To give those responsible for the integrity and performance of the Patent Evidence process more visibility and control, a key provider of Patent Evidence Systems, Amphora Research Systems (http://www.amphora-research.com ), is launching its new Custodian's Console.

The Custodian's Console, working in conjunction with Amphora's market-leading PatentSafe ELN/Patent Evidence solution, allows System Custodians to:

    * Fully verify the integrity of the PatentSafe repository on a regular basis
    * Identify any anomalies early and therefore act promptly to correct them
    * Clearly identify areas of non compliance with SOPs and take remedial action
    * Monitor the performance of the Author/Witness signature process
    * Review system usage metrics and demonstrate the corresponding ROI

"Whilst our customers have found PatentSafe extremely easy to deploy even for large numbers of users, there's still the human element of the process that needs managing and our customers have asked us for a little extra help in doing this. The Custodian's Console gives our customers the ability to easily manage and report on the performance of the Electronic Lab Notebook process in their organization. This tool will support increased compliance with their SOPs and build confidence that their IP is adequately protected", explains Director of Customer Relations at Amphora, Jo Worthington.

At the next bench or in virtual teams across different facilities or institutions, scientists, thanks to PatentSafe, can collaborate effectively with colleagues. Saving typically between 15 minutes to an hour per day, scientists no longer have to 'cut and stick' computer printouts into their traditional bound laboratory notebook. The entire PatentSafe notebook, furthermore, can be searched and shared with colleagues and all work is fully protected for patent and IP purposes. Being used in conjunction with traditional paper-based methods if desired, PatentSafe is quick to learn, affordable to deploy. PatentSafe can be used with other discipline-specific ELN products from other vendors, which may lack sufficient IP protection, or as a stand alone software product.