Lexi-Comp Announces Release of Microsoft Powered Pocket PC Software; Clinical Handheld Software Library Now Available For Pocket PC Devices

Business Wire, April 3, 2002

Business Editors, High Tech & Health/Medical Writers

HUDSON, Ohio--(BW HealthWire)--April 3, 2002

Lexi-Comp, Inc., the leader in providing clinical information at the point-of-care, today announced the release of its handheld software library for Microsoft(R) powered Pocket PC devices.

"We are extremely pleased to be able to offer a solution for our growing number of customers utilizing the Pocket PC platform" said Robert Kerscher, president and publisher of Lexi-Comp, Inc. "This software release offers another option for healthcare providers wanting to take advantage of our dedication to providing the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information on a variety of platforms."

Lexi-Drugs(TM) Platinum, the cornerstone of Lexi-Comp's handheld software library is updated daily to provide timely information on new drug approvals, FDA "black box" medication warnings, drug withdrawals, indications, recently documented drug interactions, new dosage forms and other critical information essential providing optimal patient care.

Lexi-Comp's handheld software library includes Lexi-Drugs(TM) Platinum, Lexi-Interact(TM) (a drug-to-drug, drug-to-herb and herb-to-herb interaction analysis program), Pediatric Lexi-Drugs(TM), Nursing Lexi-Drugs(TM), Dental Lexi-Drugs(TM), Lexi-Diagnostic Medicine(TM), Lexi-Natural Products(TM), and Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult. Lexi-Comp's handheld software is available for download as a free trial at www.lexi.com

About Lexi-Comp, Inc.

Lexi-Comp, Inc. (www.lexi.com) a privately held company founded in 1978, specializes in the development, management, and distribution of clinical content. Through its relationship with over one hundred authors, Lexi-Comp creates industry-leading reference databases with advanced searching technology to provide time-sensitive clinical information at the point-of-care. Updated daily, the information is available Online, on PDA's and in print formats for the following areas: pharmacology, drug interactions, laboratory & diagnostic tests, natural products, infectious diseases and poisoning & toxicology. In addition to producing award-winning information references from the Clinical Reference Library(TM) series, Lexi-Comp partners with hundreds of hospitals across the country to provide customized formulary and laboratory solutions. Tens of thousands of pharmacists, physicians, nurses, students and other healthcare providers trust Lexi-Comp's industry-leading clinical content.