HUDSON, Mass., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyscape today announced that its network of medical professionals has crossed the 400,000 user mark, making it one of the largest networks of mobile device carrying medical practitioners.
Today, Skyscape has the broadest and deepest portfolio of trusted medical references for multiple PDA, Smartphone and desktop platforms. The company has more than 270 titles in 35 specialties from over 35 of the world’s most trusted medical publishers and prestigious medical associations. As a result, more than 400,000 medical practitioners, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, residents and medical students, have become registered users of Skyscape-powered software. Skyscape’s portfolio of fully-integrated titles includes clinical references, drug guides, dictionaries, drug interaction guides and calculators to provide point-of-care decision support.
“Skyscape set a number of important milestones over the past year, including growing our user base, expanding our portfolio of titles, extending our solutions from PDA to Smartphone and desktop platforms, and delivering the latest medical news right to the PDA,” said Sandeep Shah, CEO of Skyscape. “We are continuing to innovate with new functionality, such as decision support, in order to provide the most extensive and helpful medical resources to our users.”
An Unmatched Medical Information Resource
Skyscape’s vast selection of specialties includes oncology, cardiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, EMT/paramedic, psychiatry and nursing. No other company offers this breadth and depth of references to meet medical professionals’ information needs. Unlike other PDA offerings which simply provide static content on the handheld, all Skyscape-powered references smARTlink(TM) (automatically link together to provide fast, easy cross- referencing between titles) with each other, as well as the dynamic content provided via Skyscape’s patented ARTbeat(TM) channel.
Access to Medical Information on Any Platform
Over the past year, Skyscape broadened the way users can access information and became the first company to provide dynamic, integrated references for all major platforms -- PDA, Smartphones and desktop PCs.
* Smartphones -- As Smartphones become the device of choice for medical professionals, Skyscape is there to give them the information they need. As the first step in this strategy, Skyscape introduced its Constellation solution for Samsung Smartphones. This set of nine integrated titles enables medical practitioners to make informed decisions at the point-of-care on the same device they use to communicate during the course of their busy day. * “Skyscape For Your Desktop” enables users to access a fully-integrated suite of well-respected and current resources from leading publishers on their PC. The Skyscape desktop solution is unique in that users can intuitively and quickly navigate through those resources with Skyscape’s smARTlink technology. New Channels of Dynamic Information
Having access to medical information is vital -- but even more important is ensuring the data is up-to-date and medical professionals are kept abreast of breaking news. With its ARTbeat platform, introduced in 2003, Skyscape paved the way for dynamic updates. At the end of 2004, Skyscape took it a step further, with the introduction of two new products designed to give medical professionals access to the most up-to-date information.
* Skyscape’s MedAlert provides timely updates by specialty on the latest diseases and medical products to keep medical practitioners abreast of the latest developments in the healthcare industry. With MedAlert, the mass of daily drug and device information is brought to their attention when it is relevant. * Medline allows practitioners to quickly research and keep up-to-date with the latest studies and information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, a database containing approximately 14 million references from 7,300 different publications. About Skyscape
Skyscape is the leading provider of interactive, intelligent mobile solutions that improve the quality and efficiency of patient care and help reduce medical errors. Skyscape provides more than 270 of medicine’s most trusted and reputable medical references, from more than 35 major medical publishers, for over 35 medical specialties, all integrated via its patented smARTlink technology. Skyscape’s Constellation suites are all-in-one decision support solutions customized for individual specialties and include critical information on drugs, diseases, interactions, lab information, treatment options and guidelines. Skyscape has the largest installed base of paying customers in the industry, including hospitals, medical schools and individual practitioners at hundreds of leading institutions. Skyscape’s solutions are available on multiple platforms, including Palm OS(R), Windows(R) CE and Pocket PC. For more information about Skyscape, visit http://www.skyscape.com/.
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For information, contact: Mark McClennan/Nick Genevish Schwartz Communications, Inc. (781) 684-0770 skyscape@schwartz-pr.com
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CONTACT: Mark McClennan or Nick Genevish both of SchwartzCommunications, Inc., +1-781-684-0770, skyscape@schwartz-pr.com
Web site: http://www.skyscape.com/