AuntMinnie.com Launches AuntMinnieMobile Service For PDA Users.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2002 AuntMinnie.com(TM), the leading online community for radiology professionals, today announced the launch of AuntMinnieMobile, a new service designed for users of handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs). AuntMinnieMobile enables radiology professionals to download and view AuntMinnie's award-winning clinical and business content on any PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). equipped with the AvantGo (R) content-delivery service (www.avantgo.com). AuntMinnieMobile is available as an AvantGo channel that can be downloaded to a user's PDA, free of charge. AvantGo supports both the Pocket PC (R) and Palm (R) platforms. "AuntMinnieMobile represents the next frontier of content delivery -- sending healthcare providers crucial information that they can use at the point of care," said Dr. Phillip Berman, AuntMinnie President. "This new service is part of AuntMinnie's mission to provide a wide range of decision-support content and services to radiology professionals." AuntMinnieMobile was made possible through an educational grant from Medical Manager Health Systems, Inc., a WebMD Company. Medical Manager is a leading provider of healthcare information systems and services including integrated RIS RIS rabies inhibiting substance. and PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. solutions. AuntMinnieMobile will be officially launched at next week's Radiological Society of North America The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), founded in 1915, has the purpose to "promote and develop the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research". meeting, Dec. 1-6 in Chicago's McCormick Place McCormick Place is an enormous exposition complex located in Chicago, Illinois. . As an added bonus, AuntMinnieMobile users with wireless PDA capability will be able to update their AuntMinnieMobile content instantly in the conference hall thanks to "hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. " that the RSNA RSNA Radiological Society of North America, Inc. RSNA Robust Security Network Association has set up supporting the 802.11b or "Wi-Fi" wireless connectivity protocol. These Wi-Fi hot spots enable AuntMinnieMobile users to connect to the Internet, and, by synching their PDA to the AvantGo channel, download AuntMinnie's RADCast@RSNA coverage of the meeting. AuntMinnie's RADCast, at http://radcast.auntminnie.com, will provide comprehensive daily coverage of radiology's showcase conference. AuntMinnie personnel will be on hand in the company's RSNA booth, #5705, to demonstrate the new mobile service. AuntMinnie members can also go to http://mobile.auntminnie.com for more information on how to sign up for AuntMinnieMobile. AuntMinnie.com is the premier online information, transaction, and education site for all individuals affiliated with the diagnostic imaging market. Rich in timely, original content and customer-centered products and services, AuntMinnie.com is designed to enhance the professional lives of its members through interaction, participation, exchange, and commerce. AuntMinnie.com, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Eastman Kodak. Additional information on AuntMinnie.com is available at www.auntminnie.com. NOTE: Palm, Pocket PC, and AvantGo are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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