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News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific Laboratory Equipment | Subject: Polara2.0
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 06 December 2002
End of a software era
New software providing an open architecture for flexible, scalable and ultra high throughput laboratory automation means an end to Robolab
Thermo CRS announces the release of Polara2.0 software, providing an open architecture for flexible, scalable and ultra high throughput laboratory automation Polara2.0 integrates all CRS Dimension4 hardware and supported third party instruments
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 2 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Polara2.0 will be available for delivery in Q3, 2002.
Features of Polara2.0 Full support for existing plate movers, and the new Thermo CRS flip and linear plate transport (LPT) movers.
New, high throughput scheduler.
Re-styled graphic user interface.
Full backward compatibility with Polara1.3.
Polara2.0 is available in three configurations: Polara IL (enables users to automate the loading/unloading and capture data output of one instrument such as a reader), Polara WS (enables users to automate methods requiring up to three instruments, such as a reader, incubator and liquid handler), and Polara full version (enabling users to automate methods requiring more than three instruments).
Future of Robolab software.
Polara2.0 improves on many features of the Robolab software, and will become Thermo's standard platform for future developments.
Although it will not be taking orders for new Robolab based systems, existing Robolab installations will continue to be fully supported.
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