VATIM™ decisions regarding hardware, operating systems and database platforms are based on a variety of criteria. Chief among them is the notion that our platform choices should improve rather than hamper the customer's position relative to value and risk, and that they should not impose unnecessary constraints or disruption to the customer's business. This means that to the extent possible we have engineered our products to be platform independent.

VATIM™ LIMS adheres to technology standards while at the same time it avoids brand dependencies. By taking this approach, which is a true differentiator within the industry, we believe we have placed our customers in the most advantageous position possible with regard to their technology choices. This strategy also helps to reduce or even eliminate much of the burden on VATIM™ SOLUTIONS.

The VATIM™ LIMS Client runs on any contemporary MS Windows variant. The Server component may be installed on Windows and may utilize any relational database from Oracle to SQL Server. Even within a given operating system or database family, our product is not necessarily reliant on a specific revision or point release level. This puts us in an ideal position to meet our customer's requirements, regardless of their corporate standards, without the added technical and administrative overhead imposed by multiple "products". We believe it also affords our customers a level of technology and investment protection not afforded by other