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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Now Available for iPhone & iPod Touch
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- America's leading college-level desk dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, has joined forces with the world's leading software developer and content provider for mobile devices and desktop PCs, Paragon Software Group to bring premium dictionary content to iPhone users. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for iPhone is now available on the App Store at http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/.
The best-selling Collegiate Dictionary was tailor-made for the special characteristics and unique features of the iPhone. Merriam-Webster's database contains 225,000 entries, including more than 10,000 new words and definitions, which can be accessed anywhere, any time, without Internet connection or additional charges.
Paragon's Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary content features an easy-to-use, single-click application for instant access to all words and definitions. The SlovoEd engine compresses the database to a minimum of memory space while allowing users to quickly perform multiple lookups.
Paragon Software Group offers the best dictionary content from world-famous publishers, with more than 120 dictionaries for 30 languages. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Eleventh Edition for iPhone has a suggested retail price of $24.99 USD and may be ordered at http://www.merriam-webster.com/store/iphone/collegiate.
The program is supported by iPhones with firmware 2.0, iPhone 3G and iPod touch with firmware 2.0.
About Paragon Software Group
Paragon Software Group (PSG) is a technology solutions provider to the enterprise, SMB and consumer markets, worldwide. Founded in 1994, Paragon Software Group actively markets and sells in more than 150 countries and has offices in the USA, Germany, Japan and Russia. PSG consists of two divisions, System Technology, offering solutions for storage management and data safety, and Smart Handheld Devices Division (SHDD & Epocware), offering software for diverse classes of smart handheld devices and desktop PCs (Palm OS, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, iPhone and iPod touch), including multilingual on-line handwriting recognition, localization, business and game applications and multilingual dictionaries. To learn more about Paragon Software's diverse product line, please visit: Smart Handheld Devices Division: http://www.penreader.com/ Epocware: http://www.epocware.com/ .
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Merriam-Webster Inc. acquired the rights to revise and publish Noah Webster's dictionaries in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation, scholarship, and love of language. Today, the company continues as the leader in both print and electronic language reference publishing with reference products, learning tools, and word games. For more information about the company, visit http://www.merriam-webster.com/.
CONTACT:
Arthur Bicknell, Senior Publicist
Merriam-Webster Inc.
Phone: (413) 734-3134 ext. 119
E-mail: abicknell@Merriam-Webster.com
Katia Shabanova
Paragon Software Group
Phone: +49(0) 761-59018-181
E-mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com
Merriam-Webster Inc.
CONTACT: Arthur Bicknell, Senior Publicist of Merriam-Webster Inc.,+1-413-734-3134, ext. 119, abicknell@Merriam-Webster.com; or Katia Shabanovaof Paragon Software Group, +49(0)-761-59018-181,kshabanova@paragon-software.com
Web site: http://www.merriam-webster.com/http://www.penreader.com/http://www.epocware.com/
http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore
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