Agilent Technologies Integrates Surety's AbsoluteProof Service into OpenLAB Electronic Lab Notebook, Enhances Data Integrity, Protection

In the extremely competitive research market, documenting and securing research-based IP is critical for many of our customers, said Bruce von Herrmann, vice president and general manager, Agilent Software and Informatics. With the integration of Surety's AbsoluteProof, our customers will have the ability to seal their IP portfolios and validate the exact date and time of creation, modification and implementation, thereby capturing and protecting their investments in IP.

Most traditional ELNs use timestamps from internal server clocks or digital signatures to prove the date and time of intellectual property creation, added Tom Klaff, CEO of Surety, LLC. These processes can be vulnerable to tampering, and thus, are not always legally defensible. With Surety's AbsoluteProof, Agilent recognized an opportunity to incorporate a substantially higher degree of data integrity protection into its applications. AbsoluteProof timestamps are independently provable, provide long-term integrity protection, and don't require an investment in heavyweight infrastructure. This translates into a significant cost savings for customers.

The accelerating pace of ELN adoption across the R&D landscape is helping organizations improve collaboration, data accessibility and knowledge retention, said Michael Elliott, CEO of scientific consulting firm Atrium Research & Consulting LLC. However, many of those deploying ELNs give insufficient attention to data authentication and integrity controls -- which are essential for successful patent defense. By building supportable controls directly into the ELN workflow, organizations can minimize the risks associated with the migration to an electronic research environment without having to custom integrate discrete technologies.

Agilent OpenLAB ELN is a high-productivity alternative to traditional paper lab notebooks. OpenLAB ELN provides scientists with a scalable, integrated platform for creating, capturing, managing and sharing information in an increasingly complex global environment. The open-architecture, customizable solution facilitates multi-discipline interaction, simplifies and accelerates R&D discovery, and streamlines data management, all within a robust framework that protects valuable intellectual property.