American Society of Anesthesiologists® Selects Silverchair for New Anesthesiology Journal Site

(Charlottesville, VA) May 27, 2014 – Silverchair Information Systems (Silverchair) announced today that it has been selected by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA®) to develop and host the member-focused site for its flagship Anesthesiology journal on Silverchair’s SCM6 online publishing and product development platform.

Anesthesiology, founded in 1940, leads the world in publication of peer-reviewed novel research that transforms clinical practice and fundamental understanding in anesthesiology: the practice of perioperative, critical care, and pain medicine.

“We are excited to be collaborating with ASA to develop the next generation online site for Anesthesiology”, said Thane Kerner, Silverchair CEO. “Silverchair’s flexible natively semantic platform will allow ASA to deliver a more customized user experience for Anesthesiology readers that enhances discoverability by surfacing topically related content on article pages, search and topic collections.”

Anesthesiology will be deployed utilizing the SCM6 platform’s mobile-first responsive web design front-end architecture ensuring users of optimum readability and usability across the full range of devices and screen sizes  – from smartphones and tablets to desktop computer monitors.

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About The American Society of Anesthesiologists

Founded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific society with more than 52,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology. ASA is committed to ensuring that physician anesthesiologists evaluate and supervise the medical care of patients before, during, and after surgery to provide the highest quality and safest care that every patient deserves. For more information on the field of anesthesiology, visit the American Society of Anesthesiologists online at asahq.org.

About Silverchair Information Systems

Founded in 1993, Silverchair delivers advanced semantic technologies, publishing platforms, and e-learning solutions to scientific, technical, and medical publishers; professional societies; and the federal government. Silverchair is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA. See www.silverchair.com.

For More Information Contact:

Robert G. Murray

Vice President, Business Development

Silverchair Information Systems

+1 617 322 9928

bobm@silverchair.com