BioTally - Benthic Science Limited Products

BioTally is a tallying system and digital library that uses your computer or network to biologically organise, share, and protect your institution's valuable identification documents and photos. If you or your technicians spend a lot of time identifying and counting specimens, flipping through papers, books, and photos and then spend even more time entering data for statistical analysis, there is a better way!

BioTally saves you time and labour costs

Tallying - Whether examining material in a tray or under a microscope, specimen manipulation requires one or two hands and counting requires another; references require two hands free. The BioTally system is a special keyboard with movable keys coupled to a computer software package designed to make sample counting easier.

Instead of paying >$500 for a 7-key mechanical counter, you can enter data on a 15+ key counter while your data is directly logged in a database designed for biologists. BioTally also exports your names and counts in a typical species-sample matrix to a spreadsheet you can manipulate in statistical software, Open Office Calc, or Microsoft Excel. Of course you can also manipulate your data within the existing robust SQL database. The information is even listed phylogenetically to reduce report and appendix frustrations!

Digital Library - The same keyboard operates a browser to quickly flick through images, text, and .pdf reference materials linked to each species. If operated in a networked environment, several users can view and add data at the same time.

Get rid of the paper marking and data entry steps without losing data quality. Build a SHARED library of photos, tips, and papers so each new technician doesn't start from scratch or outdated material.

BioTally (download brochure 330kb .pdf)

Requirements

The DX1 currently supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP OS. Windows Vista support is being tested (not for use with Mac OS yet). BioTally is a Java application and PostgreSQL database schema. Opensource Java, and enterprise-level PostgreSQL software is distributed with BioTally.

Each BioTally license includes

DX1 keyboard that connects to your Windows 2000 or XP computer via USB port and software driver
BioTally software and documentation
50 moveable keys for use with BioTally and other windows applications.
Second removable tray to personalise your system
Key labels and BioTally background layout sheet
Feature-static upgrades for 1 year from purchase
Email support for 1 year
Significant discounts on additional license periods with no-cost upgrades to future versions!

Benthic Science Limited is the sole NZ supplier of the Ergodex, design award winning, DX1 input systems. We will provide discounts on orders of 5 or more units and can usually accept institutional purchase orders.

Although BioTally has many other benefits, you probably want to know if BioTally will save you money!
Call or email us for a current license quote, then use the form below to find out how much you save by using BioTally. (Users at educational institutions or in developing countries will be eligible for discounts so please be sure to include this information in email.)

Number of samples you process per year
Average time (minutes) spent sorting/ID per sample
Average time (minutes) spent entering data from each sample into a computer
Hourly cost of technician (include overheads)
BioTally unit price

Minimum Net Benefit of BioTally + is profit above cost
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Beyond data entry time-savings, it is much more difficult to calculate the value of faster reference searches, improved training, standardised references, sample progress reports, appendix formatting, and all of the other features that BioTally offers now and in future versions!

Email us with any questions (info@benthicscience.com)