Sample Inventory Program
| Developer(s) | Enfold Systems, Inc. | 
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 25, 2005 (1.0.2)[1] | 
| Written in | Python | 
| Operating system | Cross-platform | 
| Available in | English | 
| Type | Laboratory informatics software | 
| License(s) | GNU Lesser General Public License | 
| Website | EnfoldSystems.com | 
Sample Inventory Program or SIP was free open-source laboratory informatics software designed to manage sample inventories. However, only one open-source release of the software was made in 2005, with no updates since.
Product history
Enfold Systems, Inc. started the Sample Inventory Program project on SourceForge on October 11, 2005,[2] followed by the first release of the software as version 1.0.2 on October 25.[1] SIP was originally built for the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) under several grants, to be released as open-source software.[3]
No other releases of the software have been made. Enfold Systems indicated on their website a new version would be available in the first quarter of 2011, but no such public release seems to have been made.[3] The project is assumed to be dead.
Features
The main features of Sample Inventory Program include[3]:
- command-line imports
 - cross-project searches
 - project-level permissions
 - web-based interface
 - split aliquots into smaller units
 - derive aliquots into other sample types
 - hierarchal locations and containers
 - relational models
 - batch editing
 - project administration
 - advanced sample attributes
 - validation
 
Hardware/software requirements
Installation requirements for Sample Inventory Program include:
- Zope 3.0.0
 - Python 2.3.5
 - Psycopgda, a PostgreSQL adapter
 - sybaseda
 - SQLObject 0.6.x (comes with SIP tarball)
 
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- Screenshots for Sample Inventory Manager can be found on SourceForge or the company website.
 - Online Flash demos are available via the website.
 
Entities using Sample Inventory Program
Further reading
External links
- Sample Inventory Manager on SourceForge (deprecated)
 
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sample Inventory Program > Files > sip". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/sampleinventory/files/sip/. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
 - ↑ "Sample Inventory Program (SIP)". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/sampleinventory/. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sample Inventory Program". Enfold Systems, Inc. http://www.enfoldsystems.com/software/software/sip. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
 







