What's New in Second Opinion Standard 4.0

Second Opinion Standard version 4.0 introduces some great features that make it easier to use, capable, and secure. This is a partial list of new or improved features:

User Login Security
You must now log in to use Second Opinion. If the program starts in Unattended Mode, the login is not required until you return to normal mode. Users can only perform actions for which they have security rights.

Hardware Key No Longer Required
The hardware key that previously shipped with Second Opinion is no longer necessary. A copy protection system that does not require the key is now used. To secure your system from unauthorized users, use the Second Opinion Administrator to define users and their security rights.

New Second Opinion Administrator Program
The new Second Opinion Administrator program is a separate tool that can be used by system administrators to configure Second Opinion and define user security settings.

Improved Data Encryption
Data sent over a direct modem-to-modem link with a remote computer is now encrypted. The encryption used for creating Second Opinion Group (SOG) format files (such as those used for email attachments) is now much stronger.

New Digital Video Clips
The new Video Capture component in 4.0 supports capturing both still images and digital video clips.

Added Sound Clips
Sound clips can now be included in a patient folder.

New Archive Utility
A new Archive utility allows you to copy or move your patient folders to a separate archive volume. This lets you back up or remove your documents to make room on your hard disk. You can create the archive on any removable drive as well as prepare it to be burned onto a recordable CD-ROM.

Windows NT 4.0 Support
Second Opinion now recognizes when it is running under Windows NT 4.0 and adjusts accordingly.

Communications Error Recovery
If, while transferring a large document, the transfer is interrupted or stopped, when the transfer is resumed, Second Opinion will continue from the point it left off.

Improved Unattended Mode
Entering Unattended Mode automatically logs off any current user. You can exit the mode by logging on or exiting the program. If you exit the program without exiting Unattended Mode, the program will automatically start up the next time in Unattended Mode.

Mixed-case Support
Most entry fields can now use both upper and lower case letters.

Support for Additional Measurement Units
You can now choose to display measurements in millimeters, centimeters, inches, or micrometers. The setting can be picked in the Instrument tab of the Options dialog box.

Sort Patient Folders by Creation Date
The Open Patient dialog box now supports the option to sort the list of patients by creation date.

Site Modem Number Override Available
You can now override the automatically generated number used to dial a specific site. This is useful if the number calculated by the program is not correct (such as allowing for special long distance codes). You can also choose to always dial the area code to support area code overlays.

Ability to Sort Frequently Used Values
Move Up and Move Down buttons have been added in Customize Field dialog box.