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NLM® Resource: Updated WISER® for Windows 4.3 Now Available

NLM® Resource: Updated WISER® for Windows 4.3 Now Available. NLM Tech Bull. 2009 Nov-Dec;(371):e6.

November 24, 2009 [posted]

[Editor's Note: This is a reprint of an announcement published on NLM-Tox-Enviro-Health-L, an e-mail announcement list available from the NLM Division of Specialized Information Services. To subscribe to this list, please see the NLM-TOX-ENVIRO-HEALTH-L Join, Leave, or Change Options page.]

An update for the National Library of Medicine® (NLM) WISER for Windows 4.3 is now available. This update corrects a recently reported protective distance mapping issue.

Highlights of this version also include:

  • Improved display of WISER for Windows on low resolution displays
  • Usability improvements to the included Emergency Response Guidebook 2008 tool

WISER for Windows can be downloaded from the WISER Web site: //wiser.nlm.nih.gov/downloads_windows.html?email=

You can follow the activity of the National Library of Medicine Division of Specialized Information Services on Twitter, which includes updates regarding WISER development.

WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. It provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice.

We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Please let us know what you think at //wiser.nlm.nih.gov/contact.html.