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| |location_city = 970 West Broadway #471<br />Jackson, Wyoming | | |location_city = 970 West Broadway #471, Jackson, Wyoming |
| |location_country = U.S. | | |location_country = U.S. |
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| |area_served = U.S. | | |area_served = U.S. |
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| |products = MSC-LIMS | | |products = Informatics consulting |
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| '''Mountain States Consulting, LLC''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions. | | '''Mountain States Consulting, LLC''' provides consulting services for [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| | Mountain States Consulting (MSC) began as a technology consulting firm in 1986.<ref name="MSCInfo">{{cite web |url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/msc.html |title=About MSC |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> During the summer of 1994 the company was confronted by the data management problems of a local government laboratory. After sorting through several options MSC decided to tackle the problem directly and create a custom data management solution, installing it in April 1995.<ref name="MSCFirstLIMS">{{cite web |url=http://www.wateronline.com/doc.mvc/A-Small-Lab-Develops-A-Laboratory-Information-0001 |title=A Small Lab Develops A Laboratory Information Management System |author=Collard, Rick |publisher=VertMarkets, Inc |date=December 1996 |accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> That [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) went on to become MSC-LIMS.<ref name="MSCInfo" /> |
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| | In July 2022, [[J Street Technology, Inc.]] purchased the [[laboratory information management system]] MSC-LIMS from Mountain States Consulting.<ref name="SteinLook22">{{cite web |url=https://jstreettech.com/look-what-we-bought/ |title=Look What We Bought! |author=Stein, A. |publisher=J Street Technology, Inc |accessdate=20 October 2022}}</ref> |
| | <ref name="MSCContactArch">{{cite web |url=https://www.msc-lims.com/lims/contact.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006164645/https://www.msc-lims.com/lims/contact.html |title=Contact Us |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |date=10 August 2022 |archivedate=06 October 2022 |accessdate=20 October 2022}}</ref> According to J Street, "The owner of MSC, Rick Collard, is partnering with J Street to provide software support, help us understand the system, and maintain some communication with existing customers" (source: personal correspondence).<ref name="SteinLook22" /><ref name="JSLIMSAbout">{{cite web |url=https://jstreetlims.com/overview/ |title=J Street LIMS - An Overview |publisher=J Street Technology, Inc |accessdate=20 October 2022}}</ref> |
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| | | ===Prior offerings=== |
| ==Technology and products==
| | MSC-LIMS was a GALP-compliant [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) "designed for small to mid-sized labs."<ref name="MSCAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804064038/http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html |title=MSC-LIMS Overview |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |archivedate=04 August 2021 |accessdate=20 October 2022}}</ref> Is is now a solution of [[J Street Technology, Inc.]] |
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| ===MSC-LIMS===
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| MSC-LIMS is a GALP-compliant [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) "designed for small to mid-sized labs."<ref name="MSCAbout">{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html |title=MSC-LIMS Overview |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=03 February 2012}}</ref> | |
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| ====Features====
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| ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/overview.html MSC-LIMS]
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| ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Sample, Inventory, and Data Management
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| | Sample login and management?
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| | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name="MSCSummary">{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/msc-lims.html |title=MSC-LIMS Product Summary |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=04 February 2012}}</ref>
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| | Sample tracking?
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| | Sample and/or result batching?
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| | Option for manual result entry?
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| | Multiple data viewing methods?
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| | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name="MSCReport">{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/rptviewer.html |title=MSC-LIMS Report Viewer |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=04 February 2012}}</ref>
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| | Data and trend analysis?
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| | Customizable fields and/or interface?
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| | Query capability?
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| | Import data?
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| | Internal file or data linking?
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| | [[ELN]] support or integration?
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| | Export data to MS Excel?
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| | Export raw date?
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| | Data warehouse?
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| | Deadline control?
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| | Project and/or task management?
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| | Inventory management?
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| | Document creation and/or management?
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| | Case management?
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| | [[Workflow]] management?
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| | Customer management?
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| | Billing management?
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| ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Quality, Security, and Compliance
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| | Regulatory compliance?
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| | QA / QC functions?
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| | Performance evaluation?
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| | [[Audit trail]]?
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| | Configurable roles and security?
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| | Data normalization?
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| | Data validation?
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| | Data encryption?
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| | Version control?
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| | Automatic data backup?
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| | Environmental monitoring?
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| | Export to PDF?
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| | Export to HTML and/or XML?
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| ! colspan="2" style="color:brown; background-color:#ffffee;"| Base Functionality
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| | Administrator management?
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| | Instrument interfacing and management?
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| | Messaging?
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| | style="background-color:white;"| Y<ref name="MSCDoc">{{cite web_short|url=http://www.msc-lims.com/lims/docs.html |title=MSC-LIMS Documentation |publisher=Mountain States Consulting, LLC |accessdate=04 February 2012}}</ref>
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| ====Pricing====
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| Source for pricing information is the 2012 LIMS Buyer's Guide<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.limsbook.com/ |title=LIMS Buyer's Guide |author=Jones, John; Alan Vaughan |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. |year=2012}}</ref> and MSC's 2012 online [http://www.msc-lims.com/download/MSC-LIMS%20Price%20List.pdf price guide]. As prices may change at any time, always contact the vendor directly to obtain a price list or quote.
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| <u>'''Full system licenses with source code'''</u>:
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| '''MSC-LIMS''' single-user license: $7,000
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| * includes license to install system on a single workstation and the first year's annual maintenance
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| '''MSC-LIMS''' additional license: $1,500
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| * includes license to install system on one additional workstation and the first year's annual maintenance
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| '''MSC-LIMS''' multi-user license:
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| 5-user license at $13,000
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| 10-user license at $17,500
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| 15-user license at $20,500
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| 20-user license at $23,500
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| * includes license to install system on up to 5, 10, 15, or 20 workstation and the first year's annual maintenance
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| '''MSC-LIMS''' annual maintenance:
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| Single-user licensees at $1,050
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| Additional licensees at $225
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| 5-user licensees at $1,950
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| 10-user licensees at $2,625
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| 15-user licensees at $3,075
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| 20-user licensees at $3,525
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| * includes one year of technical support and version updates
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| <u>'''Annual subscription licenses ''without'' source code'''</u>:
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| '''MSC-LIMS''' single-user license: $500
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| * includes one-year license to install system on a single workstation and one year of technical support and version updates
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| '''MSC-LIMS''' additional license: $500
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| * includes one-year license to install system on one additional workstation and one year of technical support and version updates
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| 5-user license at $2,500
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| 10-user license at $5000
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| 15-user license at $7,500
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| 20-user license at $10,000
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| * includes one-year license to install system on up to 5, 10, 15, or 20 workstation and one year of technical support and version updates
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| ====Demonstration videos and other media====
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| ====Additional information====
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| * [http://www.msc-lims.com/download/MSC-LIMS%20is%20the%20Solution.pdf MSC-LIMS sales brochure]
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| * [http://www.msc-lims.com/download/MSC-LIMS%20Product%20Summary.pdf MSC-LIMS summary brochure]
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| [[Category:Environmental LIMS]] | | [[Category:Inactive LIMS vendor]] |
| [[Category:Food and beverage LIMS]]
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| [[Category:Petrochemical LIMS]]
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| [[Category:Power and utility LIMS]]
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| [[Category:Vendors]] | | [[Category:Vendors]] |