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[八月 25, 2009]
Real-Time Weather Forecasts on Smartphones with Multifunctional Touch Interfaces

Press Contact:
Katia Shabanova
PR Director
Paragon Software Group/
Mobility Division
Phone: +49(0)761-59018-181
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com

Real-Time Weather Forecasts on Smartphones with Multifunctional Touch Interfaces

GPS Access, Enhanced Finger-Tip Operation Experience, Most Detailed Weather Forecasts Directly on the Smartphone Screen

FREIBURG, Germany – August, 2009 – Paragon Software Group has launched a new version of its best-selling real-time access weather forecast application Handy Weather -- for S60 and Windows Mobile devices with touch screens. The program has been thoroughly redesigned and optimized for smooth finger-tip control, based on the advanced touch interface of the latest S60 and Windows Mobile series of smartphones, allowing mobile users to get the most detailed weather forecasts with just a tap or a slide of the finger.

Handy Weather is the easiest and most reliable way of accessing local, national and world weather information in both Celsius and Fahrenheit in a mobile environment. Handy Weather's users can get instant and detailed five-to-seven day weather forecasts, supported by satellite weather maps, for thousands of cities worldwide. To get expert weather data, users can pick any location from a preset list of 40,000 cities or determine a location using GPS. Finger-friendly menus and bar options of the touch screen make weather details instantly accessible by double-tapping the “Today” screen. The user gets hourly, daily and weekly weather forecasts with a single tap, sliding down through the city list, zooming in or out, rotating and moving weather maps – all with a touch of the finger. Wireless Internet compatibility is the only requirement needed for users to get real-time weather information.

Apart from the completely redesigned new look, Handy Weather (for S60) offers a new weather screensaver, a new “City List” feature providing forecasts for several cities at once as well as various animation effects accompanying weather data.

Features:

Temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
Five-to-seven day high/low temperature graph
Preset list of more than 40,000 cities worldwide
Possibility to add a location point using GPS (for Windows Mobile)
One-day weather forecast including morning/day/evening/night weather details
Current conditions weather forecast
Hourly weather forecast
Three types of real-time weather maps for visual representation (“Satellite,” “Pressure,” “Temperature” views)
Automatic forecast updates at certain intervals or at a preset time
“Pan”/”Zoom” feature to browse maps (for Windows Mobile)
Two pre-defined weather plug-ins for the “Today” screen (for Windows Mobile)
Over-the-air program updates (for new features)
Wind direction
Gust and speed in mph, km/h or m/s
UV index (the sun’s ultraviolet intensity level)
Relative humidity in %
Various animated effects

Handy Weather 4.0 is compatible with all Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC, 6.x Classic and Professional devices, and Handy Weather 7.0 – with S60 3.0/5.0 on Symbian OS smartphones. Handy Weather for Windows Mobile is available for 17, 95 USD (15, 95 EUR, VAT included). The S60 version is available for 24, 95 USD (19, 95 EUR, VAT included). Registered Handy Weather v.3 (for Windows Mobile) and v.6 (for S60) users can get this upgrade for free.

For more information and screenshots, please visit http://www.penreader.com/windows-mobile-software/Handy_Weather.html (for Windows Mobile) or http://www.penreader.com/s60-3rd-edition-software/Handy_Weather.html (for S60).

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

All products, service and company names mentioned in the release are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

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[八月 21, 2009]
Paragon Software Group Releases Series of Popular ‘Talking’ Oxford Dictionaries for Mac OS

Press Contact:
Katia Shabanova
PR Director (SHDD & Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Phone: +49 (0) 761-59018-181
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com

Paragon Software Group Releases Series of Popular ‘Talking’
Oxford Dictionaries for Mac OS

Now Oxford English, Russian and German Language Dictionaries, and the Concise Oxford Thesaurus Are Available in Electronic Format to Mac Users Worldwide

FREIBURG, Germany – August, 2009 - Paragon Software Group, the leading software developer of electronic dictionaries for mobile devices and desktop computers, announces the release of Oxford dictionaries for Mac OS – the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, the Concise Oxford Thesaurus, the Oxford Russian Dictionary and the Oxford German Dictionary, Third Edition.

The most authoritative coverage of English vocabulary is coupled with Paragon’s advanced SlovoEd engine to bring premium dictionary content directly to the users’ desk. The original dictionary was adapted to the electronic versions for Mac users’ convenience to provide extensive translation or word definition by simply pointing the cursor over the word in question. Unknown words and phrases from any document, e-mail and web-page are defined in a matter of seconds. The detailed word definitions are accompanied by usage and a native British sound module of 20,000 words, transcription, grammar information, and color markup. Using unique compression technology, the dictionaries provide a very fast word database browsing and instant word search. There is no need to turn pages of imposing volumes to find the necessary word.

Oxford Dictionaries for Mac OS

"Oxford University Press has been providing a wide variety of lexicographic works to generations of language enthusiasts, and today we are very excited to see the launch by software developer Paragon Software Group of a set of Oxford dictionaries for the Mac OS. With Apple selling over 9.7 million Mac's last year alone there is an enormous market for our content as imagined by the clever programmers at Paragon," said Evan Schnittman, Vice President of Global Business Development at OUP.

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary database contains more than 240,000 words, phrases and definitions, and is the most up-to-date dictionary of its kind available on the market.

The Concise Oxford Thesaurus contains over 365,000 synonyms and antonyms, and would be ideal for use in word games and puzzles, to improve your writing or to find the word on the tip of your tongue.

The Oxford German Dictionary includes more than 320,000 words and phrases, as well as 520,000 translations. The most essential grammatical information and word usage notes are available for both languages.

The Oxford Russian Dictionary covers more than 75,000 entries, 185,000 references, 290,000 translations including British and American English, regional Russian dialects along with numerous illustrative examples.

Features:

Word definition look-up without leaving the active application and switching to the dictionary. Read e-mails, documents, and Web pages from your PC and get word translations by simply pointing the cursor over the unknown word.
Word search in any grammatical form (plural nouns, adjectives, different verb forms) using built-in morphology module (available for English and Russian).
Sound modules pre-recorded by native speakers (available for English and German).
Grammar reference for every word in the dictionary.
“Search history” and “bookmarks.”
Check yourself with the words you have added to “Flash Cards.”
“Fuzzy search” and wildcards ("*", "?", etc.) help find words even if you do not remember the exact spelling.
Enter words in your native language faster by using on-screen virtual keyboard (available in many languages).
Lists of irregular verbs (available in English and German dictionaries).

Compatibility: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard) powered by Intel

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is available for 39,95 EUR (30,95 GBP); the Concise Oxford Thesaurus is available for 29,95 EUR (20,95 GBP), the Oxford Russian Dictionary and the Oxford German Dictionary are available for 69,95 EUR (55,95 GBP). The dictionaries can be downloaded from http://www.penreader.com/mac-os-software/Oxford.html.

About Paragon Software Group

Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, is the world's largest and most international university press. Founded in 1478, it currently publishes more than 6,000 new books a year, has offices in around fifty countries, and employs some 5,000 people worldwide. It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing programme that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, children's books, materials for teaching English as a foreign language, business books, dictionaries and reference books, and journals. Read more about OUP

All products, service and company names mentioned in the release are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

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[八月 12, 2009]
Der neue Duden jetzt auch für iPhone


Duden: Angelika Böhm Stv. Leiterin der Abteilung Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Dudenstr. 6 68167 Mannheim Telefon: +49 621 3901-383 Telefax: +49 621 3901-395 E-Mail: angelika.boehm@duden.de Internet: www.duden.de und www.duden.de/presse	Paragon: Katia Shabanova PR Director Paragon Software Group/ SHDD & Epocware Telefon: +49 761 59018-181 E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com www.penreader.com

Ab sofort erhältlich im iTunes Online Store

Mit der neuen, 25. Auflage steht das Standardwerk der deutschen Rechtschreibung erstmals auch iPhone-Besitzern zur Verfügung. Die Software ist in Zusammenarbeit mit der Paragon Software Group entwickelt worden. Erhältlich ist das Programm ab sofort zum Preis von 19,99 Euro im iTunes Online Store.

Der Duden für iPhone und iPod touch enthält den kompletten Inhalt des Standardwerks „Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung”. Mobil nachschlagen lassen sich rund 135 000 Stichwörter mit über 500 000 Beispielen, Bedeutungserklärungen und Angaben zu Worttrennung, Aussprache, Grammatik, Stilebenen und Etymologie. So erweitern Profis die Fähigkeiten ihres Smartphones und haben den aktuellen Wortschatz der deutschen Gegenwartssprache unterwegs immer parat. Inklusive der 5 000 Wörter, die es neu in den Duden geschafft haben – angefangen von „Abwrackprämie”, „fremdschämen”, „Hybridauto” und „twittern” bis hin zu „Zwergplanet”. Auch die bewährten Dudenempfehlungen finden sich im Duden für iPhone: Eine gelbe Markierung zeigt an, welche der zulässigen Schreibweisen die Dudenredaktion empfiehlt.

Der Duden für iPhone und iPod touch bietet außerdem akustische Aussprachehilfe zu mehreren Tausend schwierigen Wörtern wie El Kaida, B2B-Geschäft, Barrique oder Grande Dame. Ein Antippen mit dem Finger genügt und das ausgewählte Wort wird von einem professionellen Sprecher der ARD vorgelesen.

Der Duden wird unterstützt von iPhones mit der Firmware 2.0, von den iPhones 3G und 3G S sowie vom iPod touch mit Firmware 2.0 bis 3.0.

Weitere Programmmerkmale

Die SlovoEd-Technologie von Paragon bietet eine sehr anwenderfreundliche Nutzeroberfläche – der Wörterbucheintrag zum gesuchten Wort erscheint schnell und übersichtlich. Eine Internetverbindung ist für die Benutzung des Dudens nicht notwendig. Das Wörterbuch muss nur einmal heruntergeladen werden und ist dann auf dem iPod touch oder iPhone ohne weitere Gebühren nutzbar.

Wenn dem Benutzer die richtige Schreibung eines Wortes unklar ist, lässt sich das gesuchte Wort mit sogenannten Platzhaltern (wie ‚?’ oder ‚*’) anstelle von Buchstaben eingeben, also beispielsweise „aufw*ndig”.

Verweise zwischen Wörterbucheinträgen sind über Hyperlinks gelöst, die das Springen zu einem anderen Eintrag schnell und einfach machen.

Wer ein bereits nachgeschlagenes Wort wiederfinden möchte, kann die praktische „History”-Funktion nutzen, die 50 Wörter auflistet, die zuletzt nachgeschlagen wurden.

Wird ein Wort falsch eingegeben, zeigt das iPhone eine Liste von Wörtern an, die stattdessen infrage kommen.

Zum digitalen Nachschlagen ist der neue Duden außer im iTunes Online Store auch für die wichtigsten anderen mobilen Plattformen wie Symbian, Windows Mobile und Palm OS erhältlich sowie als Software für Windows, Mac und Linux verfügbar. Diese Versionen sind u. a. im Downloadshop von Duden unter www.duden-downloadshop.de zum direkten Herunterladen erhältlich.

Neben dem Rechtschreibduden gibt es für iPhone übrigens auch das „Deutsche Universalwörterbuch” von Duden, das umfassendste Bedeutungswörterbuch zur deutschen Sprache zum Preis von 29,99 Euro im App Store.

Seit Ende 2007 kooperiert der Dudenverlag mit der Paragon Software Group und stellt so seine Standardwerke für zahlreiche mobile Plattformen zur Verfügung.

Dieser Pressetext steht Ihnen zusammen mit Produktabbildungen und Screenshots zum Herunterladen im Pressebereich der Duden-Website zur Verfügung: www.duden.de/presse.

12. August 2009

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