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Paragon Software Group Announces the Original Merriam-Webster
Dictionaries for Desktop Computers

World-famous Dictionaries Now Available for Windows Vista/XP/2000 Users

MOSCOW, Russia – May 27, 2008 - Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices Division) is pleased to present the world-famous Merriam-Webster dictionaries for Windows Vista/XP/2000. This dictionary line, providing one-click access to comprehensive word and phrase definitions, consists of five explanatory and two bilingual (Spanish-English and French-English) dictionaries. Also included are Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, the largest and most popular college dictionary; and America’s biggest Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Found in every school and most home libraries, Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries provide the most extensive coverage of American English as well as French and Spanish vocabulary.

Using unique compression technology, Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries provide extremely fast wordbase browsing and instant word search. There is no need to turn pages of imposing volumes to find the necessary word. Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries were adapted to the electronic versions for users’ convenience to provide extensive translation with one click.

The dictionaries work under Merriam-Webster’s best-selling and authoritative wordbases and the powerful Slovoed engine. Unknown words and phrases from Word or Excel documents, e-mail and web-pages may be defined in a matter of seconds. In addition to quickly looking up a word and reading its definition, the user can also listen to pronunciations, find etymologies describing word origins and view grammar info that will be particularly useful for language learners.

Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries for Windows Vista/XP/2000 features:

*	Authoritative word definition with a single click without leaving active application and switching to the dictionary
*	Word search in any grammatical form (plural nouns, adjectives, different verb forms, etc.)
*	20,000 English, French and Spanish audio pronunciations
*	Instant grammar reference for every word of the dictionary
*	New translations and meanings adding to create personal dictionaries

When clear and simple communication is the goal, the electronic version of Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries is the ultimate solution to linguistic difficulties.

About Paragon Software Group
Paragon Software Group (PSG) is a technology solutions provider to the enterprise, SMB and consumer markets, worldwide. Founded in 1994, Paragon Software Group actively markets and sells in more than 150 countries and has offices in the USA, Germany, Japan and Russia. PSG consists of two divisions, System Technology, offering solutions for storage management and data safety, and Smart Handheld Devices Division (SHDD & Epocware), offering software for diverse classes of smart handheld devices and desktop PCs (Palm OS, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS), including multilingual on-line handwriting recognition, localization, business and game applications and multilingual dictionaries. To learn more about Paragon Software's diverse product line, please visit:
Storage Management Division:
http://www.paragon-software.com
Smart Handheld Devices Division: http://www.penreader.com
Epocware: http://www.epocware.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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