One topic our customers often consult us on is disaster recovery/business continuance. These are actually similar, yet distinct, subjects. From a high level, one deals with the IT function of rapidly restoring systems to serve the needs of the business. The other deals with the business continuing to operate after a loss of computing resources (while …
When we were building the Biosafety Protocols module of TOPAZ Elements many years ago, we spent time talking to some of the NIH officials who, at the time, were working to implement the audit program for institutions receiving NIH funding. The primary messages were clear and simple; The IBC should have it’s own protocol form, not “piggy back” …
As many of you know, TOPAZ was acquired in June of 2016. We became part of Cultura, which is, in turn, part of Volaris, which is, in turn, part of Constellation Software Inc. Constellation Software Inc is a publicly traded company, listed on the Toronto stock exchange (CSU.TO) with a current market capitalization of $14B and annual revenues of over …
With the 2018 CALAS show approaching rapidly, it seemed a good time to talk about Canadian regulatory reporting! TOPAZ will be in the Exhibitor Hall at the symposium, so come and say “hello” if you’re attending. Animal Facility Software generally contains a range of features that are agnostic between different countries. A mouse is a mouse no matter where …
TOPAZ and our fellow vendors in the Compliance and Animal Facility Management software market share certain problems with other software vendors in highly vertical, “niche” markets. The software is often complex, and user expectations are high, but the market overall is relatively small (compared to applications for the general public). The end result of this, in our …
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Almost 21 years ago, when I joined TOPAZ, integration between software systems was unusual and exotic in our market. On the rare occasion when a customer wanted to integrate a third party system with our software of that era (GRANITE), it involved direct access to the database using SQL scripts, and many warnings from TOPAZ …
When working with our Human Protocols module users (aka “IRB”) we often encounter questions about the “new common rule” and how the rule changes are supported within Elements. As you probably know, implementation of the rule has been delayed by the DHHS until (at least) July 19th, but many institutions are wisely gearing up to …
PRIM&R TOPAZ has been an exhibitor at the PRIM&R IACUC conference for many years and 2018 is no exception. This year our GM, Aaron Plante will be representing TOPAZ at the meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Aaron will be at the booth in the exhibitor room on March 19th and 20th, so stop by and see …
Recent releases of TOPAZ Elements have incorporated a number of significant enhancements to the Veterinary Management module and we’re proud to report that a number of our customers are now reaping the benefits of this module as part of their health issue management strategy, integrated with their animal facility management software – TOPAZ Elements. When …
TOPAZ Technologies is proud to announce our first foray into the world of blogging. As part of our website update we plan to focus on providing valuable resources to our customers and others in the Research Compliance and Operations world. Next year (2019) will be out 40th anniversary, so it seemed high time to start …
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