@Hand Medical Technologies, Inc. Releases an Updated Merck Manual for Palm Computing and Windows CE Platforms
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — March 10, 2000 — @Hand Medical Technologies, Inc., developer of electronic medical reference texts for the Palm OS(R) and Windows CE(R) devices, today announced the release of a new, completely indexed version of The Merck Manual of Medical Therapeutics optimized for the Palm OS and Windows CE @Hand readers.
Dr. Michael V Beheshti, Founder and CEO of @Hand Medical Technologies, Inc stated, "We have listened to the thousands of customers who have purchased @Hand electronic books, and implemented technology to meet their needs. If we have heard one wish more than any other, it was that our books become indexed. To us, The Merck Manual represents the ultimate test of this indexing capability."
The oldest continuously published medical reference in the world, the 2,700-page Merck Manual is one of the most authoritative textbooks on general medicine available. Dr. Beheshti elaborated, "The Merck Manual has almost 30,000 distinct index and hyperlink entries. The programming and technical challenges in indexing a volume this large were significant. However, the finished product is outstanding; when you think of a medical term, you are merely seconds away from one of the great reference summaries of that topic. This book is now an incredibly powerful tool."
Drs. Mark Beers and Robert Berkow, editors of The Merck Manual, offered the following, "We, the editors of The Merck Manual, are delighted with this new version of our book. It has always been our mission to bring medical information to clinicians in the most efficient format, and @Hand Medical's Palm and Windows CE versions takes us to the next step in achieving our goal."
The Merck Manual and the rest of the @Hand Medical Reference Library are available at the @Hand Website, ([email protected]).
About @Hand Medical Technologies, Inc.
@Hand Medical Technologies, Inc. a privately held company, is the premier supplier of electronic medical reference information for health care professionals utilizing handheld computers and personal digital assistants in their practice. With over 60 titles under license, the @Hand library is the most comprehensive library available in electronic format. @Hand technology has proven instrumental in allowing busy health care professionals instant point of care access to the reference information that they need.
For additional information, contact Dave Snider, President, @Hand Medical Technologies, Inc. ([email protected]) at (513) 748-9866.
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Dave Snider, President of @Hand Medical Technologies, 513-748-9866