OpenClinica 2.0.1 Now Available

Akaza Research releases version 2.0.1 of OpenClinica, the popular open source clinical trials electronic data capture system.

Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) March 21, 2007

Akaza Research announces the release of version 2.0.1 of OpenClinica, the leading open source clinical trials data capture system. OpenClinica 2.0.1 follows the release of version 2.0 in November 2006. All versions of OpenClinica are available for download at http://www.OpenClinica.org.

Some of the improvements to OpenClinica in version 2.0.1 address:

• Simplified installation and set-up for both the Linux and Windows platforms.
• Improved context sensitive end-user help documentation
• Streamlined eCRF creation process
• Rapid set-up of sites within a study and improved access privileges for sites.
• Easier repurposing of subjects across studies

The next major release of OpenClinica will be version 2.1 with anticipated availability mid 2007. Additional information is available at http://www.OpenClinica.org and http://www.OpenClinica.org/dokuwiki.

About Akaza Research

Akaza Research, a leading provider of open source clinical trial software, is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Akaza has developed and commercialized OpenClinica, the preeminent open source clinical trial data collection and management software platform. Akaza brings Open Source Software solutions into the mainstream of the clinical research enterprise by making high quality, standards-based systems accessible for private and public research. Akaza Research provides support, training, and consulting services to its customers worldwide. See http://www.akazaresearch.com.

About OpenClinica

OpenClinica™ is an open source web-based software platform that enables sponsors and investigators to manage clinical research data in multi-site studies. It facilitates protocol configuration, design of case report forms, electronic data capture, and study/data management.

OpenClinica supports HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines and is designed as a strictly standards-based, extensible, and modular platform. OpenClinica v2.0 was released in November 2006 under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). See http://www.OpenClinica.org.

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Ben Baumann

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