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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Skyscape Launches The South Beach Diet™ For The Palm OS Platform
HUDSON, Mass. — May 16, 2005 — Skyscape, Inc. (http://www.skyscape.com), a
leading developer of software for the Palm OS® platform today announced the
availability of The South Beach Diet™ OnHand, a software version of The
South Beach Diet™ for palmOne™ handhelds and smartphones running Palm OS 3.5
or higher. This application gives consumers a great way to eat for life –
while on the go.
The South Beach Diet™ OnHand for palmOne handhelds and smartphones brings
the fastest-selling diet book of all time, The South Beach Diet™ (Rodale
Inc./April 2003) with 9 million copies in print, to mobile users, providing
a new level of convenience in diet and lifestyle management. Filled with
restaurant guides, foods to enjoy and avoid, and easy-to-prepare recipes
that focus on the right carbs and the right fats --this mobile application
takes dieting on-the–go to a new level of convenience.
“People everywhere will soon be thinking about summer, and many of them will
resolve to lose weight and get in better shape,” said Gail Moody, director
of business and healthcare marketing at palmOne, Inc. “Now, with The South
Beach Diet™ OnHand loaded onto their palmOne handheld or smartphone, new
dieters and existing followers of the South Beach Diet™ can easily carry all
the great tips and recipes they need to properly manage their diet.”
“Consumers need the appropriate information about their diet to derive the
greatest benefits,” said Sandeep Shah, CEO, Skyscape. “Now, dieters living
busy lifestyles can simply tap into The South Beach Diet™ OnHand on their
palmOne device to have exactly the right diet information they need, right
when and where they need it.”
In addition to the diet basics and information dieters need, The South Beach
Diet™ OnHand application includes a number of resources that are regularly
updated. These include The Daily Dish (a daily e-mail newsletter that offers
South Beach Diet™ recipes, the latest research, success stories and diet
news), Restaurant Guides that inform you of the best foods to eat in various
types of ethnic and fast food restaurants and a variety of Motivational Tips
and Q&A’s.
Pricing and Availability
A one-year subscription to South Beach Diet™ OnHand for handhelds and
smartphones can be purchased for $19.95. With this purchase, consumers will
also receive a free, one week subscription for the South Beach Diet™ Online.
To download or purchase the software, consumers can visit
http://www.SkyscapeOnHand.com.
About Skyscape
Skyscape, Inc., is the leading provider of interactive mobile solutions for
both the health conscious consumer and the medical practitioner. Skyscape
provides the most extensive portfolio of trusted medical references – with
over 270 of medicine’s most trusted and reputable references in over 35
medical specialties from the world’s finest medical publishers. Today over
400,000 medical professionals trust Skyscape to help them make the most
informed decisions at the point-of-care.
In April 2005, Skyscape extended its focus to provide health-conscious
consumers with mobile solutions to help improve their health and wellness,
with solutions such as The South Beach Diet™ OnHand, the only mobile version
of the highly successful South Beach Diet™. Skyscape’s solutions are
available on multiple platforms, including Palm OS, Windows® CE and Pocket
PC. For more information about Skyscape, visit http://www.skyscape.com.
About Dr. Agatston and The South Beach Diet™
Arthur Agatston, M.D., is a cardiologist and an associate professor of
medicine at the University of Miami Medical School. His pioneering work in
noninvasive cardiac imaging has resulted in computerized tomography scanning
methods and measures that bear his name: the Agatston Score and the Agatston
Method, which are used for screening coronary calcium, are recognized
worldwide.
Dr. Agatston did not set out to develop a weight-loss plan. His goal was to
help his chronically overweight heart patients get their diets under
control, thereby preventing or reversing the myriad of heart and vascular
problems associated with obesity. Knowing that his patients weren't faring
well on the standard, low-fat American Heart Association diet, Dr. Agatston
began to investigate diets and the origins of insulin resistance on his own.
The result was The South Beach Diet™, The South Beach Diet™ Cookbook, and
The South Beach Diet™ Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide published by Rodale Inc.
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