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'''Mountain States Consulting, LLC''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.
'''Mountain States Consulting, LLC''' provides consulting services for [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.
 


==History==
==History==
Mountain States Consulting (MSC) began as a technology consulting firm in 1986.<ref name="MSCInfo">{{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="MSCFirstLIMS">{{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 [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) went on to become MSC-LIMS.<ref name="MSCInfo" />


In July 2022, [[Vendor:J Street Technology, Inc.]] purchased the [[laboratory information management system]] MSC-LIMS from Mountain States Consulting.<ref name="SteinLook22">{{cite web |url=https://jstreettech.com/look-what-we-bought/ |title=Look What We Bought! |author=Stein, A. |publisher=J Street Technology, Inc |accessdate=20 October 2022}}</ref>
<ref name="MSCContactArch">{{cite web |url=https://www.msc-lims.com/lims/contact.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006164645/https://www.msc-lims.com/lims/contact.html |title=Contact Us |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |date=10 August 2022 |archivedate=06 October 2022 |accessdate=20 October 2022}}</ref> According to J Street, "The owner of MSC, Rick Collard, is partnering with J Street to provide software support, help us understand the system, and maintain some communication with existing customers" (source: personal correspondence).<ref name="SteinLook22" /><ref name="JSLIMSAbout">{{cite web |url=https://jstreetlims.com/overview/ |title=J Street LIMS - An Overview |publisher=J Street Technology, Inc |accessdate=20 October 2022}}</ref>


 
===Prior offerings===
==Technology and products==
MSC-LIMS was a GALP-compliant [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) "designed for small to mid-sized labs."<ref name="MSCAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804064038/http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html |title=MSC-LIMS Overview |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |archivedate=04 August 2021 |accessdate=20 October 2022}}</ref> Is is now a solution of [[Vendor:J Street Technology, Inc.]]
 
===MSC-LIMS===
 
MSC-LIMS is a GALP-compliant [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) "designed for small to mid-sized labs."<ref name=MSCAbout>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html |title=MSC-LIMS Overview |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=03 February 2012}}</ref>
 
====Features====
 
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|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html MSC-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=MSCSummary>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/msc-lims.html |title=MSC-LIMS Product Summary |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=04 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
  | Sample tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Sample and/or result batching?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Task and event scheduling?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Option for manual result entry?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Multiple data viewing methods?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCReport>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/rptviewer.html |title=MSC-LIMS Report Viewer |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=04 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
  | 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;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Query capability?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Import data?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | 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=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Export raw date?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data warehouse?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Deadline control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Production control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Project and/or task management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Inventory management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Document creation and/or management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Case management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Workflow]] management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Specification management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customer management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Billing management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
|-
  | Regulatory compliance?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | QA / QC functions?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Performance evaluation?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | [[Audit trail]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | [[Chain of custody]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Configurable roles and security?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Data normalization?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data validation?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCAbout />
|-
  | 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=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Report printing?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCReport />
|-
  | Label support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Barcode support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Export to PDF?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Export to MS Word?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Export to HTML and/or XML?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Fax integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCAbout />
|-
  | Email integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCAbout />
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Base Functionality
|-
  | Administrator management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Modular?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCAbout />
|-
  | Instrument interfacing and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Mobile device integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Alarms and/or alerts?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | 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;"| Y<ref name=MSCMsg>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/messaging.html |title=MSC-LIMS Messaging |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=04 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
  | Multilingual?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Network-capable?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCSummary />
|-
  | Web client or portal?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Online or integrated help?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=MSCDoc>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/docs.html |title=MSC-LIMS Documentation |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=04 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
  | [[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;"| environmental, food and beverage, petrochemical,<br />power and utility
|-
|}
 
====Pricing====
 
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> and MSC's 2012 online [http://www.msc-lims.com/download/MSC-LIMS%20Price%20List.pdf price guide]. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.
 
 
<u>'''Full system licenses with source code'''</u>:
 
'''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
 
 
<u>'''Annual subscription licenses ''without'' source code'''</u>:
 
'''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
 
====Additional information====
 
* [http://www.msc-lims.com/download/MSC-LIMS%20is%20the%20Solution.pdf MSC-LIMS sales brochure]
* [http://www.msc-lims.com/download/MSC-LIMS%20Product%20Summary.pdf MSC-LIMS summary brochure]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:11, 29 March 2024

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 Informatics consulting
Website MSC-LIMS.com

Mountain States Consulting, LLC provides consulting services for 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.[2] That laboratory information management system (LIMS) went on to become MSC-LIMS.[1]

In July 2022, Vendor:J Street Technology, Inc. purchased the laboratory information management system MSC-LIMS from Mountain States Consulting.[3] [4] According to J Street, "The owner of MSC, Rick Collard, is partnering with J Street to provide software support, help us understand the system, and maintain some communication with existing customers" (source: personal correspondence).[3][5]

Prior offerings

MSC-LIMS was a GALP-compliant laboratory information management system (LIMS) "designed for small to mid-sized labs."[6] Is is now a solution of Vendor:J Street Technology, Inc.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "About MSC". Mountain States Consulting, LLC. http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/msc.html. Retrieved 26 November 2012. 
  2. Collard, Rick (December 1996). "A Small Lab Develops A Laboratory Information Management System". VertMarkets, Inc. http://www.wateronline.com/doc.mvc/A-Small-Lab-Develops-A-Laboratory-Information-0001. Retrieved 26 November 2012. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Stein, A.. "Look What We Bought!". J Street Technology, Inc. https://jstreettech.com/look-what-we-bought/. Retrieved 20 October 2022. 
  4. "Contact Us". Mountain States Consulting, LLC. 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006164645/https://www.msc-lims.com/lims/contact.html. Retrieved 20 October 2022. 
  5. "J Street LIMS - An Overview". J Street Technology, Inc. https://jstreetlims.com/overview/. Retrieved 20 October 2022. 
  6. "MSC-LIMS Overview". Mountain States Consulting, LLC. Archived from the original on 04 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804064038/http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html. Retrieved 20 October 2022.