Basic Information
Abstract Number: 2540-8    
Author Name: Michael Lehtola Affiliation: PerkinElmer
Session Title: Laboratory Informatics: From Planning to Operation
Event Type: Oral
Event Title: Web Based Regulatory and Compliance Management Systems Integrated with LIMS at the Florida Department of Agriculture
Presider(s): Absey, Eli Start Time: 11:05 AM ( Slot # 9 )
Date: Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Location: S504d
Keywords: Environmental Analysis, Laboratory Informatics, LIMS

Co-Authors
NameAffiliation
Collier, WeldonFlorida Dept.of Agriculture
Maggion, JimPerkinElmer

Abstract Content
The Florida of Department Agriculture and Consumer Services have statutory authority to license and regulate distributors of agricultural products within the state of Florida. The current systems utilized to perform these activities are manual processes with the use of an MS Access application and database and an Oracle Forms application and database. The Florida staff manually transmits registration forms to new registrants, and to current licensees at renewal.

This presentation will discuss the development and implementation of a modern web based compliance application that integrates with the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), provides secure access for Manufacturers and Distributers to monitor their compliance, and reduces, and in some cases eliminates, the need for redundant data entry and paper based communication.

Technologies employed to develop the system will be discussed. These include Microsoft .NET Framework and AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML). Programs written for the .NET Framework execute in a software environment that manages the program's runtime requirements. AJAX is a group of interrelated web development techniques used for creating interactive web applications or rich Internet applications. With Ajax, web applications can retrieve data from the server asynchronously in the background without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page.