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| LabVantage Solutions Signs Worldwide Software and Services Agreement with Engelhard Corporation |
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Bridgewater, NJ December 19, 2001. LabVantage Sapphire™ to help further streamline and improve materials quality management throughout global organization
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of laboratory information solutions, announced that Engelhard Corporation, the Fortune 500 surface and materials science company, has signed a worldwide software and services agreement with LabVantage for LabVantage Sapphire™ as their key laboratory information solution to manage materials quality tracking, specification analysis and testing.
Engelhard, with 6,400 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide, improves companies' products and processes through the ingenious application of surface and materials science. The company serves a broad range of markets, including automotive, petrochemical, agriculture, oil refining, fine chemicals, paper, plastics, cosmetics, air quality, construction, packaging and coatings.
A drive to reduce operating costs and improving efficiencies drove Engelhard to look for a modern, scalable software solution. Key reasons for choosing LabVantage were Sapphire™'s ability to be rapidly configured and reconfigured for various materials testing requirements, while providing extensive automated reporting capabilities.
"Engelhard has been using Sapphire™ at one location for the past year, and we have been impressed with its ability to automate our laboratory workflow processes to meet our various customer requirements," said Daniel Hughes, director of purchasing. Hughes also stated, "LabVantage has really impressed us with their ability to meet our unique requirements. LabVantage senior management has been a positive influence in providing feedback on our efforts ."
LabVantage Sapphire™ - Rich Technology and Extensive Functionality Framework. LabVantage Sapphire™ is an information solution with rich technology that provides flexible, visual workflow capability for today's leading laboratories and research institutions. Key functional elements available in the LabVantage Sapphire™ solution include:
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Rapid and efficient sample, batch and lot login. |
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Specification limit tracking by customer, product or any other attribute. |
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Certificate of Analysis and other key report generation. |
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Data approval, SOP and auditing capabilities. |
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Instrument calibration and integration |
"Earning the support of Engelhard with the worldwide adoption of LabVantage Sapphire™, is a true indication of our organization's ability to provide world class service and support," said Jim Aurelio, president, LabVantage. Aurelio continued, "Sapphire™ as a solution for laboratory management continues to be validated by the marketplace. It's rich functionality, flexible workflow automation and ability to serve the needs of the increasingly important virtual laboratory through browser/server technology provide the foundation of a solution that meets the demands of today's leading laboratories."
About Engelhard. Engelhard Corporation is a surface and materials science company that develops technologies to improve customers' products and processes. A Fortune 500 company, Engelhard is a world-leading provider of technologies for environmental, process, appearance and performance applications. For more information, visit Engelhard at www.engelhard.com.
About LabVantage Solutions. LabVantage Solutions, a Chatterjee Group company, is helping to build the virtual laboratory and is the leader in Scientific Information Productionsm. LabVantage helps customers move beyond the traditional four walls of the laboratory with solutions that enable information sharing via intranets and extranets. LabVantage has a complete suite of software for high throughput screening, genomics, proteomics and LIMS. LabVantage products stand out in the areas of: workflow process automation, open database modeling and in the ability to integrate multiple data sources into a single interface. The company also offers services that ensure customer success such as industry and technology consulting, implementation services, application training and extensive customer support services. LabVantage has provided information solutions to nearly 1,000 companies since 1981. For further information about LabVantage Solutions, please visit our Web site at www.labvantage.com.
Certain statements contained in this release may be forward-looking statements and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. |
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