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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Unbound Medicine and F.A. Davis Extend Partnership
Taber’s
Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 20th edition,
Released for PDA, Web and Wireless devices
Charlottesville,
VA, February
3, 2005— Unbound Medicine, a leader
in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, and F.A.
Davis Company, a major publisher of texts and references
in nursing and other healthcare professions, announced today
their expanded partnership with the launch of Taber’s
Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 20th edition, for
PDA, Web and wireless devices.
The 20th edition of Taber’s is
a significant revision with 8,400 new and revised terms (56,000
terms in all), 700 images, expanded disease entries, information
on complementary and alternative medicine, and handy tables and
appendices for quick look-up.
Via Unbound’s award-winning platform, clinicians and students
can now access Taber’s rich content anywhere —on PDA,
Web, or wireless devices—with a single product purchase.
Whether on the ward, in the classroom, at the library, or at home,
users will now have Taber’s truly at their fingertips.
“Unbound’s team has created a powerful version of
Taber’s,” said Judy Ilov Neely, Senior Vice President
of F.A. Davis Company. “This versatile and innovative resource
gives mobile 21st century students and clinicians the flexibility
they need —PDA, Web, and wireless access rolled into one
product.”
“We are excited to expand our relationship with F.A. Davis
in this fashion,” said William Detmer, MD, president and
CEO of Unbound Medicine. “Every clinician needs ready access
to medical terminology and the new 20th edition of Taber’s provides the highest quality content for digital delivery.”
Unbound’s PDA, Web and wireless version
of Taber’s
Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 20th edition, is
available on CD-ROM exclusively from F.A. Davis and its distributors.
Customers can also purchase the product over the Web from tabers.unboundmedicine.com.
About F.A. Davis Company
F.A. Davis Company (www.fadavis.com)
is a leading American publisher that has been independently owned
and operated since 1879. It is well known in the healthcare industry
for its many best selling textbooks, references, and educational
software in nursing, medicine and the health professions. Among
its top selling titles are Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,
the best selling healthcare dictionary for over 65 years, and Davis's
Drug Guide for Nurses. In addition to nursing,
F.A. Davis publishes extensively in other health professions, including
physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, clinical
lab sciences, medical assisting, respiratory therapy, and surgical
technology.
About Unbound Medicine
Unbound Medicine, Inc. (www.unboundmedicine.com) develops
next-generation knowledge management systems for healthcare. The
company's handheld, Web and wireless technology platform and information
architecture services help partners provide healthcare professionals
with advanced systems for acquiring, managing, and sharing knowledge.
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Contact:
Unbound Medicine
Paul Stadter
1-610-627-9090
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