DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it developed a variety of software packaged for the medical profession in an effort to sell its Palm OS- and Windows Mobile-based smart phones. Samsung said it developed portable versions of drug references and clinical journals from Mobile MerckMedicus, Skyscape and UpToDate.
“Our wireless handsets, with industry-specific software, can be used effectively and efficiently in the healthcare environment,” said Peter Skarzynski, senior vice president of Samsung’s wireless terminals division. “Now professionals in the medical community can consolidate to one converged device that serves both as a wireless phone and a PDA with access to critical and relevant medical data.”
Other device vendors, including Nokia Corp., have been targeting corporations and other enterprises with new software and hardware offerings.
