ATLANTA, GA – May 21, 2013– Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBIX) , announced that the company’s A.D.A.M. multimedia health content will be included on Bing, Microsoft Corp.’s search engine
More than 59 percent of all U.S. adults go online to search for health information.* Now, when people search on Bing, they will find information from the US National Library of Medicine which licenses its data from Ebix. A.D.A.M. multimedia health content provides access to the authoritative Health Answer from the National Institute of Health and other public and private health-related organizations. A.D.A.M.’s content provides health consumers with a comprehensive online health information database complete with thousands of physician-written and reviewed articles covering conditions, procedures, treatments, surgeries, and tests in an easy-to-navigate format. The visually rich content features award-winning medical illustrations, HD videos and interactive tools. Since the content is available in HTML5, consumers can view the content and videos on any device, including mobile phones and tablets. The content is available in English and Spanish."
Jim Retel, Ebix Vice President – A.D.A.M. said, "We are excited to be working with Bing to deliver content that will be accessible to millions of consumers who are actively seeking reliable health information. We believe that the diverse range of health information seekers on the Web today will benefit from our expertise in communicating important health information in a way that is understandable and actionable.”
About Ebix, Inc. and A.D.A.M.
A.D.A.M. is a business unit of Ebix focused on providing innovative multimedia health content trusted by best-in-class websites, consumer health portals, healthcare, biomedical, medical device, pharmaceutical, and education organizations.
A leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, Ebix, Inc., (NASDAQ: EBIX) provides end-to-end solutions ranging from infrastructure exchanges, carrier systems, agency systems and BPO services to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance industry.
With 30+ offices across Brazil, Singapore, Australia, the US, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix powers multiple exchanges across the world in the field of life, annuity, health and property & casualty insurance while conducting in excess of $100 billion in insurance premiums on its platforms. Through its various SaaS-based software platforms, Ebix employs hundreds of insurance and technology professionals to provide products, support and consultancy to thousands of customers on six continents. Ebix’s focus on quality has enabled it to be awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model (CMM). With a recent ISO 27001-security certification, the Company also has an ISO 9001:2000 certification for both its development and BPO units in India. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.ebix.com
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