Skyscape and F.A. Davis Partnership Brings Leading Medical and Nursing References to the Handheld Market

Skyscape and F.A. Davis Partnership Brings Leading Medical and Nursing References to the Handheld Market

F.A. Davis Makes Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and Davis's Drug Guide Available Through Skyscape's Unique ART(TM) technology

HUDSON, MASSACHUSETTS & PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6, 2001 - F.A. Davis Makes Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and Davis's Drug Guide Available Through Skyscape's Unique ART(TM) technology

Skyscape (www.skyscape.com), a leader in providing handheld software solutions for the medical community, and the F.A. Davis Company Publishers (www.fadavis.com), a leading publisher of health professions texts, references and resources for the medical and nursing community, announced a partnership to bring leading medical and nursing reference works onto the Palm OS(R) and Windows(R) CE/PocketPC platforms.

"Skyscape is very pleased to announce this relationship that brings the highly respected healthcare reference resources of the F.A. Davis Company including Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and Davis' Drug Guide for Nurses to handheld devices," said RJ Mathew, Vice-President, Marketing and Business Development at Skyscape. "Our partnership makes F.A. Davis healthcare reference information available to physicians, nurses, healthcare professionals and students on Skyscape's ART(TM) platform that is already in use by thousands of medical practitioners."

Healthcare professionals and students can now draw on the immense resources of Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses through their Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

"With the new challenges facing the healthcare community every day it's increasingly important to have quick access to the best medical information," said Judy Ilov Neely, Senior Vice President of F.A. Davis Company. "With the immense resources of Taber's and the Drug Guide now available on handhelds, healthcare providers can carry this vital information with them and access it anywhere, even at the point of care."

Tabers

Taber's(TM) for the handheld, is one of the most comprehensive information resources for nursing and allied health professionals, with over 50,000 accurate and up-to-date terms. Both long-time and new users of the print Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary will appreciate the ability to access an immense amount of information, quickly and easily in a very light and portable format.

DrugGuide

DrugGuide(TM) is a detailed, up-to-date and practical resource for Palm OS, Windows CE and Pocket PC handheld devices. DrugGuide(TM) is a regularly updated drug guide that includes over 5,000 trade and generic drugs, nearly 140 drug classifications, over 1,000 drug monographs and 700 commonly used combination drugs, including the dosage amount of the active generic ingredient.

All of the handheld medical and nursing titles developed under this partnership are available for purchase and download at www.skyscape.com and www.fadavis.com.

About Skyscape

Skyscape is a privately owned handheld technology company developing mobile solutions for the medical/healthcare community. Skyscape utilizes its ART(TM) technology to rapidly develop innovative products that are intuitive; easy-to-use and that enable the seamless integration of information from diverse and independent sources. Skyscape solutions unlock the power of medical information to help medical practitioners make informed decisions at the point of care. Skyscape's products are available on multiple platforms including Palm OS(R) and Windows(R) CE and the Pocket PC. The company is located in Hudson, Massachusetts.

About F.A. Davis Company

F.A. Davis Company Publishers, founded in 1879, remains the industry's only independent health science publisher. F. A. Davis is committed to providing quality informational resources and educational tools that will support the needs of today's healthcare providers and prepare them for tomorrow's changing healthcare world.

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