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==History==
==History==


Blaze Systems was incorporated as a Deleware type-C corporation in 1991 as a service-based provider of system integration and application support. The company released its first version of BlazeLIMS in 1996. BlazeLIMS was loosely based off of Encompass LIMS, which was purchased from Enviromatix in 1994.<ref name="BlazeAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.blazesystems.com/companybackground.html |title=Company Background |publisher=Blaze Systems Corporation |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref>


In January 2014, the company released a [[software as a service]] (SaaS) version of BlazeLIMS.<ref name="BLSaaS">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsforum.com/blaze-systems-releases-blazelims-saas-for-a-fast-track-risk-free-lims/30771/ |title=Blaze Systems Releases BlazeLIMS SaaS For a Fast Track, Risk Free LIMS |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute |date=29 January 2014 |accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref>


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==
===BlazeLIMS===
===BlazeLIMS===
 
BlazeLIMS is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) marketed towards "a wide range of industry segments with diverse LIMS needs," featuring the "comprehensive off-the-shelf and configurable features necessary to support a wide variety of laboratory types/functions to insure maximum benefits and minimum costs."<ref name="BLIMSHome">{{cite web |url=https://www.blazesystems.com/ |title=BlazeLIMS |publisher=Blaze Systems Corporation |accessdate=29 September 2021}}</ref>
BlazeLIMS is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) marketed towards "for a wide variety of laboratories."<ref name=BLIMSHome>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.blazesystems.com/BlazeLIMSEnterprisePlus.html |title=BlazeLIMS Enterprise Plus |publisher=Blaze Systems Corporation |accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>
 
====Features====
 
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  ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.blazesystems.com/BlazeLIMSEnterprisePlus.html BlazeLIMS]
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  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Sample, Inventory, and Data Management
|-
  | Sample login and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Sample tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Sample and/or result batching?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Task and event scheduling?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Option for manual result entry?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multiple data viewing methods?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data and trend analysis?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data and equipment sharing?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customizable fields and/or interface?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Query capability?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Import data?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Internal file or data linking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External file or data linking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[ELN]] support or integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export data to MS Excel?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Export raw date?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data warehouse?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Deadline control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Production control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Project and/or task management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Inventory management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Document creation and/or management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Case management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Workflow]] management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Specification management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Customer management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Billing management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
|-
  | Regulatory compliance?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | QA / QC functions?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Performance evaluation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Audit trail]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | [[Chain of custody]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Configurable roles and security?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Data normalization?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data validation?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Data encryption?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Version control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Automatic data backup?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Environmental monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Reporting, Labeling, and Printing
|-
  | Custom reporting?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Report printing?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Label support?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Barcode support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Export to PDF?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export to MS Word?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Export to HTML and/or XML?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Fax integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Email integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Base Functionality
|-
  | Administrator management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Modular?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Instrument interfacing and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Mobile device integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Alarms and/or alerts?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Work-related time tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Voice recognition system?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Messaging?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multilingual?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Network-capable?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=BLIMSHome />
|-
  | Web client or portal?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Online or integrated help?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[SaaS]] delivery option?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Usage-based cost?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Industries Served
|-
  |colspan="2" style="background-color:white;"| biotechnology, clinical research, environmental,<br />food and beverage, manufacturing and R&D,<br />pharmaceutical
|-
|}


====Pricing====
====Pricing====
 
Source for pricing information is directly from Blaze. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.
Source for pricing information is the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.limsbook.com/ |title=LIMS Buyer's Guide |author=Jones, John; Alan Vaughan |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |year=2012}}</ref> As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.


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====Demonstration videos and other media====
====Demonstration videos and other media====
The following public demonstration videos are available for BlazeLIMS:


The following demonstration videos are available for BlazeLIMS:
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkI6k7JRkIw Three Key Elements to Acquiring a LIMS for Yor Lab]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYauZs4jB8M Hunter for BlazeLIMS - A Quick Tour]


====Additional information====
====Additional information====
* [https://www.blazesystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/blazelims-functional-specs-1.pdf BlazeLIMS functional specs doc]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Biotechnology LIMS]]
[[Category:Biotechnology LIMS]]
[[Category:Clinical research LIMS]]
[[Category:Clinical research LIMS]]
[[Category:Cloud-based LIMS]]
[[Category:Contract services LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:Environmental LIMS]]
[[Category:Food and beverage LIMS]]
[[Category:Food and beverage LIMS]]

Latest revision as of 22:48, 22 May 2024

Blaze Systems Corporation
Type Corporation
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters 300 Creek View Road, Suite 204, Newark, Delaware, U.S.
Area served U.S.
Products
Website BlazeSystems.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/blaze-systems-corporation/

Blaze Systems Corporation develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.

History

Blaze Systems was incorporated as a Deleware type-C corporation in 1991 as a service-based provider of system integration and application support. The company released its first version of BlazeLIMS in 1996. BlazeLIMS was loosely based off of Encompass LIMS, which was purchased from Enviromatix in 1994.[1]

In January 2014, the company released a software as a service (SaaS) version of BlazeLIMS.[2]

Technology and products

BlazeLIMS

BlazeLIMS is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) marketed towards "a wide range of industry segments with diverse LIMS needs," featuring the "comprehensive off-the-shelf and configurable features necessary to support a wide variety of laboratory types/functions to insure maximum benefits and minimum costs."[3]

Pricing

Source for pricing information is directly from Blaze. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.

BlazeLIMS Price List
Description Price
BlazeLIMS for five concurrent users $16,495
BlazeLIMS for ten concurrent users $32,995
BlazeLIMS Inventory Module (for managing reagents) $8,250
BlazeLIMS Stability Module (for shelf life studies) $8,250
BlazeLIMS Web Server (for web portal) $7,495
BlazeLIMS Maintenance Module (for equipment maintenance management) $8,250
BlazeLIMS SAP Module (to run SAP Interface functions) $16,495
BlazeLIMS Statistical Control Module (for unattended automatic control charting) $4,395
BlazeLIMS Control Chart Module (for manual control charting) $1,315
BlazeLink (for instrument interfacing; per instrument licensing) $745

Pricing examples, including services:

Price example for five-user LIMS-SQL server
Item Price
BlazeLIMS for five concurrent users $17,000
Typical project services, including installation, project management, technical lead, training, and first year of software support $17,000
Each subsequent year of software support $3,000
Price example for ten-user LIMS-SQL server
Item Price
BlazeLIMS for ten concurrent users $33,000
Typical project services, including installation, project management, technical lead, training, and first year of software support $17,000
Each subsequent year of software support $6,000
Price example for ten-user LIMS with add-on modules
Item Price
BlazeLIMS for five concurrent users, including Inventory and Stability Modules $50,000
Typical project services, including installation, project management, technical lead, training, and first year of software support $17,000
Each subsequent year of software support $9,000

Demonstration videos and other media

The following public demonstration videos are available for BlazeLIMS:

Additional information

References

  1. ↑ "Company Background". Blaze Systems Corporation. http://www.blazesystems.com/companybackground.html. Retrieved 26 November 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Blaze Systems Releases BlazeLIMS SaaS For a Fast Track, Risk Free LIMS". Laboratory Informatics Institute. 29 January 2014. http://www.limsforum.com/blaze-systems-releases-blazelims-saas-for-a-fast-track-risk-free-lims/30771/. Retrieved 25 February 2015. 
  3. ↑ "BlazeLIMS". Blaze Systems Corporation. https://www.blazesystems.com/. Retrieved 29 September 2021. 
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