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==History==
==History==


 
Mountain States Consulting (MSC) began as a technology consulting firm in 1986.<ref name="MSCAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/msc.html |title=About MSC |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> During the summer of 1994 the company was confronted by the data management problems of a local government laboratory. After sorting through several options MSC decided to tackle the problem directly and create a custom data management solution, installing it in April 1995.<ref name="MSCAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.wateronline.com/doc.mvc/A-Small-Lab-Develops-A-Laboratory-Information-0001 |title=A Small Lab Develops A Laboratory Information Management System |author=Collard, Rick |publisher=VertMarkets, Inc |date=December 1996 |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> That LIMS went on to become MSC-LIMS.<ref name="MSCAbout" />


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==

Revision as of 23:34, 26 November 2012

Mountain States Consulting, LLC
Type Limited Liability Company
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters 970 West Broadway #471
Jackson, Wyoming, U.S.
Area served U.S.
Products MSC-LIMS
Website MSC-LIMS.com

Mountain States Consulting, LLC develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.


History

Mountain States Consulting (MSC) began as a technology consulting firm in 1986.[1] During the summer of 1994 the company was confronted by the data management problems of a local government laboratory. After sorting through several options MSC decided to tackle the problem directly and create a custom data management solution, installing it in April 1995.[1] That LIMS went on to become MSC-LIMS.[1]

Technology and products

MSC-LIMS

MSC-LIMS is a GALP-compliant laboratory information management system (LIMS) "designed for small to mid-sized labs."[1]

Features

The following feature list(s) is/are derived solely from public, freely-available online information the vendor provides. A lack of a "Y" does not necessarily mean that the product doesn't have that feature. The lack of a "Y" could mean:
  • the vendor chose to not put relevant feature information online despite its existence in the product.
  • the vendor chooses to make the feature information available only to those who create an account or call/e-mail.
  • the feature information exists online to the public, but a URL could not be found to cite the existence of the feature.
  • the feature does not exist for the product.
A vendor's product may receive more confirmed features with the addition of more public information to the vendor's site and/or by providing a URL to a page or document that can act as a citation for the existence of the feature. Prospective buyers are highly recommended to contact the vendor directly to verify features as this list isn't authoritative, and product upgrades and changes happen rapidly in some cases.


Product: MSC-LIMS
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[2]
Sample tracking?Y[2]
Sample and/or result batching?Y[2]
Task and event scheduling?Y[2]
Option for manual result entry?Y[2]
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[3]
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[2]
Query capability?Y[2]
Import data?Y[2]
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?Y[2]
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?Y[2]
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[2]
Inventory management?
Document creation and/or management?Y[2]
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[2]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?Y[2]
Billing management?Y[2]
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?
QA / QC functions?Y[2]
Performance evaluation?Y[2]
Audit trail?Y[2]
Chain of custody?Y[2]
Configurable roles and security?Y[2]
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[1]
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[2]
Report printing?Y[3]
Label support?Y[2]
Barcode support?Y[2]
Export to PDF?Y[2]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?Y[2]
Fax integration?Y[1]
Email integration?Y[1]
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[2]
Modular?Y[1]
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[2]
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[2]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?
Messaging?Y[4]
Multilingual?
Network-capable?Y[2]
Web client or portal?
Online or integrated help?Y[5]
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
environmental, food and beverage, petrochemical, power and utility

Pricing

Source for pricing information is the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide[6] and MSC's 2012 online price guide. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.


Full system licenses with source code:

MSC-LIMS single-user license: $7,000

  • includes license to install system on a single workstation and the first year's annual maintenance

MSC-LIMS additional license: $1,500

  • includes license to install system on one additional workstation and the first year's annual maintenance

MSC-LIMS multi-user license:

5-user license at $13,000

10-user license at $17,500

15-user license at $20,500

20-user license at $23,500

  • includes license to install system on up to 5, 10, 15, or 20 workstation and the first year's annual maintenance

MSC-LIMS annual maintenance:

Single-user licensees at $1,050

Additional licensees at $225

5-user licensees at $1,950

10-user licensees at $2,625

15-user licensees at $3,075

20-user licensees at $3,525

  • includes one year of technical support and version updates


Annual subscription licenses without source code:

MSC-LIMS single-user license: $500

  • includes one-year license to install system on a single workstation and one year of technical support and version updates

MSC-LIMS additional license: $500

  • includes one-year license to install system on one additional workstation and one year of technical support and version updates

MSC-LIMS multi-user license:

5-user license at $2,500

10-user license at $5000

15-user license at $7,500

20-user license at $10,000

  • includes one-year license to install system on up to 5, 10, 15, or 20 workstation and one year of technical support and version updates

Demonstration videos and other media

Additional information

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "About MSC". Mountain States Consulting, LLC. http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/msc.html. Retrieved 26 November 2012.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "MSCAbout" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "MSCAbout" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1
  4. ↑
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Jones, John; Alan Vaughan (2012). LIMS Buyer's Guide. Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.. http://www.limsbook.com/. 
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