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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello Sanchez,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We are using a commercial service and set a booking system for our facility. You use a part of their website and you set your own booking page only accessible by people you authorize. The system generates an easy logging data (excel format( that allows you to track usage per any category you want either among the users or the equipment. We found it very easy to use and at the end of each month it takes us 2-3 days to generate the invoices and all figures with regards to our performance (KPIs).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The cost is related to the amount of usage in advance and in the past but for our facility 8 major equipment + a suite of small equipment we are paying typically <20$/month. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>All the details are available here</span> - <a href="http://www.supersaas.com/">http://www.supersaas.com/</a>. <span style='color:#1F497D'>There is a fully functional free service – only restricted in the number of bookings etc, and it has ads.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you want to look at our schedule to get an idea of how we use it go to </span>- <a href="http://www.supersaas.co.uk/schedule/ANFF_ACT_Node/Flagship_Equipment">http://www.supersaas.co.uk/schedule/ANFF_ACT_Node/Flagship_Equipment</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You’ll only be able to look, not make any bookings or see the operational parts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope this is helpful,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fouad Karouta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sanchez Galiano,Ana Maria<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 24 January 2013 3:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Equipment Online Scheduling Recomendation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Could anyone please advise me on a good free or low cost online scheduler for lab equipment?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Any comments about FOM (Facility Online Manager)?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aparajita","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aparajita","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Ana M Sanchez Galiano<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Century","serif";color:#3737FF'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>