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IT’S NEVER BEEN EASIER TO WORK WITH CHROMATOGRAPHY DATA.
CHROMATOGRAPHY LABS
ARE DRIVEN BY RESULTS.
Empower 2 Software puts your results in action.
Sample analysis may start with an instrument – but it doesn’t end with
a completed run. Waters® Empower™ 2 Software is chromatography data
software that helps your entire laboratory operate better. ■■ Productivity
increases and training costs are lower with our easy-to-use software.
■ Improve record-keeping and maintain compliance integrated secu-
rity features. ■ Streamline information management and storage with
forward-looking data and method validation management tools. ■ And
Empower 2 Software can grow to meet your lab’s changing needs: it is
easily scalable from a single workstation to an enterprise-wide network.
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Empower 2 Software offers single-window control of a range of instruments, from Waters Alliance® HPLC and ACQUITY UPLC® Systems, to our systems integrating mass spectrometry, to third-party chromatographic instruments.
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CHROMATOGRAPHY DATA SOF T WARE – EASIER TO USE T HAN EV ER
Empower 2 Software’s powerful features make it easy to focus on running samples and producing meaningful results without experiencing
downtime for training, re-engineering workflow, or adding new software to support instruments such as mass spectrometry detectors or advanced
chromatographic techniques such as polymer analysis.
The application’s improved interface is designed to maximize your productivity, improving how you collect, process and print chromatography
data. Results can be centrally stored in a database. Empower 2 includes capabilities such as customizable data reports, integrated custom calcula-
tions, advanced data management and an intuitive online answer wizard to help maximize your lab’s efficiency.
With enhanced 21 CFR Part 11 compliance capabilities, Empower 2 takes your ability to manage data integrity, advanced security and audit trails
to new levels. Now you have the ability to leverage electronic signatures to automate your laboratory workflow.
USABIL IT Y
An interface for everyone in the lab
It used to be that chromatography data software (CDS) either
couldn’t meet all of your lab’s needs, or was so extensive it was
difficult to learn and use. What’s more, many CDS solutions often
require add-on applications to gain functionality such as security
and data management.
Now, Empower 2 Software provides all the software functionality
your laboratory staff needs to efficiently work with chromatogra-
phy data. Empower 2 is equipped with unique interface options
designed for every user in your lab – regardless of their task or
skill level. The result is a fully comprehensive and user-friendly
solution that will increase your lab’s productivity.
When users log in, they are presented with an assigned default
interface option: QuickStart, Pro, Open Access or Web. Or, if
authorized, they can choose the interface most appropriate for
their current task.
■ QuickStart is based on a single-window interface. It highlights
where the user is within the application at all times, presenting
the appropriate functionality required when the user needs it.
QuickStart allows users to run the assays they need without any
confusion. With QuickStart in Empower 2, you can easily devel-
op new methods including PDA and MS data extraction. You can
also customize reports, and manage data with flexibility.
■ Pro user interface is perfect for system administrators or anyone
who needs total control and access to all software functions.
■ Open Access lets the walk-up user select the method and the
number of samples they need to run, and then start them with
the click of a mouse.
■ Web user interface makes accessing information for remote or
mobile users easy via the Internet or an intranet.
Empower 2 Software’s QuickStart user interface is based on a single window.
It highlights a user’s location within the application at all times, presenting the
functionality required when the user needs it, without any confusion.
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V ERSAT IL IT Y
Multi-task without multiple software packages
Now all you need is one software package to accomplish multiple tasks in your lab.
Empower 2 Software lets you acquire and control data with different instrumentation including
HPLC, UPLC® and GC; different detection techniques, such as MS and photodiode array (PDA); and
among different applications, such as dissolution, method validation, integrated chemical struc-
tures and polymer analysis. The software also offers better tools to manage system availability
and solvent consumption.
Empower 2 also offers more robust peak integration capabilities with its improved ApexTrack™.
Automated and reliable peak integration, with effective detection of low-level peaks on noisy or
sloping baselines, enables you to reduce time to develop methods.
In addition to your Waters HPLC or UPLC Systems, Empower 2 Software controls other third-party
HPLC and GC systems. This compliant-ready software solution enables labs to standardize on
Empower 2, maximizing your productivity and prolonging your instrument investments.
Empower 2 control also extends Waters LC/MS systems, including our single quadrupole mass
detectors. This capability provides greater specificity of analysis, lets you easily use mass
detection in a routine lab environment and allows you to use compatible MS instrumentation
throughout your organization. Now you no longer have to outsource your MS analysis – you can do
it right in your lab along with your other assays.
INTEGRATION
WITH INFORMATICS
SOLUTIONS
Empower 2 is part of the
Waters Laboratory Informatics
suite, which offers complete
solutions that can improve
your laboratory’s ability
to capture data, secure
information and share
knowledge. Empower 2
Software offers tight,
automated integration with
our Laboratory Informatics
solutions, including Waters
NuGenesis® SDMS and
eLab Notebook™ Software
– products that can enhance
your ability to make better
decisions in any analytical
laboratory process.
As an example of the breadth of technology that Empower 2 can handle, the software can both control MS instruments and acquire MS data. This enables scientists to easily perform complex analyses with minimal training, helping increase lab productivity.
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COMPLIANC E
Be confident your data meets all compliance regulations
Managing regulatory compliance and security are some of your lab’s
biggest challenges. Empower 2 Software provides a simple yet com-
prehensive interface for system management.
Step-by-step guidelines are provided to ensure that the administra-
tor can configure the system to comply with GxP and 21 CFR Part
11 regulations. Multi-level security is provided for every job – from
assigning access privileges, to automated log-outs due to inactivity,
to establishing audit trails and regulating new projects. Empower 2
ensures the utmost integrity for all of your raw data and test results.
Empower 2 also helps you manage your compliance on a day-to-day
basis with such capabilities as secure time-stamped audit trails. And
records can be easily reviewed so you can apply the appropriate elec-
tronic signatures.
Empower 2 Software’s enhanced compliance features improve lab productivity while maintaining regulatory compliance. You can review reports in an electronic format and apply your electronic signature, which is automatically appended to the report and saved in the Empower 2 database.
WAT ERS GLOBAL SERV IC ES
Your total resource partner
Empower 2 Software will enhance the productivity of any analysis. However, long-term success depends on how well
you maintain your systems – and keeping your users’ knowledge and training up-to-date.
Waters Global Services provides the programs and services you need to maintain the level of performance you
expect from your Waters products. We offer a variety of solutions for service and support, training and education, and
regulatory compliance. With 94 offices in more than 50 countries, our localized customer service teams offer highly
skilled and experienced professionals whose mission is to provide you with the level of expertise and responsiveness
that you need.
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SCALABIL IT Y
A software solution that grows with your lab
Both flexible and scalable, Empower 2 Software makes the most
of your lab performance without compromising data integrity.
Empower 2 allows you to configure an appropriate solution for
your lab’s needs.
Whether you need to run a single workstation, support a small
group of scientists or support a network for the entire lab or orga-
nization, Empower 2 is the only software you need to do it. And
because Empower 2 has the ability to allow multiple users to select
an interface that’s appropriate for them, your lab can have a single-
point solution where data can be centrally stored in a database.
As a result, Empower 2 maximizes the productivity of your lab
environment and the systems that you need to support.
Empower 2 Software also works within the Citrix MetaFrame
environment. This technology optimizes your client/server system,
allowing a single copy of the application to simultaneously run
on multiple terminals. You no longer need to load the application
on your computer. This streamlines your software deployment and
minimizes your validation time.
In addition, Empower 2 lets you configure a Microsoft Internet
Server to supply information over an intranet or the Internet.
Information can be accessed through the Empower 2 Web, so you
don’t need to load other software components on your computers.
And all the while, Empower 2 maintains full security consistent
with locally connected computers.
You can feel confident that as your lab requirements grow and
change, there is an Empower 2 Software configuration that will
meet your needs – without compromising system availability,
functionality and performance.
Empower 2 Software allows you to confi gure an appropriate solution for your lab’s needs. Whether you need to run a single workstation, support a small group of scientists, or support a network for the entire lab or organization Empower 2 is the only software you need to do it.
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