013 \|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>

	In April 2014, support and development rights of CERF ELN passed back to Lab-Ally.<ref name="Lab-Ally LLC">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/\|title= CERF - Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 December 2025}}</ref> Some minor maintenance and security releases were provided to existing CERF customers in 2014 and 2015<ref name="iCERF 4.5.0.27">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/news/cerf-update-4-5-0-27-released/ \|title=CERF Update 4.5.0.27 Released \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|date=06 April 2015 \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref>, and a new iPad client called "iCERF" was released in 2016.<ref name="iCERF for iPad">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/solutions/ipad-client/ \|title=iCERF iPad Client \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref> The product was then largely rebuilt using a new Lab-Ally development team with completely new apps added for data export and automated bulk import. The current release is CERF 5.3<ref name="~~About CERF 5.3~~">{{cite web \|url=https:https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln// \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> with CERF 6.0 scheduled for release in Q4 2025.		In April 2014, support and development rights of CERF ELN passed back to Lab-Ally.<ref name="Lab-Ally LLC">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/\|title= CERF - Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 December 2025}}</ref> Some minor maintenance and security releases were provided to existing CERF customers in 2014 and 2015<ref name="iCERF 4.5.0.27">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/news/cerf-update-4-5-0-27-released/ \|title=CERF Update 4.5.0.27 Released \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|date=06 April 2015 \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref>, and a new iPad client called "iCERF" was released in 2016.<ref name="iCERF for iPad">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/solutions/ipad-client/ \|title=iCERF iPad Client \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref> The product was then largely rebuilt using a new Lab-Ally development team with completely new apps added for data export and automated bulk import. The current release is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https:https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3 \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref> with CERF 6.0 scheduled for release in Q4 2025.

	===Partnerships===		===Partnerships===
	In 2013, Lab-Ally formed a strategic partnership with [[Vendor:Research Innovations Limited\|ResearchSpace]], the U.K.-based makers of the RSpace ELN and eCAT sample tracking system. Lab-Ally currently serves as the North American operating arm of ResearchSpace, assisting with all aspects of product design, support, distribution, and U.S. invoicing.<ref name="~~LARSInfo~~">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/partners/researchspace/ \|title=Research Space \|publisher=Lab-Ally, LLC \|accessdate=~~23 December 2016~~}}</ref>		In 2013, Lab-Ally formed a strategic partnership with [[Vendor:Research Innovations Limited\|ResearchSpace]], the U.K.-based makers of the RSpace ELN and eCAT sample tracking system. Lab-Ally currently serves as the North American operating arm of ResearchSpace, assisting with all aspects of product design, support, distribution, and U.S. invoicing.<ref name="Lab-Ally">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/partners/researchspace/ \|title=Research Space \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>

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	===CERF===		===CERF===
	CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFAbout">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/ \|title=CERF ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) and Document Management / Content Management Solution \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=15 October 2021}}</ref> The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice.~~<ref name="CERFAbout" />~~ In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="~~CERF 5.3~~">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3\|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>		CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFAbout">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/ \|title=CERF ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) and Document Management / Content Management Solution \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=15 October 2021}}</ref> The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice. In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERFabout">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3\|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>

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	==Technology and products==		==Technology and products==
	===RSpace ===		===RSpace===
	[[Vendor:Research Innovations Limited#RSpace\|RSpace]] is the successor of the older eCAT ELN product and was designed by the makers of eCAT with input from Lab-Ally. RSpace is intended mainly for large academic, government, and commercial enterprise deployments. RSpace uses any HTML5 capable browser to connect to the server and can be used with any workstation or any modern mobile device. RSpace is highly integrated with other common web tools and is designed to allow users to create links to data already stored in third-party systems like Box, Dropbox, MS OneDrive, Mendeley, GitHub and others. RSpace also includes integration with ORCID and allows export directly to archives like Figshare and Dataverse. ~~A free~~ public cloud version is available for use by academic labs. The RSpace server can be installed anywhere, but customers with limited IT expertise can choose to package RSpace with a private Amazon Web Services host instance managed by ResearchSpace.<ref name="RSpaceAbout">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/rspace-eln/ \|title=RSpace ELN \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>		[[Vendor:Research Innovations Limited#RSpace\|RSpace]] is the successor of the older eCAT ELN product and was designed by the makers of eCAT with input from Lab-Ally. RSpace is intended mainly for large academic, government, and commercial enterprise deployments with complex FAIR data and RDM requirements. RSpace uses any HTML5 capable browser to connect to the server and can be used with any workstation or any modern mobile device. RSpace is highly integrated with other common web tools and is designed to allow users to create links to data already stored in third-party systems like Box, Dropbox, MS OneDrive, Mendeley, GitHub and others. RSpace also includes integration with ORCID and allows export directly to archives like Figshare and Dataverse. Free public cloud version and open source versions available for use by academic labs. The RSpace server can be installed anywhere, but customers with limited IT expertise can choose to package RSpace with a private Amazon Web Services host instance managed by ResearchSpace.<ref name="RSpaceAbout">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/rspace-eln/ \|title=RSpace ELN \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>

	For more about RSpace and eCAT, please see [[Vendor:Research Innovations Limited\|Research Innovations Limited]].		For more about RSpace and eCAT, please see [[Vendor:Research Innovations Limited\|Research Innovations Limited]].

	===CERF===		===CERF===
	CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFAbout">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/ \|title=CERF ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) and Document Management / Content Management Solution \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=15 October 2021}}</ref> The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice.<ref name="CERFAbout" /> In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3 <ref name="CERF 5.3">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3\|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>		CERF (Collaborative Electronic Research Framework)<ref name="EatonWith06" /> is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with content management and [[scientific data management system]] (SDMS) capabilities, designed mainly for high compliance commercial labs.<ref name="CERFAbout">{{cite web \|url=https://lab-ally.com/products/cerf-eln/ \|title=CERF ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) and Document Management / Content Management Solution \|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=15 October 2021}}</ref> The system includes the CERF server and dedicated desktop client applications for Mac OS and Windows. The system does not depend on internet access and can be run on a totally secure private LAN. CERF includes semantic metadata tagging and semantic search technologies, in-line data viewing, secure round-trip editing of any file type, versioned document control, true PKI digital signatures, and a dedicated app for the iPad platform called iCERF. CERF can be installed either on-premise or on a cloud server of the user's choice.<ref name="CERFAbout" /> In January 2017, Lab-Ally released CERF ELN version 5.0. <ref name="CERF 5.0">{{cite web \|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/lab-ally/ELN/prweb14001775.htm \|title=Lab-Ally Announces Release of CERF ELN Version 5.0 \|publisher=PRWeb \|accessdate=23 January 2017}}</ref> The current release feturing many updates and performance is CERF 5.3<ref name="CERF 5.3">{{cite web \|url=https://cerf-notebook.com/about-cerf-eln/ \|title=About CERF 5.3\|publisher=Lab-Ally LLC \|accessdate=08 May 2025}}</ref>

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	The following demonstration videos exist for CERF:		The following demonstration videos exist for CERF:

	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwCPdZItVMo CERF Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwCPdZItVMo CERF Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)]

	====Additional information====		====Additional information====
	* [https://cerf-notebook.com/ CERF website]
			*[https://cerf-notebook.com/ CERF website]

	==References==		==References==