NEWS

[August 30, 2007]
PONS Dictionaries for Windows Mobile Devices Released

Paragon Software (SHDD) is proud to introduce famous PONS dictionaries from Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH publishing house for Windows Mobile Pocket PC-based devices. Now the most popular and respected German reference brand provides rapid translation on the go.

Paragon Software provides a broad range of high-quality multilingual dictionaries by such world-known linguistic companies as Merriam-Webster Inc., Oxford University Press, Chambers Harrap Publishers, Van Dale Lexicografie bv, Larousse Editorial, S.L., etc. Now the company’s German product line is enriched with extensive PONS dictionaries.

For almost 30 years PONS has been developing hallmark green dictionaries and language courses for lifelong learning - for students, professional users, travellers and hobby linguists. From Chinese to Turkish, for beginners or experts, over 500 dictionaries and language courses provide study materials and reference for every level.

Thanks to Paragon Software (SHDD) 4 essential PONS dictionaries can be easily fitted in the pocket and guarantee efficient translation from German to English, French, Italian and Spanish. These dictionaries include impressive number of entries, translations, variants of word usage, spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date vocabulary and grammar, not to mention numerous helpful phrases from everyday language concerning travel, work, study, entertainment, etc.

Paragon Software (SHDD) supplements PONS dictionaries for Windows Mobile Pocket PC with the following unique features:

• Translation of different grammatical word forms
• Sound Modules, pre-recorded by English, German, French, Italian and Spanish native-speakers
• Simultaneous word translation while working in current application without switching to the dictionary
• Helpful learning tools: Table of English irregular words, “Word of the Day” and “Flash Cards”
• SlovoEd Studio utility to create personal dictionary
• Wireless purchase support

PONS dictionaries for Windows Mobile Pocket PC are the worthy gift for language lovers of all kinds, graduating students and professional linguists.

For more information about PONS dictionaries for Windows Mobile Pocket PC please, visit http://www.penreader.com and http://www.soft4phone.com or check http://penreader.mobi from Windows Mobile device.

[August 27, 2007]
Paragon Software (SHDD) adapts its product line for Windows Mobile 6

Paragon Software (SHDD) is proud to announce that its all Windows Mobile (Pocket PC and Smartphone) applications are compatible with the newest Windows Mobile 6 platform.

Now the latest devices running Windows Mobile 6 Standard and Professional Editions can be enhanced with popular and bestselling software solutions by Paragon Software. Windows Mobile 6 creates the feature-rich mobile office delivering unlimited possibilities on the go and enhancing the device performance. Users will be excited by new advanced features and discover the full potential of the device.

Paragon Software provides a broad range of software to enhance the usability of Windows Mobile 6 devices:

• SlovoEd multilingual dictionaries
• Monolingual and bilingual dictionaries from Merriam-Webster, PONS and Harrap
• Line of personal productivity applications, including Handy Weather, Handy Safe, Handy Converter, InterKey, etc.
• Multilingual localization solutions and handwriting recognition software
• Casual game applications

Paragon Software (SHDD) confirms the status as a leading developer of innovative software solutions adapting its award-winning applications to the next-generation devices.

For more information about solutions by Paragon Software please, visit http://www.penreader.com and http://www.soft4phone.com or check http://penreader.mobi from Windows Mobile device.

[August 22, 2007]
Epocware Becomes a Symbian Platinum Partner

Epocware and Symbian expand collaboration to support the growing market for Symbian smartphones and applications

Moscow, Russia – 22 August 2007 – Epocware/Paragon Software Group, a leading developer of personal productivity software for Symbian OS, today announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for Symbian smartphones and applications. Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market leading operating system for smartphones. Symbian OS is licensed by the world’s leading mobile phone manufacturers and to date, over 126 million Symbian smartphones have shipped worldwide to over 250 major network operators.

Epocware has developed Symbian solutions since the first release of Symbian OS. This early collaboration along with the company’s Symbian Self-Certification and Affiliate Partnerships has determined Epocware’s status as a trusted partner and key player in the Symbian applications market. To further strengthen the collaboration, Epocware has joined the Symbian Platinum Program and will continue to provide feature-rich productivity solutions that help deliver advanced capabilities for superior customer experience and satisfaction.

“This close partnership reflects our mobile strategy and focus on the Symbian smartphone market,” said Jeanne Kolesnik, Business Development Director, Epocware and Smart Handheld Devices divisions, Paragon Software Group. “Becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner will help us expand our penetration in the market further and enable us to deliver higher-quality customer solutions to consumers and corporations.”

“We are pleased to welcome Epocware to our Platinum Program”, said Alan Roderick, Director of Ecosystems, Marketing, Symbian. "Symbian’s long-standing relationship with Epocware demonstrates a shared vision of providing best-in class technology to a fast-growing smartphone market and ecosystem.”

Epocware’s latest solutions include SlovoEd, a unique multi-lingual dictionary line including SlovoEd stand alone and SlovoEd for mobiles client-server solutions for professional translation. Epocware provides dictionaries by such world-known linguistic companies as Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH; Chambers Harrap Publishers, Ltd.; Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH; Larousse Editorial, S.L.; Merriam-Webster Inc.; Oxford University Press; Van Dale Lexicografie bv and others. Handy Tools is an all-in-one suit of 7 must-have applications: Handy Safe - mobile wallet to keep private information (credit card details, PINs, passwords, etc.) secure on a smartphone, Handy Clock - efficient clock and time management tool, Handy Weather - detailed and up-to-date weather forecast, Handy Taskman - enhanced task management and application launch utility, and other utilities. Epocware’s most popular application, Handy Weather, was one of the first Symbian Signed applications for Symbian OS v9. It has been widely acknowledged by the S60 community as a best seller, used by

[August 15, 2007]
Epocware’s Software Line for Nokia E90 and MOTORIZR Z8 Released

Epocware today announced that SlovoEd multilingual dictionaries, ‘Handy’ line of personal productivity utilities and game applications have been fully adapted for both Nokia E90 and MOTORIZR Z8, the latest Symbian OS smartphones.

SlovoEd is a series of best-selling bilingual and monolingual dictionaries for mobile devices, developed under active assistance and support of device manufactures, technology leaders and most respected reference publishers and linguistic companies. Each dictionary includes extensive entries with numerous translations and definitions, grammar references, up-to-date vocabulary and different variants of word usage.

Handy Tools is an all-in-one suit of 7 must-have applications: Handy Safe - mobile wallet to keep private information (credit card details, PINs, passwords, etc.) secure on a smartphone, Handy Clock - efficient clock and time management tool, Handy Expense - powerful expense tracking application, Handy Taskman - enhanced task management and application launch utility, and other utilities. Handy Weather is one of the first Symbian Signed applications for Symbian OS v9. It has been widely acknowledged by the S60 community as a best seller, used by thousands of smartphone users throughout the world.

Nokia E90 Communicator is a premium business device with high-speed mobile broadband and integrated mobile office that keeps user effective while on the move. MOTORIZR Z8 is much more than a typical slider — it is a revolution in mobile multimedia. These first-class devices can be enhanced with Epocware’s useful add-on software to increase personal productivity and discover the potential of device.

For more information about applications for Nokia E90 and MOTORIZR Z8 please, visit http://www.epocware.com or check http://epocware.mobi from Symbian OS smartphone.

[August 14, 2007]
PiLoc Localization for Palm Treo 700p Released

Paragon Software (SHDD) has updated PiLoc national language support software. New localization solutions provide the efficient work in national language on Palm Treo 700p smartphones.

Now this impressive device is customized for using in different national languages, its full set of applications and multimedia possibilities are specially adapted for the local audiences. PiLoc provides Treo 700p with such common features as translated standard fonts, variants of on-screen keyboard layouts and several encoding types for the proper national Internet-pages support.

PiLoc software was developed in complete accordance with Palm Treo 700p ideology. Even one-hand operation makes device much more usable with the help of the following PiLoc features:

• Special characters’ input by a single button
• Rapid switch to another menu language
• External keyboard using to enter national letters
• Current language indicator always in sight
• Instant access to Command Bar
• Personal language settings for each application (current system language, current codepage or bidirectional mechanism)

PiLoc software was developed to create genuine language environment to the language specific customers for more comfortable device using and easy work with it.

For more information about PiLoc for Treo 700p please, visit http://www.penreader.com/palm/index.html or check http://penreader.mobi from Palm OS device.

[August 09, 2007]
True Automatic Profile Switching with Handy Profiles

Epocware announces the release of Handy Profiles for Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphones. New utility enhances and facilitates the built-in Profiles using.

Every cell phone user encounters such awkward situations as phone ringing during the meeting or cinema show and missing an important call as the phone sound was turned off. Handy Profiles will easily cope with all kinds of these problems.

Handy Profiles automatically switches smartphone profiles according the follow user settings:

• Location rule. Using GSM cells the utility activate the necessary profile, when user is at specific location
• Time interval rule enables to activate profile for the set time, even for several days (e.g. different profiles for workdays or weekend)
• Calendar entry rule. User should add the event to the phone’s Calendar, when it comes, the profile will be activated.

Handy Profiles will change the understanding of profile management. It performs the daily routine of configuring and switching between profiles for the user, thus saving a lot of time and nerves.

More information about Handy Profiles for Symbian S60 3rd Edition

[August 01, 2007]
Four Famous PONS Dictionaries for Symbian Smartphones

Epocware\Paragon Software Group is proud to announce new line of PONS dictionaries by world renowned publishing house Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH. Most popular and comprehensive German dictionaries are now available for Symbian S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3.0 smartphones.

For almost 30 years PONS has been developing hallmark green dictionaries and language courses for lifelong learning - for students, professional users, travellers and hobby linguists. From Chinese to Turkish, for beginners or experts, over 500 dictionaries and language courses provide study materials and reference for every level. Epocware made it possible to enjoy 4 essential PONS dictionaries for professional translation from German to English, Italian, French and Spanish on Symbian smartphones. These dictionaries contain detailed meanings, rich usage examples, explanations of new and old orthography and spelling, modern vocabulary for everyday life featuring useful phrases, idioms and colloquial expressions.

Epocware released the following dictionaries powered by PONS:

• PONS Advanced dictionary English
• PONS Advanced dictionary French
• PONS Advanced dictionary Italian
• PONS Advanced dictionary Spanish

To get more efficient translation, PONS dictionaries offer a broad range of unique features: cross-lookup feature to switch between articles and directions; installation on memory cards to save main memory-space and search list of 15 recently viewed words.

For more information about PONS dictionaries by Paragon Software please, visit http://www.epocware.com or check http://epocware.mobi from smartphone.

Events

February, 11-14^th – Paragon Software&Epocware will exhibit at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain.

You are welcome to visit us at:
Fira de Bacelona
Barcelona, Spain
Stand 7C33, Hall 7
February 11-14^th

To schedule a meeting with our representative, please contact us at: paragon_pr@penreader.com

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