[August 31, 2001]
New Sony Clie devices will speak Czech and Slovak. Palm OS will be available with Slovak interface soon

Paragon Software (SHDD) together with Slovak company eBIT a.s. signed an agreement about developing together Czech and Slovak localization for new Sony high resolution Palm OS devices - Clie 610/710. As a first step Lite localization to Czech and Slovak (without interface translation) for these devices will be developed by the end of September. The second step of the project will be Palm OS interface translation to Slovak language. The companies plan to perform this translation not only for Sony Clie devices, but for Palm Connected Organizers also. So as a result Palm OS will be completely localized to Slovak language. eBIT a.s. will bundle Slovak and Czech localization with all Sony Clie devices they sell in Slovakia. The solutions will be also offered to official Palm Inc distributors in Slovak Republics.

According to the agreement signed eBIT a.s. will be also a distributor of existing Czech localization developed by Paragon Software (SHDD) for Palm Connected Organizers. eBIT a.s. will sell this solution in Slovakia.

[August 27, 2001]
Why Palm Inc doesn't offer Palm OS in Dutch? Paragon Software decided to fill this gap

Paragon Software (SHDD) and Smart Principles company from Amsterdam, Holland have started the project of complete Palm OS interface translation to Dutch language. According to an agreement signed by both companies they plan to develop interface translation of Palm OS to Dutch language.
Observing big interest to this project from Dutch Palm OS community, the companies hope that the program will be very popular on Retail market. The companies also plan to offer the solution to official Palm Inc distributors in Holland.

[August 17, 2001]
First customer served on-line through e-Care system

Paragon Software (SHDD) announces successful launch of its e-Care system, designed to provide automated customer support and on-line fulfillments of web-shop purchases of handheld software 24 hours/7 days a week. At the moment, the e-Care system is running in purchase processing mode only. A number of other options including update providing and corporate e-Care are scheduled to be launched by October 1. Read more about e-Care.

[August 17, 2001]
Palm OS is fully localized to Portuguese

Paragon Software (Smart Handheld Devices Division) in co-operation with PalmLand, one of the most popular web sites about Palm devices in Brazil, announce Portuguese PiLoc - first solution that realizes software localization of standard Palm OS to Portuguese (Brazil) language.

Portuguese PiLoc package includes two edition of the program. Lite version that adds to the system standard Windows styled on-screen keyboard layout and modified Graffiti system for comfortable typing and writing information in Portuguese as well as special engine for correct search and sorting operations for texts and notes in Portuguese. Full version provides in addition to Lite functionality complete OS localization to Portuguese language. Activating the system you can see all menus, buttons, dialogs, system alerts, text strings of all standard built-in applications in Portuguese. Currently Portuguese PiLoc is available for standard Palm OS 3.5 and Palm m100/m105. Version for Palm OS 4.0 (Palm m500/m505) and Handspring Visor will be available in several weeks.

The program bases on year's technologies and big experience of Paragon Software (SHDD) in creating software localization for Palm OS. Today the company offers localization products for appr. 20 different languages (starting from Russian and up to Arabic and Hebrew) for Palm Connected Organizers, Handspring Visor, TRG Pro/HandEra, Sony Clie. Most of company's products became actual standard for Palm device distributors and resellers in different countries.

Palm OS interface translation was developed by PalmLand, using Paragon's standard toolkit. PalmLand is the major site in Brazil related to portable devices. This site is the only one in the region of Latin America that covers all PalmOS topics and has a lot of pages with high resolution pictures from PalmOS devices. It is a reference site in Brazil for those who want to know more about palmtops.

Both companies are sure that the Portuguese PiLoc will be very popular on the market. Portuguese PiLoc can really increase Palm OS device sales in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese speaking countries as the program makes Palm OS completely understandable to every potential customer (even who doesn't speak and understand English at all).