Martindale-Hubbell Delivers Wireless Access to Lawyer Database on Palm Handhelds

-- 1 Million Lawyer and Law Firm Listings Now Available With New Application for Palm Handheld Computers via xNow --

Martindale-Hubbell, publisher of the most widely used guide to information about members of the worldwide legal profession, has introduced a new service that enables users of wirelessly enabled Palm(TM) handheld computers to enjoy wireless access to the entire Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory(R).

The new capability utilizes a Palm Query Application (PQA) and is available free of charge on www.xnow.com. Once a user signs up for the service with xNow, the PQA can be downloaded onto a Palm VII or VIIx handheld computer.

This application provides users with a fast wireless connection --via the Palm.Net(R) service -- directly to the Martindale-Hubbell database, where they can conduct a search for a lawyer or law firm according to criteria such as name, location and area of practice. The results are displayed in full text on the user's Palm handheld screen.

"This is a very exciting technology advancement for us because it makes the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory the first worldwide lawyer directory available to wireless users," said Carol D. Cooper, publisher of New Providence, N.J.-based Martindale-Hubbell.

According to Cooper, when wirelessly enabled Palm users want to access the comprehensive Martindale-Hubbell database, they simply enter the search query and the information they need is retrieved from the xNow Web site, transmitted across the airwaves and downloaded onto their Palm handheld.

"Innovative wireless applications, like this one for Martindale-Hubbell, can add additional value to Palm handhelds by providing quick and efficient ways for busy lawyers and general counsel to access important information at any time," said Gabriel Acosta-Lopez, senior director of alliance and partner services at Palm Inc.

Cooper also explained that additional user features will soon be available via the xNow service, including "online lockers" in which search results and attorney biographical information can be stored, the ability to directly fax or email specific listings from the Palm handheld, and convenient access to other professional research services and databases.

The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory includes listings on more than 1,000,000 lawyers and law firms worldwide. Martindale-Hubbell is the most widely used law directory in the world available in four different formats -- via LEXIS-NEXIS, online at martindale.com, lawyers.com and lexis.com, on CD-ROM and in print. Since 1996, the company has operated the most frequently searched Internet legal directory at www.martindale.com, which now receives more than 2 million searches per month.


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