Dragon Search Now Available for Medical Professionals

September 2, 2010

One of my “real”, for-fee columns is about voice search. However, I wanted to capture this news item because it shows the niche influenza that is infecting search vendors at this time.

Dragon Search is a handy and popular iPhone search tool that allows users to use their voice to perform online searches. Users speak their search choice can receive results from several top search engine. According to “Dragon Search Now Available for Medical Professionals” Dragon Search creator Nuance Communications has released a medical version called Dragon Medical. Like the name hints it is geared towards physicians and other health care professionals and gives them the ability to search a variety of medical publications using their voice. Other information available includes current medical news, diagnoses and drug interactions. Users can also perform Google searches. Dragon Medical is being offered for free for a limited time. This is an Apple application so it can only be used on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and users must have OS 3.1 or later. It can be downloaded from the Apple App Store iTunes. It’s like having the help of the best doctors in the palm of your hand.

April Holmes, September 2, 2010

Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under Business strategy, News, Search, Vertical search

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Stephen E. Arnold monitors search, content processing, text mining and related topics from his high-tech nerve center in rural Kentucky. He tries to winnow the goose feathers from the giblets. He works with colleagues worldwide to make this Web log useful to those who want to go "beyond search". Contact him at sa [at] arnoldit.com. His Web site with additional information about search is arnoldit.com.