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==History==
==History==


 
Bytewize AB was created as a privately-held Swedish company in 1989, focusing primarily on the operation, maintenance, and support of Linux and Unix servers.<ref name="BWAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.bytewize.com/bytewize/?lang=en |title=Bytewize AB |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> By late 1999, the company shifted focus and began working on O3 Lims (the "O3" short for "Object Oriented Organizer"), software designed to emphasize the source of the sample as well as its testing and analysis.<ref name="BWO3About">{{cite web |url=http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims/history-2/?lang=en |title=O3 Lims – History |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref>


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


===O3 LIMS and O3 LIMSXpress===
===O3 Lims and O3 LimsXpress===
 
O3 LIMS is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) "is a user-friendly and flexible system that helps you keep track of your samples and results in an effective manner."<ref name=O3Home>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims/?lang=en |title=Welcome to O3 Lims |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>
 
O3 LIMSXpress is a version of O3 LIMS that is scaled down for small laboratories, with a cost based on usage.<ref name=O3XHome>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims-xpress/?lang=en |title=Welcome to O3LimsXpress |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>
 
====Features====
 
{{Ombox productfeature}}


O3 Lims is a web-based platform-independent [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) "is a user-friendly and flexible system that helps you keep track of your samples and results in an effective manner."<ref name="O3Home">{{cite web |url=https://www.bytewize.com/o3lims |title=O3 Lims |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=23 October 2020}}</ref>


{|
O3 LimsXpress is a version of O3 LIMS that is scaled down for small laboratories, with a cost based on usage.<ref name="O3XHome">{{cite web |url=https://www.bytewize.com/o3limsxpress |title=O3 LimsXpress |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=23 October 2020}}</ref>
| STYLE="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims/?lang=en O3 LIMS]
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Sample, Inventory, and Data Management
|-
  | Sample login and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims/about/?lang=en |title=About O3 Lims |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
  | Sample tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Home />
|-
  | Sample and/or result batching?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Task and event scheduling?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Option for manual result entry?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multiple data viewing methods?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Data and trend analysis?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Data and equipment sharing?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Customizable fields and/or interface?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Query capability?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Home />
|-
  | Import data?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | 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=O3About />
|-
  | 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=O3About />
|-
  | Inventory management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Document creation and/or management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Case management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Workflow]] management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Brochure>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.bytewize.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/O3Lims-Brochure-Eng-20101.pdf |format=PDF |title=O3 Lims |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
  | Specification management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customer management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Brochure />
|-
  | Billing management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
|-
  | Regulatory compliance?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | QA / QC functions?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Performance evaluation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Audit trail]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | [[Chain of custody]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Configurable roles and security?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Data normalization?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data validation?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | 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=O3About />
|-
  | Report printing?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Label support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Barcode support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Export to PDF?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Export to MS Word?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | 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=O3About />
|-
  ! 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=O3Home />
|-
  | Mobile device integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Alarms and/or alerts?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Work-related time tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Voice recognition system?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Brochure />
|-
  | Messaging?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Multilingual?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Network-capable?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Web client or portal?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Home />
|-
  | Online or integrated help?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Home />
|-
  | [[SaaS]] delivery option?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Home />
|-
  | Usage-based cost?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Industries Served
|-
  |colspan="2" style="background-color:white;"| contract services, food and beverage, general,<br />manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical,<br />pharmaceutical
|-
|}
| STYLE="vertical-align:top; padding-right:10px;"|
{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims-xpress/?lang=en LIMSXpress]
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Sample, Inventory, and Data Management
|-
  | Sample login and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Sample tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3XHome />
|-
  | Sample and/or result batching?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Task and event scheduling?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | 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;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Data and equipment sharing?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customizable fields and/or interface?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Query capability?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3XHome />
|-
  | 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=O3About />
|-
  | 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=O3About />
|-
  | Inventory management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Document creation and/or management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Case management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Workflow]] management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Brochure />
|-
  | Specification management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customer management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Brochure />
|-
  | Billing management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
|-
  | Regulatory compliance?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | QA / QC functions?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Performance evaluation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Audit trail]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | [[Chain of custody]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Configurable roles and security?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Data normalization?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data validation?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | 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;"|
|-
  | Report printing?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Label support?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Barcode support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Export to PDF?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Export to MS Word?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | 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=O3About />
|-
  ! 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;"|
|-
  | Mobile device integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Alarms and/or alerts?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Work-related time tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Voice recognition system?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3Brochure />
|-
  | Messaging?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Multilingual?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3About />
|-
  | Network-capable?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Web client or portal?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3XHome />
|-
  | Online or integrated help?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3XHome />
|-
  | [[SaaS]] delivery option?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3XHome />
|-
  | Usage-based cost?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=O3XHome />
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Industries Served
|-
  |colspan="2" style="background-color:white;"| contract services, food and beverage, general,<br />manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical,<br />pharmaceutical
|-
|}
|}


====Pricing====
====Pricing====
Per the company website, pricing is as follows:<ref name="O3XHome" />


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.
Pricing information is only available for O3 LimsXpress. Prices start at 1999 Swedish krona / month (~ €215/month). Includes license for up to three users, 100 samples per month, support, and daily backup. Modules can be added at an additional cost.
 
There are three pricing methods for O3 LIMS:


'''1.''' You can pay a one-time site license fee (approximately €35,000) + an annual support and development fee of 15% (of the current license fee). The support and development fee will partly depend on the size of the laboratory. Included in the prices are usually all startup costs and parts in O3 LIMS. The option exists for vendor hosting or self-hosting the application.
====Demonstration videos and other media====
The following demonstration videos exist for O3 LimsXpress:


'''2.''' You can rent/hire the software for a monthly fee, which is very flexible and depends on the customer's needs and the value that O3 LIMS brings to the customer. Approximate costs are €1200/month, support and development fee
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AHUo4LZ9_s O3 LimsXpress PROMO 2015]
included. The option exists for vendor hosting or self-hosting the application.
 
'''3.''' You can take a pay-per-sample route, which features a quarterly charge based on number of samples and reported samples. There is also a small fee per month (about €60) to cover backups and hosting costs. Prices per sample range from roughly 10 cents to €1.80. Price per reported sample: about €1. Charges are capped at about €1500/quarter, with no extra charges for more samples. 
 
Additional pricing estimates for O3 LIMSXpress usage costs exist, but the [http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims-xpress/prices/?lang=en cost calculator] is only available in Swedish (though with some translation help).


====Additional information====
====Additional information====
 
* [https://www.bytewize.com/documents/O3Lims_broschyr_2015.pdf O3 LIMS Brochure] (Swedish)
* [http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims-xpress/product-comparison-2/?lang=en A limited product comparison of both LIMS]
* [http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims/documents/?lang=en O3 LIMS documentation]
 


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 22 May 2024

Bytewize AB
Type Aktiebolag
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters Södra Seglargatan 1, Västerås, Sweden
Area served Europe
Products
Website Bytewize.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/bytewize-ab/

Bytewize AB develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.

History

Bytewize AB was created as a privately-held Swedish company in 1989, focusing primarily on the operation, maintenance, and support of Linux and Unix servers.[1] By late 1999, the company shifted focus and began working on O3 Lims (the "O3" short for "Object Oriented Organizer"), software designed to emphasize the source of the sample as well as its testing and analysis.[2]

Technology and products

O3 Lims and O3 LimsXpress

O3 Lims is a web-based platform-independent laboratory information management system (LIMS) "is a user-friendly and flexible system that helps you keep track of your samples and results in an effective manner."[3]

O3 LimsXpress is a version of O3 LIMS that is scaled down for small laboratories, with a cost based on usage.[4]

Pricing

Per the company website, pricing is as follows:[4]

Pricing information is only available for O3 LimsXpress. Prices start at 1999 Swedish krona / month (~ €215/month). Includes license for up to three users, 100 samples per month, support, and daily backup. Modules can be added at an additional cost.

Demonstration videos and other media

The following demonstration videos exist for O3 LimsXpress:

Additional information

References

  1. ↑ "Bytewize AB". Bytewize AB. http://www.bytewize.com/bytewize/?lang=en. Retrieved 26 November 2012. 
  2. ↑ "O3 Lims – History". Bytewize AB. http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims/history-2/?lang=en. Retrieved 26 November 2012. 
  3. ↑ "O3 Lims". Bytewize AB. https://www.bytewize.com/o3lims. Retrieved 23 October 2020. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "O3 LimsXpress". Bytewize AB. https://www.bytewize.com/o3limsxpress. Retrieved 23 October 2020. 
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