Vendor:Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.

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Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.
Type Proprietary Limited
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters 10 Constantia Rd., Oranjezicht, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Area served Africa
Products
Website BikaLabs.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/453308

Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd. develops and distributes open-source laboratory informatics software solutions for numerous industries. Like the majority of open-source businesses, Bika derives its income from support and other services, including a SaaS-hosted version of its flagship product Bika LIMS.[1][2]

The name "Bika" comes from the Zulu language, meaning "to report."[3]

History

Bika Lab Systems was incorporated in September 2005 but began operating as early as 2002, "identifying a need for affordable and easy to use information systems and instrument interfaces for small and medium size laboratories, customised to requirement."[4]

Technology and products

Bika LIMS is a free laboratory information management system (LIMS) solution released under a GNU general public license.

For more information, please see the Bika LIMS page.

References

  1. ↑ "SaaS - Hosted LIMS Service". Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd.. http://www.bikalabs.com/bikaprod/asp. Retrieved 23 April 2012. 
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  3. ↑ "Bika Lims 2.1 Inkosi open source release". Laboratorytalk. 4 June 2008. http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/bik/bik108.html. Retrieved 6 April 2012. 
  4. ↑ "About Bika". Bika Lab Systems (Pty) Ltd. http://www.bikalabs.com/aboutus. Retrieved 30 October 2014. 
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