Gainesville, FL –
www.usbmis.com – April 11, 2006 - For medical professionals who
carry a BlackBerry device, US Biomedical Information Systems (“USBMIS”) is making
clinical applications such as the Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy and
Tarascon Pharmacopoeia available for the BlackBerry platform.
USBMIS, a leading developer of medical reference software for handheld computers,
today announced its participation in the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program.
Participating in the ISV Alliance program will allow USBMIS to work strategically
with Research In Motion (“RIM”) to develop and promote its most popular titles
for the BlackBerry platform.
“We see this as a great opportunity for USBMIS and Research In Motion,” said Darwin
Ang, Chief Executive Officer of USBMIS, “by bringing our mobile software
titles to the BlackBerry platform we will make the device more useful to medical
professionals and ultimately help the patients they care for.” The first
BlackBerry titles by USBMIS will be available later this year.
The BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program will allow USBMIS to receive a wealth of
information and support from RIM. Included in these benefits are:
* Product support, including special pricing and rebate programs.
* Development support from the BlackBerry Developer Zone and BlackBerry Partner
Zone, as well as dedicated technical resources for application development support,
guidance and education.
* Marketing support, including marketing materials and joint branding opportunities,
access to RIM-sponsored industry research, co-marketing opportunities such as trade
shows and webinars, sales lead and Customer Reference Program opportunities, and
complimentary listing in RIM’s annual Enterprise Solutions Guide for BlackBerry.
* Sales support, including assistance from the RIM Business Development team in
developing go-to-market strategies for BlackBerry wireless solutions; access to
comprehensive sales support resources, as well as the ability to post online
application demonstrations in the Enterprise Solutions Center for BlackBerry.
* Training support, including access to online training, and the opportunity to
participate in classroom training.
About USBMIS
US Biomedical Information Systems is a leading developer of handheld reference
software for medical professionals with a reputation of creating user-friendly
programs that work to the exacting standards of physicians at the bedside, in the
clinic, and in the medical laboratory. Since 1999 USBMIS has been creating
medical software to help professionals in over 150 different countries find
important information quickly on their handheld computers. USBMIS works with
prominent
medical information publishers such as Antimicrobial Therapy, McGraw Hill, Tarascon
Publishing, and the American Geriatrics Society.