MOUNT VERNON, WA — Edge Analytical Inc., a Washington-based commercial analytical testing laboratory, announced its selection of Metrisoft, LLC to design and develop NextLIMS™, a new web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) laboratory information management system (LIMS) for the sample testing industry.

“Metrisoft hit the ground running,” said Larry Henderson, Edge President. “We are very pleased to see how much progress has been made so quickly, and even more pleased at how useable and elegant they are making what amounts to be a very sophisticated system.”

Metrisoft’s rapid application development is made possible by the potent combination of its SaaS development platform and its unique approach to Agile design and development. “Our platform’s many pre-built components dramatically reduce the amount of custom development we need to do,” said David Carlston, Metrisoft EVP. “But we’ve created significant ways to expedite and improve our custom development work as well.” Blending best practices from Agile development and visual thinking methodologies, Metrisoft produces high-fidelity and editable illustrations that enable stakeholders and developers to plan, refine and understand precisely what to build quickly.

NextLIMS, scheduled for release in 2010, will provide sample testing labs worldwide with a sophisticated yet easy-to-use web-based solution for management decision metrics, defensible results, client relationships and workflow automation.

About Metrisoft and Edge Analytical Inc.

Metrisoft LLC, a Microsoft Certified Partner, works with businesses like Edge Analytical Inc. to design and develop rich web applications in 40% less time and with 100% precision using its robust Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) development platform, Specs Illustrated requirements method, and unique Agile approach to SaaS and cloud computing development. For more information please go to www.metrisoft.com and www.edgeanalytical.com.