Press Release
November 13, 2006
USBMIS Introduces Interlinked Sanford Guide and Tarascon Pharmacopoeia for BlackBerry
Gainesville, FL - USBMIS, Inc. and its publishing partners announce the introduction of the new, interlinked Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy and Tarascon Pharmacopoeia. This new application is immediately available for BlackBerry® handsets( 1 ).
The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, published by Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc., is the most frequently-used and widely-read medical reference in the world. Found in nearly every physician's lab coat, The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy is also a vital tool for military training, nursing, and medical education.
The Tarascon Pharmacopoeia is the world's leading portable drug reference and has been the most trusted source of portable drug information for nearly two decades. Updated almost daily, the Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia provides the most accurate drug information, prioritized, and presented the way in which physicians think.
The innovative design of the new combined Sanford Guide and Tarascon Pharmacopoeia provides an all-in-one solution for medical professionals allowing them to access the wide range of information contained in the two most popular medical references from a single application.
"By integrating the two top medical references in the world, we hope that this synergy will create an unparalleled medical application. Making the application available on BlackBerry handsets is appealing because it brings these two important tools of medical knowledge together with an industry-leading communications solution in one convenient package," states Darwin Ang CEO of USBMIS, Inc.
“Convenient mobile access to up-to-date medical reference materials and drug information is a benefit to healthcare professionals,” said Jeff McDowell, Vice President, Global Alliances, Research In Motion. “We’re pleased to see that USBMIS is enabling physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and dentists, to access these important medical resources on BlackBerry.”
USBMIS, a member of the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program, plans to release other top medical reference guides for the BlackBerry wireless solution over the coming year. To help introduce its groundbreaking software, USBMIS will be providing complimentary copies to many of the attendees at the Gartner Healthcare Summit on November 12-15, 2006. The solution will be showcased at the Summit at RIM's booth (booth #59).
More information about the Sanford Guide and the Tarascon Pharmacopoeia is available at http://www.usbmis.com . .
About USBMIS, Inc.
US Biomedical Information Systems is a leading developer of handheld reference software for medical professionals. USBMIS software solutions create user-friendly programs that work to the exacting standards of physicians at the bedside, in the clinic, and in the medical laboratory. Since 1999, USBMIS medical software has helped medical professionals in over 150 different countries find important information quickly on their handheld computers.
( 1 ) Supports BlackBerry handsets with 32MB of memory or more.
Contact:
Jenna Voskovitch
Marketing Director
352.371.2647 ext.5000
jvoskovitch@usbmis.com
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