Lexi-Comp has enhanced the way its PDA-based texts can be updated. The Lexi-Connect software now enables users to click on an icon on their desktop PC that brings them to the vendor's software update Web site and searches for new data.
The new information then is automatically downloaded to the PC and to all Windows Mobile-based PDAs the PC supports. PDAs that run the Palm OS operating system must be synched to receive the data after it's downloaded to the PC.
Prior to this update enhancement, users had to manually install each of the vendor's clinical reference databases individually to ensure they had the most up-to-date information. The new update enhancement also enables users to link back to the Lexi-Comp home page to automatically renew their licenses for the vendor's reference systems.