Sample Inventory Program

Sample Inventory Program

Developer(s)	Enfold Systems, Inc.
Initial release	October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25) (1.0.2)
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, followed by the first release of the software as version 1.0.2 on October 25. SIP was originally built for the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) under several grants, to be released as open-source software.

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. The project is assumed to be dead.

Features

The main features of Sample Inventory Program included:

• 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.