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Van Dale and Paragon Software Group Launch First ‘Talking’ Dutch Dictionary Series for iPhone and iPod touch – Dutch Explanatory, Dutch French and Dutch English
Best linguistic content, morphology and audio modules, fastest definition look up through highly compressed Slovoed application engine. Showcased at Mobile World Congress 2009.

FREIBURG, Germany – January, 2009 – Paragon Software Group, the leading software developer of electronic dictionaries for desktop PCs and smartphones, and Van Dale, the prominent publisher of quality dictionaries in the Netherlands and Belgium, have launched a series of ‘talking’ multilingual dictionaries for iPhone and iPod touch. The most reliable linguistic dictionary content from the publishing veteran Van Dale, and Paragon’s advanced Slovoed engine have been combined to bring premium traditional dictionary content to iPhone and iPod touch users directly on the mobile device screen beginning with the most popular titles – Van Dale Dutch Dictionary, Van Dale Dutch-English & English-Dutch Dictionary and Van Dale Dutch-French & French-Dutch Dictionary.

Van Dale dictionaries were tailor-made for the iPhone, keeping in mind all special characteristics and unique features of the device. Van Dale Dutch Dictionary’s database contains 30,003 entries. No Internet connection is required – simply download the dictionary once and use it on the iPhone/iPod Touch without any additional expenses. The Slovoed engine compresses the dictionary content to a minimum of memory space while allowing the user to perform multiple learning, word reference and translation functions as quickly as possible.

Dutch-English dictionary contains 25,557 entries, and English-Dutch includes 18,623 entries. The audio module contains 20,000 English word pronunciations. French-Dutch dictionary contains 23,114 entries, and Dutch-French 28,150 entries. The audio module comes with 20,000 French word pronunciations. Audio modules contain live voice pronunciations prerecorded by native speakers, and having them directly on the iPhone helps to improve pronunciation and ease the mastery of a new language.

The “History” feature shows the last 100 translated words, and the “Cross-Lookup” feature is an easy check of language comprehension. The new morphology module allows the user to perform translations in any grammatical form with a possibility to find and translate the base form of the word (available in both English and French dictionaries). Other features include fuzzy search, and wildcard search.

The multilingual Van Dale dictionary series are available for sale from the Apple Store at http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/ or at www.penreader.com. Van Dale Dutch Dictionary is available for 11,99 USD (9,99 EUR), Van Dale Dutch-English & English-Dutch Dictionary for 23,99 USD (19,99 EUR), and Van Dale Dutch-French & French-Dutch Dictionary for 23,99 USD (19,99 EUR).

About Paragon Software Group
Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices Division & Epocware) offers software for diverse classes of smartphones (Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod touch, Java, Windows Mobile, Symbian OS) and desktop PCs, including multilingual on-line handwriting recognition, localization, business and productivity applications, games, 120 multilingual dictionaries and encyclopedias. PSG has offices in the USA, Germany, Japan, and Russia delivering its solutions to consumers through a network of operators, distributors and OEMs as well as online through the company website. PSG provides technology to a host of world class companies and partners including HTC, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson.
To learn more about Paragon Software Group's diverse product line, please visit:
Smart Handheld Devices Division: http://www.penreader.com
Epocware: http://www.epocware.com
Storage Management Division:
http://www.paragon-software.com

About Van Dale Uitgevers
Van Dale Uitgevers are best known for the “Dikke Van Dale”, one of the largest Dutch dictionaries, of which the first edition originates in 1864. Almost a century and a half later, Van Dale Uitgevers is still with it: the company has grown into the leading and authoritative publisher of dictionaries in the Netherlands and Belgium. Van Dale’s portfolio reaches further than traditional paper: its software and on-line applications are widely used. Van Dale defines language with precision and respect, not only in Dutch, but also in other languages. Furthermore, Van Dale cooperates with other prominent European publishers of dictionaries. Van Dale Uitgevers is part of NDC|VBK publishing group.
To learn more about Van Dale Uitgevers, please visit: http://www.vandale.nl

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