Sample Inventory Program
| Developer(s) | Enfold Systems, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 25, 2005 (1.0.2)[1] |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Laboratory informatics software |
| License(s) | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | EnfoldSystems.com |
Sample Inventory Program or SIP was free open-source laboratory informatics software designed to manage sample inventories. However, only one open-source release of the software was made in 2005, with no updates since.
Product history
Enfold Systems, Inc. started the Sample Inventory Program project on SourceForge on October 11, 2005,[2] followed by the first release of the software as version 1.0.2 on October 25.[1] SIP was originally built for the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) under several grants, to be released as open-source software.[3]
No other releases of the software have been made. Enfold Systems indicated on their website a new version would be available in the first quarter of 2011, but no such public release seems to have been made.[3] The project is assumed to be dead.
Features
The main features of Sample Inventory Program included[3]:
- command-line imports
- cross-project searches
- project-level permissions
- web-based interface
- split aliquots into smaller units
- derive aliquots into other sample types
- hierarchal locations and containers
- relational models
- batch editing
- project administration
- advanced sample attributes
- validation
Hardware/software requirements
Installation requirements for Sample Inventory Program included:
- Zope 3.0.0
- Python 2.3.5
- Psycopgda, a PostgreSQL adapter
- sybaseda
- SQLObject 0.6.x (comes with SIP tarball)
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- Screenshots for Sample Inventory Manager could be found on the company website.
- Online Flash demos were available via the website.
Entities using Sample Inventory Program
Further reading
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sample Inventory Program > Files > sip". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/sampleinventory/files/sip/. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sample Inventory Program (SIP)". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/sampleinventory/. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sample Inventory Program". Enfold Systems, Inc. http://www.enfoldsystems.com/software/software/sip. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
