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==History==
==History==


 
Bytewize AB was created as a privately-held Swedish company in 1989, focusing primarily on the operation, maintenance, and support of Linux and Unix servers.<ref name="BWAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.bytewize.com/bytewize/?lang=en |title=Bytewize AB |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> By late 1999, the company shifted focus and began working on O3 Lims (the "O3" short for "Object Oriented Organizer"), software designed to emphasize the source of the sample as well as its testing and analysis.<ref name="BWO3About">{{cite web |url=http://www.bytewize.com/o3lims/history-2/?lang=en |title=O3 Lims – History |publisher=Bytewize AB |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref>


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==

Revision as of 22:40, 26 November 2012

Bytewize AB
Type Aktiebolag
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters Linslagargränd 1, Västerås, Sweden
Area served Europe
Products
Website Bytewize.com

Bytewize AB develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.

History

Bytewize AB was created as a privately-held Swedish company in 1989, focusing primarily on the operation, maintenance, and support of Linux and Unix servers.[1] By late 1999, the company shifted focus and began working on O3 Lims (the "O3" short for "Object Oriented Organizer"), software designed to emphasize the source of the sample as well as its testing and analysis.[2]

Technology and products

O3 Lims and O3 LimsXpress

O3 Lims is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) "is a user-friendly and flexible system that helps you keep track of your samples and results in an effective manner."[3]

O3 LimsXpress is a version of O3 LIMS that is scaled down for small laboratories, with a cost based on usage.[4]

Features


Product: O3 Lims
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[5]
Sample tracking?Y[3]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?Y[5]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[5]
Data and trend analysis?Y[5]
Data and equipment sharing?Y[5]
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[5]
Query capability?Y[3]
Import data?Y[5]
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?Y[5]
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[5]
Inventory management?
Document creation and/or management?Y[5]
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[6]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?Y[6]
Billing management?Y[5]
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[5]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[5]
Chain of custody?Y[5]
Configurable roles and security?Y[5]
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[5]
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[5]
Report printing?Y[5]
Label support?Y[5]
Barcode support?Y[5]
Export to PDF?Y[5]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[5]
Base functionality
Administrator management?
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[3]
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[5]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[6]
Messaging?Y[5]
Multilingual?Y[5]
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[3]
Online or integrated help?Y[3]
Software as a service delivery model?Y[3]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
contract services, food and beverage, general,
manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical,
pharmaceutical
Product: O3 LimsXpress
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[5]
Sample tracking?Y[4]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?Y[5]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?Y[5]
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[5]
Query capability?Y[4]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?Y[5]
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[5]
Inventory management?
Document creation and/or management?Y[5]
Case management?
Workflow management?Y[6]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?Y[6]
Billing management?Y[5]
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?Y[5]
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?Y[5]
Chain of custody?Y[5]
Configurable roles and security?Y[5]
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[5]
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?
Report printing?Y[5]
Label support?
Barcode support?Y[5]
Export to PDF?Y[5]
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?Y[5]
Base functionality
Administrator management?
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[5]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?Y[6]
Messaging?Y[5]
Multilingual?Y[5]
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[4]
Online or integrated help?Y[4]
Software as a service delivery model?Y[4]
Usage-based cost?Y[4]
Industries served
contract services, food and beverage, general,
manufacturing and R&D, petrochemical,
pharmaceutical

Pricing

Source for pricing information is the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide.[7] As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.

There are three pricing methods for O3 Lims:

1. You can pay a one-time site license fee (approximately €35,000) + an annual support and development fee of 15% (of the current license fee). The support and development fee will partly depend on the size of the laboratory. Included in the prices are usually all startup costs and parts in O3 Lims. The option exists for vendor hosting or self-hosting the application.

2. You can rent/hire the software for a monthly fee, which is very flexible and depends on the customer's needs and the value that O3 Lims brings to the customer. Approximate costs are €1200/month, support and development fee included. The option exists for vendor hosting or self-hosting the application.

3. You can take a pay-per-sample route, which features a quarterly charge based on number of samples and reported samples. There is also a small fee per month (about €60) to cover backups and hosting costs. Prices per sample range from roughly 10 cents to €1.80. Price per reported sample: about €1. Charges are capped at about €1500/quarter, with no extra charges for more samples. 

Additional pricing estimates for O3 LimsXpress usage costs exist, but the cost calculator is only available in Swedish (though with some translation help).

Demonstration videos and other media

Additional information


References