Software provides validation and compliance capabilities
Horiba Scientific
The ProtectionPlus module (photo) provides add-on capabilities to the company’s LabSpec 6 Raman Spectrocopy Suite, allowing researchers to handle advanced analytical-laboratory functionalities in a multi-user environment. ProtectionPlus is a fully integrated module that seamlessly adds a layer of security and data integrity, allowing system security administrators to put in place and enforce a wide range of security user and file policies. Specifically, ProtectionPlus allows operators of the company’s Raman instruments to work in compliance with Part 11 of the FDA’s CFR Title 21, with regard to electronic records and electronic signatures, according to the manufacturer. Additional functionality provided by this optional module includes user account management and access control, a full audit trail to track all data-related operations, an external event log of software functions, and electronic signatures. — Horiba Scientific, Edison, N.J.