Second Opinion Professional Version History

Second Opinion Professional has gone through many improvements thanks to feedback from our customers. This is a partial list of some of the improvements that were made in past versions. 

Click here for a list of improvements in the current version.

Added in Version 3.7

Sound Clip Capture Add-In Preview
You can now record sound clips directly into a folder without having to import them. This is a preview version of the Add-in.

Consultation and Referral Add-In Preview
You can now create and fill in a Referral form; send that form to one or more remote sites; and have the remote site fill in and return an associated Consultation form. This is a preview version of the Add-in.

Digital Stethoscope Capture and Conferencing Add-In Preview
If you have a digital stethoscope connected to your computer, you can now record that data and store it into a document associated with a folder. You can play back that recording anytime as well as send it to other sites (as long as they also have a matching stethoscope). If you are using the conferencing features of Second Opinion, you can also broadcast and receive that sound live over a conference. Depending on your network performance, there may be a delay of several seconds. This is a preview version of the Add-in.

Added in Version 3.6

Private lookup data fields
The Examiner, Referral Hospital and Referral Physician fields in the Demographics Information Add-in now store separate values for each site. The Referral Phone Number is also automatically entered based on the Referral Hospital. When upgrading, existing values are automatically associated with the site matching the Database Id.

Shared network annotations
If two or more users open the same image in the Image Viewer over a shared network, they can see each others changes by turning on the "Shared Network Annotation Changes" command in the Communications menu. This option is off by default to conserve network resources.

Added in Version 3.5

Image Viewer Interactive Conferencing
If the same document is open by two or more members in a NetMeeting conference, any annotation, zoom, calibration, or active document changes are reflected to all conference members. To open the same image for all conference members, click on the new "Send Update to All Members" button. The document and folder will automatically be sent to any member that does not have it.

Added ARCHIVE right
This right (or the ADMIN right) is required to use the Archive program.

Database Integrity Check
The Professional Administrator program now checks the database for integrity before doing cleanup operations and informs the user if any problems were found.

Added in Version 3.1

Removed Folder Browse Functionality
The ability to change the current folder using the Browse commands has been removed. This feature was of questionable benefit since all folders can be reached using the Folder Listing dialog box. Eliminating this feature greatly improved usability and reduced both internal and user complexity.

Added Communications Toolbar
All communications functionality can be accessed through the new Communications toolbar.

General Interface and Setup Improvements
Many additional improvements to the interface and application setup were made, including adding a Site Information tab to the Preferences dialog box.

Added in Version 3.0

Added Email and Export
Documents can now be exported or sent using email to any other computer running Second Opinion Professional. PLEASE NOTE: The Second Opinion Data (SOD) files that are created by Second Opinion Professional are currently not compatible with the Second Opinion Group (SOG) files created by Second Opinion Standard.

Added Datagroup Identification
Every shared installation of the Second Opinion database is now assigned a unique Datagroup identifier. By default this identifier matches the Site identifier of the first site installed. This identifier allows Second Opinion to determine when data is created outside of the database and imported (through email or communications). You cannot edit records that are sent to your datagroup from a different datagroup.

NetMeeting Conferencing Support
Second Opinion can automatically start Microsoft NetMeeting. When a conference is established with one or more remote computers, you can select one or more documents to be sent to those computers. PLEASE NOTE: This is a technology preview feature; it is not fully supported and is subject to change.

Added Archive Program
A new archive program allows you to copy or move selected folders from the Second Opinion databases to a separate archive media, such as a disk, CD-ROM, or tape backup. This enables you to back up selected records or free up disk space.

Added in Version 2.5

Improved Locate Folder Method
Listing of folders in the Locate dialog box now only occurs when you click List, and only items starting with any text you have typed are listed. Also, the listing occurs in the background so you can continue working.

Improved Document Thumbnail Listing Performance
The document preview images in a folder are now loaded during a second pass so that you can continue working while it is doing so.

Improved Site and User Management
Each individual site that uses Second Opinion over a Wide Area Network (WAN) and shares the same database, now needs an entry in a new site database. Users can be easily defined to belong to a specific site by selecting the site from a list. Use the Professional Administrator to define sites and users.

New Second Opinion Video Capture Component
The new video capture component supports capturing both still images and digital video clips. We recommend a fast computer (Pentium II or better) with a large, fast SCSI hard drive if you intend to capture digital video clips. Most new capture cards that have Video for Windows drivers should work with the new Second Opinion Video Capture component.

Hardware Key No Longer Required
The hardware key that previously shipped with Second Opinion is no longer used. Once version 2.5 has been successfully installed, you should detach it from your computer. A copy protection system that does not require the key is now used. To secure your system from unauthorized access, use the Second Opinion Administrator to define users and their security settings.

Many Internal Changes
Many Automation interfaces have been added or improved, and internal data management has gone through several improvements.