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Instem Client
January 2004
Instem is proud to announce that Provantis 6.5 - the latest version of our industry-leading Provantis software system was completed and released on schedule at the end 2003.
Provantis is the market-leading software system developed for companies engaged in non-clinical safety evaluation studies and is in use at over 70 sites worldwide. The advanced flexibility of the Provantis system means that it is ideal for both multi-national corporations and smaller organizations as well as organizations conducting investigational studies.
Provantis is a fully integrated, Oracle client / server application, which enables data to be shared across all the disciplines of a toxicology laboratory. It addresses all the needs of the toxicology laboratory from compound receipt through to final report production and archive.
The release of 6.5 is an important milestone for Instem and our customers and is the latest in a series of on-time releases.
Key highlights of 6.5 include:-
The addition of Calculation Parameters functionality
· Allowing reports to display calculated values based on data collected from a variety of sources (Clinical pathology, Organ weights etc)
· User definable calculations
· Statistical analysis on calculated values
Enhancements and improvements to the Pathology system including
· Significant performance improvements for matrix load and glossary copy
· Improved Code entry
· Part 11 compliant sign off of Necropsy and Slide Evaluation
· Improved Journaling, Auditing and locking
· Fixed and Fresh organ weighing
· Increased functionality for Non Examination conditions
· Improved Tracking of Clinical Signs
Extensions to reporting and statistics
· for General Toxicology and Reproductive Toxicology
· New reports and additional user selectable statistical tests
Fetal Pathology enhancements (from Provantis NT 2.2)
· Blind reading
· Supervisory review
· Randomisation
New Reproductive toxicology statistics
· Additional descriptive statistics
· Kruskal-Wallis, Chi-squared,
· 1-way, 2-way, 1-way mixed ANOVA
· Generalised Log Rank
Enhancements for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
The integration of functionality from preceding releases (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 streams)
Speaking from Instem's UK Headquarters, VP Global Software Development Gary Thornley comments "Provantis remains the leading product of choice and 6.5 builds on this success providing quality, functionality and technical improvements. The introduction of our new Project Methodology and Software Development Lifecycle process together with the exceptional commitment, dedication and skills of our staff have all contributed to the achievement of this major milestone."
Instem is a world-leading information solutions provider for the Life Sciences - accelerating drug and chemical development by increasing client productivity and enhancing the processes that lead to safer, more effective products.
Established in 1969, Instem has offices in the United States and Europe with its solutions supported in thirteen countries. Instem serves large multi-national corporations and smaller organizations in overcoming the challenges of managing information and provides solutions that help them further their missions while creating a competitive advantage. For more information on Instem and its solutions, please visit www.instem.com or contact them by email at info@instem.com.
Gary E. Mitchell, VP Global Marketing, Instem US HQ
Tel: (610) 941-0990
Email: gary.mitchell@instem.com
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