Like so many other business software applications, calibration management software has evolved from simple beginnings as a digital index-card system that reminded operators when their instrument and tool calibrations were due. During the past 25 years, these systems have matured and are more comprehensive, analytical, scalable, and secure, and have moved from traditional desktop software, to web-based, hosted, and mobile.

Desktop software

Desktop application software is traditional software that resides on a desktop or laptop computer. The software is stored on the local hard drive, and the data files are stored either locally or on a shared network drive; all of the processing takes place on the local computer. This type of system continues to make up the majority of commercially available calibration management systems and software in general.

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