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A growing number of research institutions, government
organizations and life science companies are replacing paper lab
notebooks with ELN's to improve efficiency, to better protect data,
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Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a global medical technology company,
announced today that it will host a live webcast of its Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 1 p.

BD, a leading global medical technology company that makes and sells
medical devices, instrumented systems and reagents, is dedicated to improving
people's health throughout the world. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes , New Jersey, BD
employs more than 25,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the
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One of those cutting-edge tools is EKM's Electronic Lab Notebook
(ELN) LABTrack(TM). The lecture, titled, "Electronic Lab
Notebooks in the Real World," is scheduled for May 16 at 4:30 p.labtrack.

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please visit http://www. LABTrack is tailored to fit any
organization's processes and procedures , existing notebooks, templates
and reports. EKM has
successfully deployed solutions to more than 200 locations around the
United States and is the recipient of IBM's prestigious Beacon Award
for the Best Integrated Business Solution for 2003.

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technology firm, will join other renowned life science leaders at the
BIO-IT World Conference + Expo in Boston May 17-19 to discuss
innovative technology solutions for drug discovery and development.
"However , the accessibility and effective communication of the
intellectual property and discoveries contained within current paper
lab notebooks is woefully lacking, leading to missed opportunities in
business , technology development and synthesis of new discoveries,"
Stember said. "It's only a matter of time before all research labs go
electronic.
The Personal version, which is used on any PC running Windows, is
ideal for the individual researcher.

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therapy, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases,
and advancing research and discovery of new drugs and vaccines. LABTrack - software that runs on any Windows-based
device - is the first electronic lab notebook that combines an
easy-to-use scientific word processor interface with a relational
database and built-in rules set."
All research-driven organizations rely on the proper recording ,
documentation and the analysis of data, as well as the communication
of research results to allow them to make fact-based decisions
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Founded in 2000, San Diego -based EKM Corp. EKM
solutions are built on the foundation of the company's award-winning
knowledge discovery systems technology and utilize standard data
system environments, including IBM, Microsoft and Oracle.

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amount of data that research laboratories have to deal with, EKM is
working to provide the most effective IT solutions to enhance
productivity and results to help our life science companies and
research institutions remain competitive. The Enterprise version is a powerful and
flexible server-based collaborative application that can be accessed
by several thousand users in a large corporation or academic/research
institution, including top-level management .

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The webcast can be accessed from the BD corporate website at
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capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing
diseases.
LABTrack is the topic of a lecture led by Richard Stember, CEO of
EKM's Scientific Division."

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LABTrack is the notebook of choice used by research, analytical,
production and academic laboratories . develops knowledge
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The Team version is a
server-based application designed for small to medium groups of
researchers who access the lab notebook to add info, make changes and
to collaborate in real time.

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Diego-based EKM Corp. The software allows researchers the
ability to format electronic pages that mirror paper-based notebooks. The lecture is part
of the Oracle Life Sciences User Group Conference
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The presentation will review and illustrate the benefits ELN's bring
to the individual scientist, research teams, and to an entire
organization.
"In today's fast-paced lab where results are needed now, it is
critical to effectively maintain and access all data," said Stember, a
world -renowned ELN expert and creator of LABTrack.