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	\| developer = ~~GGA Software Services~~, ~~LLC~~		\| developer = EPAM Systems, Inc.
	\| released = {{Start date\|2012\|09\|26}} (1.0)<ref name="IndigoStart">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-offers-open-source-version-leading-pharmaceutical-companys-chemistry-eln-scien \|title=GGA Software Services Offers Open-Source Version of Leading Pharmaceutical Company's Chemistry ELN to the Scientific Community \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|date=26 September 2012 \|accessdate=~~16 February 2013~~}}</ref>		\| released = {{Start date\|2012\|09\|26}} (1.0)<ref name="IndigoStart">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-offers-open-source-version-leading-pharmaceutical-companys-chemistry-eln-scien \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203220413/http://ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-offers-open-source-version-leading-pharmaceutical-companys-chemistry-eln-scien \|title=GGA Software Services Offers Open-Source Version of Leading Pharmaceutical Company's Chemistry ELN to the Scientific Community \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|date=26 September 2012 \|archivedate=03 December 2012 \|accessdate=01 April 2015}}</ref>
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	\| website = [http://~~ggasoftware~~.com~~/opensource~~/indigo/eln ~~ggasoftware~~.com]		\| website = [http://lifescience.opensource.epam.com/indigo/eln/index.html EPAM.com]
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	'''Indigo ELN''' is an open-source [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that "allows scientists to prepare, plan, and analyze experiments, access relevant information, and develop new methods in the areas of synthetic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and process chemistry."<ref name="IndigoHome">{{cite web \|url=http://~~ggasoftware~~.com~~/opensource~~/indigo/eln \|title=Indigo ELN: The Open-Source Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=~~GGA Software Services~~, ~~LLC~~ \|accessdate=~~16 February 2013~~}}</ref>		'''Indigo ELN''' is an open-source [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that "allows scientists to prepare, plan, and analyze experiments, access relevant information, and develop new methods in the areas of synthetic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and process chemistry."<ref name="IndigoHome">{{cite web \|url=http://lifescience.opensource.epam.com/indigo/eln/index.html \|title=Indigo ELN: The Open-Source Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=EPAM Systems, Inc \|accessdate=01 April 2015}}</ref>

	==Product history==		==Product history==

	According to GGA Software Services, the Indigo ELN is based off of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc.'s internal chemistry electronic lab notebook "CeN." The software was developed within Pfizer via a license to GGA of the software code, with the objective "to create and deliver an external, open-source version of CeN Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook."<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF">{{cite web \|url=http://~~ggasoftware~~.com/downloads/indigo-eln-1.0/Indigo%20ELN%20Installation%20Guide.pdf \|title=Indigo ELN 1.0 - Indigo ELN Installation Guide \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|format=PDF \|date=12 October 2012 \|accessdate=~~16 February 2013~~}}</ref> GGA ~~states~~ the license ~~allows~~ them to create and use derivative works of CeN as well as share it and support it with the open-source community.<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF" />		According to the original developer GGA Software Services, the Indigo ELN is based off of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc.'s internal chemistry electronic lab notebook "CeN." The software was developed within Pfizer via a license to GGA of the software code, with the objective "to create and deliver an external, open-source version of CeN Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook."<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF">{{cite web \|url=http://www.itcwin.com/downloads/indigo-eln-1.0/Indigo%20ELN%20Installation%20Guide.pdf \|title=Indigo ELN 1.0 - Indigo ELN Installation Guide \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|format=PDF \|date=12 October 2012 \|accessdate=01 April 2015}}</ref> GGA stated the license allowed them to create and use derivative works of CeN as well as share it and support it with the open-source community.<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF" />

	In July 2011, GGA Software was contributing ELN query service definitions to the not-for-profit Pistoia Alliance, which strives to lower the barriers to research and development innovation. The end goal for those ELN definitions was to create "a uniform industry standard by which scientists can acquire and consolidate experimental, analytical, and structural data from different ELN sources."<ref name="GGAPistoia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.greatreporter.com/content/gga-software-services-delivers-electronic-laboratory-notebook-data-query-service-definition \|title=GGA Software Services Delivers Electronic Laboratory Notebook Data Query Service Definition to Pistoia Alliance \|publisher=Presswire, Ltd \|date=11 July 2011 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> At some point GGA Software was approached by Pfizer to begin applying similar ELN expertise to its CeN software, with the goal of making it open-source. GGA had also already been developing its own "Indigo" organic chemistry toolkit for internal use (which eventually went open-source)<ref name="IndigoToolkit">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-releases-new-version-its-indigo-open-source-chemistry-toolkit \|title=GGA Software Services Releases New Version of its Indigo Open-Source Chemistry Toolkit \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|date=10 August 2012 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>, and the company presumably used that toolkit during its work on Indigo ELN.		In July 2011, GGA Software was contributing ELN query service definitions to the not-for-profit Pistoia Alliance, which strives to lower the barriers to research and development innovation. The end goal for those ELN definitions was to create "a uniform industry standard by which scientists can acquire and consolidate experimental, analytical, and structural data from different ELN sources."<ref name="GGAPistoia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.greatreporter.com/content/gga-software-services-delivers-electronic-laboratory-notebook-data-query-service-definition \|title=GGA Software Services Delivers Electronic Laboratory Notebook Data Query Service Definition to Pistoia Alliance \|publisher=Presswire, Ltd \|date=11 July 2011 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> At some point GGA Software was approached by Pfizer to begin applying similar ELN expertise to its CeN software, with the goal of making it open-source. GGA had also already been developing its own "Indigo" organic chemistry toolkit for internal use (which eventually went open-source)<ref name="IndigoToolkit">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-releases-new-version-its-indigo-open-source-chemistry-toolkit \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203220408/http://ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-releases-new-version-its-indigo-open-source-chemistry-toolkit \|title=GGA Software Services Releases New Version of its Indigo Open-Source Chemistry Toolkit \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|date=10 August 2012 \|archivedate=03 December 2012 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>, and the company presumably used that toolkit during its work on Indigo ELN.

	Version 1.0 of Indigo ELN was eventually released to the public on September 26, 2012.<ref name="IndigoStart" /> Version 1.1 of the software arrived on February 5, 2013, adding integration with the open-source chemical structure editor Ketcher.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog">{{cite web \|url=http://~~ggasoftware~~.com~~/opensource~~/indigo/eln/changelog \|title=Indigo ELN Changelog \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|accessdate=~~16 February 2013~~}}</ref> Indigo skipped to version 1.1.3 in December 2014, which extended database support and received an updated JBOSS 7.1.1 application server.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog" />		Version 1.0 of Indigo ELN was eventually released to the public on September 26, 2012.<ref name="IndigoStart" /> Version 1.1 of the software arrived on February 5, 2013, adding integration with the open-source chemical structure editor Ketcher.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog">{{cite web \|url=http://lifescience.opensource.epam.com/indigo/eln/changelog.html \|title=Indigo ELN Changelog \|publisher=EPAM Systems, Inc \|accessdate=01 April 2015}}</ref>

			On June 6, 2014, software developer EPAM Systems, Inc. announced it had acquired GGA Software Services, LLC and with it Indigo ELN.<ref name="EPAMGGA">{{cite web \|url=http://www.epam.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2014/epam-acquires-gga-software-services.html \|title=EPAM Acquires GGA Software Services, Expands Healthcare & Life Sciences Service Offering \|publisher=EPAM Systems, Inc \|date=06 June 2014 \|accessdate=01 April 2014}}</ref> Indigo remained open-source; however, EPAM chose to require the submission of personal information in order to download the software.

			Indigo skipped to version 1.1.3 in December 2014, which extended database support and received an updated JBOSS 7.1.1 application server.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog" />

	==Features==		==Features==
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	* Oracle database 11 R2 or higher		* Oracle database 11 R2 or higher
	* Oracle Text (formerly ConText)		* Oracle Text (formerly ConText)
	* ~~GGA's~~ [http://~~ggasoftware~~.com/~~opensource~~/~~bingo~~ Bingo RDBMS data cartridge]		* [http://lifescience.opensource.epam.com/bingo/index.html Bingo RDBMS data cartridge]

	Reference the [http://~~ggasoftware~~.~~com~~/downloads/indigo-eln-1.1/Indigo%20ELN%201.1%20Installation%20Guide.pdf installation guide] (PDF) for more information.		Reference the [http://scitouch.net/downloads/indigo-eln-1.1.3/Indigo%20ELN%201.1.3%20Installation%20Guide.pdf installation guide] (PDF) for more information.

	==Videos, screenshots, and other media==		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

	* Indigo ELN documentation can be found [http://~~ggasoftware~~.com~~/download~~/indigo/eln here].		* Indigo ELN documentation can be found [http://lifescience.opensource.epam.com/indigo/eln/index.html#download-and-install here].

	==Entities using Indigo ELN==		==Entities using Indigo ELN==

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	In July 2011, GGA Software was contributing ELN query service definitions to the not-for-profit Pistoia Alliance, which strives to lower the barriers to research and development innovation. The end goal for those ELN definitions was to create "a uniform industry standard by which scientists can acquire and consolidate experimental, analytical, and structural data from different ELN sources."<ref name="GGAPistoia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.greatreporter.com/content/gga-software-services-delivers-electronic-laboratory-notebook-data-query-service-definition \|title=GGA Software Services Delivers Electronic Laboratory Notebook Data Query Service Definition to Pistoia Alliance \|publisher=Presswire, Ltd \|date=11 July 2011 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> At some point GGA Software was approached by Pfizer to begin applying similar ELN expertise to its CeN software, with the goal of making it open-source. GGA had also already been developing its own "Indigo" organic chemistry toolkit for internal use (which eventually went open-source)<ref name="IndigoToolkit">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-releases-new-version-its-indigo-open-source-chemistry-toolkit \|title=GGA Software Services Releases New Version of its Indigo Open-Source Chemistry Toolkit \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|date=10 August 2012 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>, and the company presumably used that toolkit during its work on Indigo ELN.		In July 2011, GGA Software was contributing ELN query service definitions to the not-for-profit Pistoia Alliance, which strives to lower the barriers to research and development innovation. The end goal for those ELN definitions was to create "a uniform industry standard by which scientists can acquire and consolidate experimental, analytical, and structural data from different ELN sources."<ref name="GGAPistoia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.greatreporter.com/content/gga-software-services-delivers-electronic-laboratory-notebook-data-query-service-definition \|title=GGA Software Services Delivers Electronic Laboratory Notebook Data Query Service Definition to Pistoia Alliance \|publisher=Presswire, Ltd \|date=11 July 2011 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> At some point GGA Software was approached by Pfizer to begin applying similar ELN expertise to its CeN software, with the goal of making it open-source. GGA had also already been developing its own "Indigo" organic chemistry toolkit for internal use (which eventually went open-source)<ref name="IndigoToolkit">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-releases-new-version-its-indigo-open-source-chemistry-toolkit \|title=GGA Software Services Releases New Version of its Indigo Open-Source Chemistry Toolkit \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|date=10 August 2012 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>, and the company presumably used that toolkit during its work on Indigo ELN.

	Version 1.0 of Indigo ELN was eventually released to the public on September 26, 2012.<ref name="IndigoStart" /> Version 1.1 of the software arrived on February 5, 2013, adding integration with the open-source chemical structure editor Ketcher.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog">{{cite web \|url=http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln/changelog \|title=Indigo ELN Changelog \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>		Version 1.0 of Indigo ELN was eventually released to the public on September 26, 2012.<ref name="IndigoStart" /> Version 1.1 of the software arrived on February 5, 2013, adding integration with the open-source chemical structure editor Ketcher.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog">{{cite web \|url=http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln/changelog \|title=Indigo ELN Changelog \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> Indigo skipped to version 1.1.3 in December 2014, which extended database support and received an updated JBOSS 7.1.1 application server.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog" />

	==Features==		==Features==

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	'''Indigo ELN''' is an open-source [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that "allows scientists to prepare, plan, and analyze experiments, access relevant information, and develop new methods in the areas of synthetic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and process chemistry."<ref name="IndigoHome">{{cite web \|url=http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln \|title=Indigo ELN: The Open-Source Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=GGA Software Services LLC \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>		'''Indigo ELN''' is an open-source [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that "allows scientists to prepare, plan, and analyze experiments, access relevant information, and develop new methods in the areas of synthetic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and process chemistry."<ref name="IndigoHome">{{cite web \|url=http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln \|title=Indigo ELN: The Open-Source Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>

	==Product history==		==Product history==

	According to GGA Software Services, the Indigo ELN is based off of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc.'s internal chemistry electronic lab notebook "CeN." The software was developed within Pfizer via a license to GGA of the software code, with the objective "to create and deliver an external, open-source version of CeN Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook."<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF">{{cite web \|url=http://ggasoftware.com/downloads/indigo-eln-1.0/Indigo%20ELN%20Installation%20Guide.pdf \|title=Indigo ELN 1.0 - Indigo ELN Installation Guide \|publisher=GGA Software Services LLC \|format=PDF \|date=12 October 2012 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> GGA states the license allows them to create and use derivative works of CeN as well as share it and support it with the open-source community.<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF" />		According to GGA Software Services, the Indigo ELN is based off of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc.'s internal chemistry electronic lab notebook "CeN." The software was developed within Pfizer via a license to GGA of the software code, with the objective "to create and deliver an external, open-source version of CeN Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook."<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF">{{cite web \|url=http://ggasoftware.com/downloads/indigo-eln-1.0/Indigo%20ELN%20Installation%20Guide.pdf \|title=Indigo ELN 1.0 - Indigo ELN Installation Guide \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|format=PDF \|date=12 October 2012 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> GGA states the license allows them to create and use derivative works of CeN as well as share it and support it with the open-source community.<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF" />

	In July 2011, GGA Software was contributing ELN query service definitions to the not-for-profit Pistoia Alliance, which strives to lower the barriers to research and development innovation. The end goal for those ELN definitions was to create "a uniform industry standard by which scientists can acquire and consolidate experimental, analytical, and structural data from different ELN sources."<ref name="GGAPistoia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.greatreporter.com/content/gga-software-services-delivers-electronic-laboratory-notebook-data-query-service-definition \|title=GGA Software Services Delivers Electronic Laboratory Notebook Data Query Service Definition to Pistoia Alliance \|publisher=Presswire, Ltd \|date=11 July 2011 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> At some point GGA Software was approached by Pfizer to begin applying similar ELN expertise to its CeN software, with the goal of making it open-source. GGA had also already been developing its own "Indigo" organic chemistry toolkit for internal use (which eventually went open-source)<ref name="IndigoToolkit">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-releases-new-version-its-indigo-open-source-chemistry-toolkit \|title=GGA Software Services Releases New Version of its Indigo Open-Source Chemistry Toolkit \|publisher=GGA Software Services LLC \|date=10 August 2012 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>, and the company presumably used that toolkit during its work on Indigo ELN.		In July 2011, GGA Software was contributing ELN query service definitions to the not-for-profit Pistoia Alliance, which strives to lower the barriers to research and development innovation. The end goal for those ELN definitions was to create "a uniform industry standard by which scientists can acquire and consolidate experimental, analytical, and structural data from different ELN sources."<ref name="GGAPistoia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.greatreporter.com/content/gga-software-services-delivers-electronic-laboratory-notebook-data-query-service-definition \|title=GGA Software Services Delivers Electronic Laboratory Notebook Data Query Service Definition to Pistoia Alliance \|publisher=Presswire, Ltd \|date=11 July 2011 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> At some point GGA Software was approached by Pfizer to begin applying similar ELN expertise to its CeN software, with the goal of making it open-source. GGA had also already been developing its own "Indigo" organic chemistry toolkit for internal use (which eventually went open-source)<ref name="IndigoToolkit">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-releases-new-version-its-indigo-open-source-chemistry-toolkit \|title=GGA Software Services Releases New Version of its Indigo Open-Source Chemistry Toolkit \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|date=10 August 2012 \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>, and the company presumably used that toolkit during its work on Indigo ELN.

	Version 1.0 of Indigo ELN was eventually released to the public on September 26, 2012.<ref name="IndigoStart" /> Version 1.1 of the software arrived on February 5, 2013, adding integration with the open-source chemical structure editor Ketcher.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog">{{cite web \|url=http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln/changelog \|title=Indigo ELN Changelog \|publisher=GGA Software Services LLC \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>		Version 1.0 of Indigo ELN was eventually released to the public on September 26, 2012.<ref name="IndigoStart" /> Version 1.1 of the software arrived on February 5, 2013, adding integration with the open-source chemical structure editor Ketcher.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog">{{cite web \|url=http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln/changelog \|title=Indigo ELN Changelog \|publisher=GGA Software Services, LLC \|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>

	==Features==		==Features==

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'''Indigo ELN''' is an open-source [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that "allows scientists to prepare, plan, and analyze experiments, access relevant information, and develop new methods in the areas of synthetic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and process chemistry."<ref name="IndigoHome">{{cite web |url=http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln |title=Indigo ELN: The Open-Source Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook |publisher=GGA Software Services LLC |accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>

==Product history==

According to GGA Software Services, the Indigo ELN is based off of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc.'s internal chemistry electronic lab notebook "CeN." The software was developed within Pfizer via a license to GGA of the software code, with the objective "to create and deliver an external, open-source version of CeN Chemistry Electronic Lab Notebook."<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF">{{cite web |url=http://ggasoftware.com/downloads/indigo-eln-1.0/Indigo%20ELN%20Installation%20Guide.pdf |title=Indigo ELN 1.0 - Indigo ELN Installation Guide |publisher=GGA Software Services LLC |format=PDF |date=12 October 2012 |accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> GGA states the license allows them to create and use derivative works of CeN as well as share it and support it with the open-source community.<ref name="IndigoInstallPDF" />

In July 2011, GGA Software was contributing ELN query service definitions to the not-for-profit Pistoia Alliance, which strives to lower the barriers to research and development innovation. The end goal for those ELN definitions was to create "a uniform industry standard by which scientists can acquire and consolidate experimental, analytical, and structural data from different ELN sources."<ref name="GGAPistoia">{{cite web |url=http://www.greatreporter.com/content/gga-software-services-delivers-electronic-laboratory-notebook-data-query-service-definition |title=GGA Software Services Delivers Electronic Laboratory Notebook Data Query Service Definition to Pistoia Alliance |publisher=Presswire, Ltd |date=11 July 2011 |accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> At some point GGA Software was approached by Pfizer to begin applying similar ELN expertise to its CeN software, with the goal of making it open-source. GGA had also already been developing its own "Indigo" organic chemistry toolkit for internal use (which eventually went open-source)<ref name="IndigoToolkit">{{cite web |url=http://www.ggasoftware.com/news/gga-software-services-releases-new-version-its-indigo-open-source-chemistry-toolkit |title=GGA Software Services Releases New Version of its Indigo Open-Source Chemistry Toolkit |publisher=GGA Software Services LLC |date=10 August 2012 |accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>, and the company presumably used that toolkit during its work on Indigo ELN.

Version 1.0 of Indigo ELN was eventually released to the public on September 26, 2012.<ref name="IndigoStart" /> Version 1.1 of the software arrived on February 5, 2013, adding integration with the open-source chemical structure editor Ketcher.<ref name="IndigoChangeLog">{{cite web |url=http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/indigo/eln/changelog |title=Indigo ELN Changelog |publisher=GGA Software Services LLC |accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref>

==Features==

Features of Indigo ELN include<ref name="IndigoHome" />:

* experiment management
* compliance and security
* document management
* reporting
* offline access
* query tools
* automatic batch management
* analytical data management

==Hardware/software requirements==

Installation requirements for Indigo ELN include:

* Oracle database 11 R2 or higher
* Oracle Text (formerly ConText)
* GGA's [http://ggasoftware.com/opensource/bingo Bingo RDBMS data cartridge]

Reference the [http://ggasoftware.com/downloads/indigo-eln-1.1/Indigo%20ELN%201.1%20Installation%20Guide.pdf installation guide] (PDF) for more information.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* Indigo ELN documentation can be found [http://ggasoftware.com/download/indigo/eln here].

==Entities using Indigo ELN==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/indigo-general Indigo ELN on Google Groups]
* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/indigo-bugs Indigo ELN - Bug Tracking on Google Groups]

==References==
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