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'''Forensic Advantage Systems''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions geared towards the forensic sciences.
'''Forensic Advantage Systems''' developed and distributed [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions geared towards the forensic sciences.


==History==
==History==
 
In August 2020, [[Vendor:Harris Systems USA, Inc.|Harris Systems USA, Inc.]] announced that it had acquired The Computer Solution Company of Virginia, LLC (TCSC) and its division Forensic Advantage Systems.<ref name="HarrisAcquires20">{{cite web |url=https://www.harriscomputer.com/en/news/?date=1597636800&article=harris-acquires-tcsc-expanding-public-safety-portfolio-with-forensic-advantage-systems-platform |title=Harris acquires TCSC, expanding public safety portfolio with Forensic Advantage Systems platform |publisher=Harris Systems USA, Inc |date=17 August 2020 |accessdate=02 October 2021}}</ref> That division appears to have been moved under the Caliber Public Safety division of Harris, which remains responsible for developing and distributing Forensic Advantage LIMS.<ref name="CaliberFA">{{cite web |url=https://caliberpublicsafety.com/forensic-advantage-redirect/ |title=Forensic Advantage Systems has moved! |publisher=Harris Systems USA, Inc |accessdate=02 October 2021}}</ref>
 


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==
===Forensic Advantage===
===Forensic Advantage===
Forensic Advantage was a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that aims to "provide forensic examiners and law enforcement agencies with immediate access to data, improving their productivity and ability to communicate and take decisive action."<ref name="FAHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.forensicadvantage.com/Solutions.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223042207/http://www.forensicadvantage.com/Solutions.htm |title=Forensic Advantage |publisher=Forensic Advantage Systems |archivedate=23 February 2020 |accessdate=02 October 2021}}</ref>


Forensic Advantage is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) that aims to "provide forensic examiners and law enforcement agencies with immediate access to data, improving their productivity and ability to communicate and take decisive action."<ref name=FAHome>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.forensicadvantage.com/Solutions.htm |title=Forensic Advantage |publisher=Forensic Advantage Systems |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
See [[Vendor:Harris Systems USA, Inc.|Harris Systems USA, Inc.]] for the latest iteration.
 
====Features====
 
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
  ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.forensicadvantage.com/Solutions.htm Forensic Advantage]
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Sample, Inventory, and Data Management
|-
  | Sample login and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Sample tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Sample and/or result batching?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Task and event scheduling?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Option for manual result entry?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multiple data viewing methods?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | 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;"|
|-
  | Query capability?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FABrochure>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.forensicadvantage.com/Prod_Docs/FAS_Product%20Data%20Sheet_Final_Mar_2011.pdf |title=Forensic Advantage - Laboratory Information Management System |format=PDF |publisher=Forensic Advantage Systems |accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
  | Import data?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | 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=FABrochure />
|-
  | Export raw date?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data warehouse?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Deadline control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Production control?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Project and/or task management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Inventory management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Document creation and/or management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Case management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | [[Workflow]] management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Specification management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Customer management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Billing management?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  ! 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;"|
|-
  | Performance evaluation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Audit trail]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[Chain of custody]]?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Configurable roles and security?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Data normalization?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Data validation?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | 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=FAHome />
|-
  | Report printing?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FABrochure />
|-
  | Label support?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Barcode support?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Export to PDF?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Export to MS Word?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FABrochure />
|-
  | Export to HTML and/or XML?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Fax integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Email integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Base Functionality
|-
  | Administrator management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Modular?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Instrument interfacing and management?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Mobile device integration?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Alarms and/or alerts?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Work-related time tracking?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Voice recognition system?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | External monitoring?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Messaging?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Multilingual?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | Network-capable?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Web client or portal?
  | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name=FAHome />
|-
  | Online or integrated help?
  | style="background-color:white;"|
|-
  | [[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;"| agriculture, environmental, law enforcement and forensic
|-
|}
 
====Pricing====
 
 
====Additional information====
 
* [http://www.forensicadvantage.com/Prod_Docs/FAS_Product%20Data%20Sheet_Final_Mar_2011.pdf Forensic Advantage brochure]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 3 April 2024

Forensic Advantage Systems
Former type Unknown
Industry Laboratory informatics
Fate Acquired
Defunct August 17, 2020 (2020-08-17)[1]
Headquarters 1525 Huguenot Rd., Midlothian, Virginia, U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Products Forensic Advantage
Parent TCSC, Inc.
Website ForensicAdvantage.com

Forensic Advantage Systems developed and distributed laboratory informatics software solutions geared towards the forensic sciences.

History

In August 2020, Harris Systems USA, Inc. announced that it had acquired The Computer Solution Company of Virginia, LLC (TCSC) and its division Forensic Advantage Systems.[1] That division appears to have been moved under the Caliber Public Safety division of Harris, which remains responsible for developing and distributing Forensic Advantage LIMS.[2]

Technology and products

Forensic Advantage

Forensic Advantage was a laboratory information management system (LIMS) that aims to "provide forensic examiners and law enforcement agencies with immediate access to data, improving their productivity and ability to communicate and take decisive action."[3]

See Harris Systems USA, Inc. for the latest iteration.

References