“When I initially purchased the Edstrom Watchdog System, I had no idea how valuable it would become for our facility. Not only does the system monitor the environment and watering system status throughout our two animal facilities, it has also been configured to monitor our four zebra fish systems.”
Read More

Kay Stewart, RVT, RLATG, CMAR, Associate Director
Freimann Life Science Center at the University of Notre Dame

Markets

Environmental Monitoring

ViewPort Vivarium

ViewPort Vivarium

ViewPort™ Vivarium –
Simplifying how animal facilities work

ViewPort Vivarium brings documented animal care information right to your fingertips. Manage tasks, record observations and deliver messages – all from a convenient and easy-to-use touchscreen or desktop computer. ViewPort combines duty management, animal observation records, and electronic messaging to help you streamline workflow and reduce paperwork – making it easy to access decision-making data. You’ll improve communication among animal care staff, researchers, veterinarians, and facility management.

ViewPort gives you information where you want it, when you need it.


viewport-overViewPort Vivarium is a web-based software solution that provides information in real-time.  User-friendly computer touchscreens located in corridors, suites, or animal rooms provide on-the-spot access to key vivarium data. ViewPort’s built-in filtering intelligence shows users only what is relevant to them, so they can view and take action on the information pertinent to their roles and location within the facility.

 

  • Manages important, real-time vivarium data in one easy-to-find place.

  • Gives everyone heightened awareness of facility status – staff know what tasks need to be performed and spend less time on data entry.

  • Enhances visibility through multiple points of access including touchscreens, personal computers, or wireless tablets. This drives accountability, coordination, accuracy, and increased productivity in your operation.

  • Partner Link lets you connect to other suppliers’ web-based software at the touchscreen.

  • With just a few clicks from your personal computer, you can run reports to receive up-to-the-minute status of tasks, observations and events.

  • ViewPort Vivarium meets 21CFR Part 11 compliance for electronic records.

 

viewport-moreWhat can you perform at the ViewPort touchscreen?

  • Log in with a User ID and Password. All actions at the touchscreens are audit trailed for accountability.

  • View what tasks need to be performed in each room including tasks that are overdue and in alarm

  • Complete tasks in a room or add a note

  • View your SOPs to help maintain your processes

  • Create an observation about animals, equipment, environment, or whatever you need tracked to a specific room

  • View broadcast messages that are displayed on the touchscreen like a bulletin board

  • View short videos (no audio), Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and Word documents

  • Read your messages or send a message to an individual or group of people

  • See environmental conditions from Watchdog V5.20

  • Gain access to other Web-based software through Partner Link


viewport-more1What can you perform from your personal computer?

  • Run Task, Observation, and Event reports in just a few clicks; then view on the screen, export as a PDF document for signature, or to an Excel spreadsheet for analysis or processing

  • Post Broadcast Messages

  • Define different roles and assign staff to those roles

  • Create task schedules

  • Generate preconfigured Observation lists

 
 

viewport-more2Tasks – The Virtual Clipboard
ViewPort replaces the duty log often attached to each animal room door. Tasks are room-based, showing people what they need to do each day and recording when the task is performed and by who. Once the task is complete, the technician simply checks it off in ViewPort. Tasks are set up using task templates that can be defined for different species or room types.

 
 
 

viewport-more3Observations – The Virtual Notepad
Observations allow people to record important data about animal health, equipment conditions, or other details you need tracked to a specific room. Observations can even become alarms. Some observations are critical . . . such as animal health problems or broken equipment. When a critical observation is logged, ViewPort will send e-mail messages to appropriate personnel.

 
 
 

viewport-more4Messaging – The Virtual Bulletin Board
ViewPort’s unique electronic messaging feature enables staff to compose, send and read messages at the touchscreens. Messages can be sent to individuals or groups. Managers can even create broadcast messages containing general information for everyone in the facility to view. ViewPort also notifies supervisors and managers of critical conditions, such as an overdue task or a sick animal.

 

 
 
 

 
 
First Name     
Last Name  
Phone Number  
Email Address  
Company    
Address Line 1    
Address Line 2    
City    
State    
Postal Code    
Country    
Subject    
Concerning    
Message