Handheldmed.com Announces the Release of American Family Physician Journal Abstracts for Palm Computing and Windows CE Devices
OKLAHOMA CITY — March 10, 2000 — Handheldmed.com, the largest and most comprehensive website for medical handheld computing, today officially launched the latest of their AvantGo mobile offerings for physicians and other medical professionals utilizing Palm OS and Windows CE devices in medicine. In the latest addition to Handheldmed Mobile Edition, users will find the latest abstracts from the American Family Physician, the journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Cory Furse, Co-Founder and Director of Mobile Content for Handheldmed.com, stated, "We are very excited to bring this type of clinically relevant content to the handheld device, and are looking forward to adding many more journals in the near future."
Handheldmed's mobile content is accessible to users of both Palm Computing and Windows CE platforms, utilizing a technology pioneered by AvantGo, a Handheldmed partner. Users subscribe to individual mobile "channels" via the Handheldmed or AvantGo (http://www.avantgo.com) websites. Upon syncing handheld devices, they will automatically receive updated mobile content that is accessible from their handheld device.
"There are many implications this new technology has for medicine," says Brent Cambron, Co-Founder and Director of Business Operations. "The mobility of the platform allows physicians to browse the latest journal abstract at their convenience, while waiting in line at the DMV, while stuck in traffic, or while waiting for their own doctor's appointment."
About Handheldmed.com
Handheldmed.com (http://www.handheldmed.com) , owned and operated by medical students and physicians, is the leading provider of news, reviews, and information for medical professionals interested in utilizing handheld computer technology in the clinical setting. Handheldmed recently added the latest in wireless news and technology reviews at their sister site, Handheldmed Wireless (http://wireless.handheldmed.com) .
Handheldmed also provides handheld and wireless consulting and software development services to organizations, including medical schools and the National Institutes of Health.
The software development team at Handheldmed has also produced quality software products developed for the Windows CE platform that are available directly from www.handheldmed.com . These include Patient Tracker and PatientCalc, a powerful, programmable medical formula calculator. Since their recent debut less than 12 months ago, Handheldmed.com has received millions of site visits. Handheldmed is now widely recognized to be the most comprehensive, up-to-date source of information for mobile medical professionals.
SOURCE: Handheldmed.com
CONTACT:
Brent Cambron of Handheldmed.com, 405-948-6097, or bcambron@handheldmed.com