What's New in PLA 2.0
PLA 2.0 comes with a large number of new or updated features. If you are missing something, please
tell us.
New Analysis Features
- 4/5 parameter fits (parallel-logistics assay, full curve parallelism)
- enhanced predilution handling
- new transformation for parallel-line analysis (sqr, sqrt)
- new ANOVA models
- new Outlier detection methods (Grubbs, Standard Deviation, Studentized Residuals)
- new confidence interval methods
- equivalence testing as an alternative to F-Tests for parallelism
- enhanced configuration optimizer
- combination of assay results calculation
Interface
- Reworked User Interface (navigator, editor etc...)
- Smart tips in the editor
- new Graphical Assay Explorer
- assay documentation features
- user defined variables
Reporting
- new Reporting Engine
- Default Reports in Abobe PDF (tm)
- Reporting for Microsoft Word 2003 (tm) or higher
- Reporting for Microsoft Excel 2003 (tm) or higher
- new graphics
Networking
- multiple databases
- Microsoft JET and Microsoft SQL Server supported (Oracle will be added)
- share assay data across the network
21 CFR part 11
- Password complexity, history, aging
- Audit Trail
- Electronic Signatures
- Digital Signatures for data storage security using an internal PKI infrastructure
GMP
(These features require a license of the PLA Validation Package)
- Automated IQ (PLA verifies it installation and generated an IQ certificate)
- Automated OQ (PLA verifies the mathematical functionality with about 200 references assays, it verifies the results and generates an OQ certificate)
- Automated PQ (The user creates a PQ Package, which can be used to verify other installations automatically)
Licensing
- Small Business Bundle
- Network Floating Licenses available
- Terminal Server Support


