Author: Lab-Ally LLC

  • ELN Helps Put the “Excellence” in the Next Generation of ELNs

    Bio-IT World has published a new article covering the maturation of ELN software beyond simply replacing paper lab notebooks. Often referenced in the article, “ELN Excellence: The New Lab Notebooks,” is CERF’s advanced approach to collaboration, IP protection, and mobility via our iPad app iCERF. The article reports that “for ELNs to truly replace paper, the next frontier is…

  • OSU Digital Union Learns About ELNs

    OSU Digital Union Learns About ELNs

    Students and faculty members of Ohio State University recently had a chance to learn what Electronic Lab Notebooks are and how they are used in lab research settings. Specialists Rob Day and Wolfgang Rumpf visited the University’s Digital Union on January 29th and talked about why ELNs are needed in modern research. During their visit,…

  • SharePoint or ELN: Using the right tool for the job

    SharePoint or ELN: Using the right tool for the job

    Written by Isabel Fasciano What is the difference between Microsoft SharePoint and an Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)? While both are designed to store and share data, thus fostering business communication and collaboration, an ELN has the added advantage of being uniquely designed to satisfy the needs of the scientific community’s workflows, information viewing, and built-in compliance…

  • Press Release: NAABB Choses ELN to Fuel Collaboration

    Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Software Fuels Multi-Site Collaboration for the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Redwood City, CA – Jan. 11, 2012 – The National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) selected BioIT-award-winning CERF Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) software for NAABB’s data management, collaborative sharing, and intellectual property (IP) protection. NAABB received…

  • Are You New to ELNs?

    Are You New to ELNs?

    Are you just getting in to the world of electronic laboratory notebooks? Most ELN makers jump right into the details of their features without much of an introduction. Features are important because you want to know the ELN you choose will meet your needs. But all those terms won’t mean much to the newcomer. Our newest page What is an ELN? is your…

  • CERF 4.5 Updates

    We think you will like the new features and functions in version 4.5.0. If you are already a user, the first thing you’ll notice is the new Graphical User Interface (GUI). New users will benefit from learning with these features from the beginning. 1. The new GUI has three main panels Left panel: Document Tree, Checked…

  • NAABB Client Recommendation

    We have been using CERF for over a year now for the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-products (NAABB) program. Being that this consortium is comprised of 28 different organizations across the country, we needed a way for everyone to collaborate efficiently and effectively with minimal effort. CERF allowed us to set up workgroups…