Ocimum Biosolutions Inc. launches the Software as a Service version of its general purpose LIMS, Biotracker(TM) Lite

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, June 24, 2010: Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of Life Sciences Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and genomic solutions, is pleased to announce that it has launched Biotracker™ Lite Saas, the Software as a Service version of its general purpose LIMS.

“We, at Ocimum Biosolutions, are very excited about offering our Biotracker™ Lite LIMS as a Software as a Service system”, said Dr. Howard Rosenberg, VP Informatics of Ocimum Biosolutions. “We believe that the combination of the world-class capabilities of the Biotracker™ Lite LIMS solution and the cost savings of delivering the system via a SaaS model will enable organizations that previously couldn’t afford a laboratory automation solution to now be able to realize all the benefits our system provides.”

Biotracker™ Lite SaaS offers a flexible and scalable platform that simplifies maintaining and operating laboratory automation solutions. It also provides on-demand computing capabilities and storage for laboratory data. Biotracker™ Lite SaaS offers a subscription based licensing model which allows for predictable payments without sacrificing flexibility and control. Biotracker™ Lite SaaS will allow small and medium organizations to leverage all the benefits of a LIMS solution without the hassles that generally comes with on-site installation.

The Biotracker™ Lite SaaS platform can also be an essential part of a lab’s IT portfolio as it facilitates automating critical system management tasks, freeing IT to focus on the needs of laboratory personnel and users while providing scalable computing and storage capacity, eliminating the need for additional hardware to meet unpredictable spikes in usage.

About Biotracker™ Lite SaaS

Biotracker™ Lite SaaS is the "pay-as-you-go" solution that is designed to cut costs, avoid time consuming deployments and do away with inflexible systems. Biotracker™ Lite SaaS offers a flexible and scalable platform that simplifies maintaining and operating laboratory automation solutions. It also provides on-demand computing capabilities and storage for your laboratory data. Biotracker™ Lite SaaS will allow small and medium organizations to leverage all the benefits of a LIMS solution without the hassles that generally comes with on-site installation. For more details, please visit http://www.ocimumbio.com/lims2/products/biotracker-lite-saas/

About Ocimum Biosolutions

Ocimum Biosolutions is an integrated global genomic services company with operations in Hyderabad, India and Gaithersburg, MD. We provide comprehensive (research level and GLP-compliant) genomic services, reference databases, and LIMS solutions. Our distinct platform "Research as a Service" (RaaS) allows complete outsourcing of genomics – from storing biological samples and performing on demand DNA and RNA based services to validating biomarkers using our proprietary databases and providing data and bioinformatic analysis. We have been chosen as a global preferred outsourcing provider for more than 75% of top 25 pharma and biotech companies plus leading research institutes. Our partners recognize our expertise for understanding disease mechanisms in correlation with discovery, prioritization of gene targets and biomarkers, and sample analysis for clinical studies.

With our global infrastructure's standardized procedures, capacity, and highly skilled staff, we are capable of supporting drug development programs from pre-clinical target development and toxicogenomic assessment to clinical biomarker identification and patient stratification. Our expertise is unparalleled and was gained through the creation of the world's largest commercial gene expression databases – BioExpress® and ToxExpress®. Ocimum has been consistently ranked as India's fastest growing biotechnology company and one of the fastest growing technology companies over the last five years by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

For more information, please visit www.ocimumbio.com. For media queries, please contact: Corporate Communications Manager Phone: +91-40-66986700 E-mail: pr@ocimumbio.com

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