(Source: Business Wire)The 2008 Frost & Sullivan European Laboratory Information Systems Company of the Year Award is presented to LabWare. The company is a global leader in providing versatile, easily configurable laboratory information management systems (LIMS) solutions that can be successfully deployed at low cost and implementation times across several industries. LabWare has been increasing its market share consistently over the years, registering an impressive annual growth rate of 28.73 percent for the fiscal year 2007.

"LabWare's ability to cater to the data management requirements of newer markets such as biobanking and clinical trials, coupled with investments in novel technologies, will enable it to sustain its dominance in the European market," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Prabakar Sampath. "Moreover, such capabilities will help the company enhance its overall share in the global LIMS market."

LabWare LIMS is the flagship product of LabWare. LabWare LIMS v5 is the fifth version released since the inception of LabWare LIMS in 1994. Labstation is a powerful instrument integration module fully embedded within LabWare LIMS that efficiently integrates disparate instruments in the laboratory.

LabWare WebLIMS is the web based version of LabWare LIMS. The ability of WebLIMS to run on any J2EE based Web Application Server without the requirement of supporting applets has enabled organisations to easily deploy and manage LIMS across the enterprise. LabWare also provides electronic lab notebook functionality that can be easily integrated with other applications.

"Version 3 of LabWare WebLIMS allows LIMS to be accessed from a wide range of handheld devices such as PDAs and the new iPhone from Apple, Inc.," adds Sampath. "It also supports increased functionality, speed and usability of web pages.

LabWare's priority has been to provide fully configurable solutions with rich core product functionality to overcome the disadvantages of customised solutions. An extensive library of the most common LIMS functions, such as sample tracking and audit trails, are incorporated into the product and sold off-the-shelf. LabWare is the pioneer in providing the most comprehensive configurable LIMS solutions with a very high level of core product functionality.

The non dependence of LabWare LIMS on specific hardware or software is its unique selling point. LabWare LIMS is independent of the type of database employed and operating system used. LabWare's strict use of open standards allows WebLIMS to conveniently operate with a wide range of web browsers such as IE, FireFox, Safari and the new Chrome browser from Google.