%0 Journal Article
%T Technical Considerations in Remote LIMS Access via the World Wide Web
%A William Ulma
%A David M. Schlabach
%J Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
%D 2005
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/jammc.2005.217
%X The increased dependency on the World Wide Web by both laboratories and their customers has led LIMS developers to take advantage of thin-client web applications that provide both remote data entry and manipulation, along with remote reporting functionality. Use of an LIMS through a web browser allows a person to interact with a distant application, providing both remote administration and real-time analytical result delivery from virtually anywhere in the world. While there are many benefits of web-based LIMS applications, some concern must be given to these new methods of system architecture before justifying them as a suitable replacement for their traditional client-server systems. Developers and consumers alike must consider the security aspects of introducing a wide area network capable system into a production environment, as well as the concerns of data integrity and usability.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jamc/2005/601860/abs/