About LDMS

LDMS is specifically designed for the needs of small and medium-sized research laboratories. It is available for Windows or as a web application. Laboratories generally use LDMS on one platform only. The Windows version must be installed on individual machines, but can utilize a centralized LDMS server installed at the laboratory. The web version does not require additional software to be installed and can be used in most web browsers. Users of the web version do not need to maintain a local database or create backups of data.

LDMS can perform many tasks, including the following:

• cataloging specimen information, such as its volume, additive, and current condition
• managing the transfer of specimen information between laboratories
• generating labels for specimens
• reading and entering assay result information
• keeping track of where specimens are located in storage units

Frontier Science manages data for laboratories using LDMS in a secure environment that meets the standards of 21 CFR Part 11 and NIST/FISMA guidelines.

LDMS was initially released for Windows in 1998 to collect data for HIV-related clinical trials.

The first projects to use LDMS were the Adult and Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Groups (AACTG and PACTG, now known as ACTG and IMPAACT). While LDMS continues to be used heavily by projects that focus on HIV and related cohorts, it is also used for many other specialized research purposes, including hepatitis C (HCV) and influenza studies, proficiency testing programs, and specimen repositories.

In 2014, Frontier Science released the web version LDMS.