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IRVINE, Calif. – March, 2010 – iPhone and iPod touch users now have a solid and reliable source of information they can carry around in their pockets, thanks to a new version of Britannica Concise Encyclopedia available for those platforms from Paragon Software Group, a leading mobile software developer, and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Prepared by the editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2010 delivers over 25,024 thoroughly researched and fact-checked entries covering art, history, geography, politics, technology, science, sports, pop culture, and other subjects. Whether you are wondering where Wall Street got its name or when the excavation of Pompeii began, you will find that Britannica Concise is the perfect information resource for home, school, and the office. Watch topics come to life with thousands of colorful images and maps. Don’t remember the exact spelling of a name, place or event? The advanced “wildcard search” feature allows you to replace unknown letters with symbols, like "*" or "?"

Features:
25,024 unique articles;
800 images and maps;
Get a random article by shaking your device;
“History” feature shows the last 100 looked-up articles;
Learn what happenedon any calendar day in history with the ‘On This Day’ feature;
Hyperlinks between articles;
Auto-complete function;
Search options at the ‘Start-Up’ screen;
‘Favorites’ feature;
Browser-like user interface;
Share articles with your friends via email.

“People need answers they can trust wherever they are today,” said Joe Miller, Managing Director of Consumer Products with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. “Whether you’re in a restaurant, doing work on the train or just having a conversation with friends, questions come up, or you get curious about something, and you want to know right away. This product puts information you can trust in front of you immediately.”

Available for 24.99 USD (19.99 EUR): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/britannica-concise-encyclopedia/id363972784?mt=8

About Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. is a leader in educational publishing. The company’s encyclopedias and other products can be found in many media, from the Internet to wireless devices to books. A pioneer in electronic publishing since the early 1980s, the company still publishes the 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica, along with educational online services such as Britannica SmartMath and Britannica Online School Edition and new printed products such as Britannica Illustrated Science Library.

About Paragon Software Group

Paragon Software Group’s Smart Handheld Devices & Epocware divisions offer software for a diverse classes of smartphones (Android, bada, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod touch, Java, Windows Mobile, Symbian OS) and desktop PCs, including multilingual, on-line handwriting recognition, localization, business and productivity applications, games, 200+ 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, resellers, and OEMs as well as online through the company’s website. PSG provides technology to a host of world class companies and partners including HTC, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson. To learn more about Paragon Software Group's diverse product lines, please visit:
Smart Handheld Devices Division: http://www.penreader.com
Epocware: http://www.epocware.com
Storage Management Division:
http://www.paragon-software.com