Oxford Medical Handbook series available on iPhone and iPod

Medhand International’s Pioneering Application Enables Doctors to Access the OUP Medical Handbook content from iPhones and iPods

Stockholm, Sweden – Medhand International, Sweden’s premier supplier of Doctors reference libraries for mobile platforms, today announced the imminent launch of their intuitive iPhone reference book application.

The first launch consists of four titles from the Oxford University Press Medical Handbook series; the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, the Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, and from the Oxford American Handbooks series: the Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Medicine and the Oxford American Handbook of Critical Care. More than 25 Oxford Medical Handbook titles are expected to be launched before year-end.

The intuitive iPhone application is designed for single Oxford Handbooks with the objective of allowing professional users to access precisely the information they need or reference content with a three-click action.

Magnus Stuart, CEO of Medhand, said: “We are delighted to once again be recognized for our innovative solutions. The robust and secure nature of the iPhone solution makes it a great application for delivering professional users efficiency with access to care critical references.”

The iPhone application was custom developed by Medhand with the focus on Oxford Medical Handbooks series, allowing physicians to securely access authentic medicine reference from iPhones. It will be applied to a number of titles allowing iPhone and iPod users to access professional information from their handheld platforms.

Evan Schnittman, VP, Global Business Development at OUP, Inc., said "Oxford Medical Handbooks are used around the world by medical professionals who seek high quality, research based information. It is extremely important to Oxford University Press the iPhone versions enhance these values. I am very pleased that Medhand is releasing the Oxford Medical Handbooks in the new Medhand iPhone application. Doctors all over the world will now, through the iPhone, get access to Oxford Handbooks at the very point of care.”

Magnus Stuart, CEO of Medhand International further added, "There isn't a medical doctor who doesn't prefer the Medhand iPhone Application. They bring value to the way all doctors like to work by adding lucidity to the complex and rich content of any medical Handbook or Clinical Reference."

For further information, please contact:
Petter Stenberg, Marketing and Sales Manager, Medhand International - +46 70 664 02 86, petter.stenberg@medhand.com
Magnus Stuart, CEO, Medhand International - +46 70 621 13 50, magnus.stuart@medhand.com
Kelly Hewinson, Marketing Manager, Oxford University Press, +44 (0)1685 353596 kelly.hewinson@oup.com

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About Medhand Mobile Libraries
Medhand is a well recognized mobile libraries specialist; expert in developing technical solutions that improve access to professional medical reference libraries. Mobile Libraries empowers Doctors, Nurses and Pharmacists and medical Students, by enabling uninterrupted access to medical libraries. A professional and efficient way of working on the move from one location to another. Major product range is marketed in United Kingdom and Sweden since 2003, under the brand name Dr CompanionTM.

Medhand’s customers span the private individuals and public sectors. Medhand recently won a three-year contract to furnish medical students at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School with the medical reference library Dr CompanionTM. www.medhand.com

About Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the world's largest and most international of university presses. Founded in 1478, it currently publishes more than 4,500 new books a year, has a presence in over fifty countries, and employs some 3,700 people worldwide. It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing program that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, children's books, materials for teaching English as a foreign language, business and professional resources, dictionaries and reference books, and journals.