Author: Lab-Ally LLC

  • Lab-Ally Proudly Announces Release of CERF 5.3

    Lab-Ally Proudly Announces Release of CERF 5.3

    It is with considerable pleasure that we announce the release of CERF ELN version 5.3 When Lab-Ally took over support of the CERF ELN product in 2014, our main concern was the immediate protection of the priceless research data for the existing CERF user community.  Eventually, we were able to acquire the CERF source code and assemble…

  • iPad Mobile Laboratory Notebook Case Study

    iPad Mobile Laboratory Notebook Case Study

    “If we’re planning a trip out to the range… we can check the documents out, carry them with us all day on the iPad, edit them all day… and then upload them back to our notebooks when we get back to the office with an internet connection.” With the Apple iPad mobile device & iCERF,…

  • Collaboration and Digital Data Case Study

    Collaboration and Digital Data Case Study

    “We use the ELN software for collaboration… when one person ran an analysis, the second person downstream can actually look at the results… and just continue on in that notebook page. It is a seamless transition.” Laboratories pursuing research in domains including energy & algae biofuels find collaboration is a key factor in their pursuits.…

  • Lab Notebook (ELN) / scientific Informatics Glossary and Acronyms

    Lab Notebook (ELN) / scientific Informatics Glossary and Acronyms

    Lab Notebook jargon and abbreviations made simple. Help us grow this list by submitting your suggestions to info@lab-ally.com A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |M | N | O | P | Q | R | S |…

  • CERF Update 4.5.0.27 Released

    CERF Update 4.5.0.27 Released

      The best news this year for CERF users…. Announcing CERF Update 4.5.0.27. CERF Server version 4.5.0.27 is now available and recommended for all users. This is the first update created entirely by Lab-Ally LLC. This update includes: Critical security patches and improvements. Updated core components, including Apache Tomcat. Improved PDF Printing. Our new CERF Export Management…

  • Lab-Ally Continues CERF Support and Development

    Lab-Ally Continues CERF Support and Development

    Rescentris Inc., which later became ELN Technologies, then irisnote, was the creator of the CERF Electronic Lab Notebook. As of April 2014, Lab-Ally LLC has been authorized to take over CERF support as well as all marketing, distribution, deployment and ongoing development of the CERF ELN product. Why should users invest in a CERF support contract? CERF…

  • Handwriting Recognition Notebook Entries

    I’ve always been something of a geek. Somewhere in the basement (alongside the collection of 8-bit Ataris) are my old Apple Newton Messagepads. I loved the Messagepads – they were far superior organizers to any other handheld at the time, and with the intelligent handwriting recognition they even beat many of the devices available today.…

  • Find Experts with CERF ELN

    Find Experts with CERF ELN

    Find Experts is CERF ELN’s patent-pending system for letting you search everything – every notebook, every folder, not just your own – on the system without breaking the rules or violating privacy of 21CFR11. Find Experts lets you search by the same keywords and terms, or words in documents, that most other searches let you do…

  • Use Find Experts To Build On Previous Research

    Use Find Experts To Build On Previous Research

    Recently I wrote about two big reasons for scientists to have more accessible data so that they can stop reinventing the wheel. There is a third, more insidious form of reinvention that most ELN companies wouldn’t even dream of telling you about. That’s because they either don’t realize that it’s a problem (there are benefits…

  • Reinventing the Wheel

    When I was getting my doctorate, most of my lab worked involved PCR and sequencing of DNA. And to let you know just how long ago this was, all of my PCR gels were captured using polaroid camera film. And of course, the first thing I would do after getting a good gel image would…