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FREIBURG, Germany, January 11, 2010 – Paragon Software Group, a leading mobile and desktop PC software developer, and PONS, a publisher well known for its green dictionaries and self study materials, have won the "Samsung Application Store Developer Challenge 2009" award for their best-selling Talking PONS Advanced Italian dictionary for Windows Mobile devices. Samsung Application Store offering its services in France, Italy and the U.K., has tested the Talking PONS Advanced Italian dictionary on Samsung Omnia II (Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional) devices and jury members have recognized the program as the most innovative and feature-rich application with advanced learning techniques and excellent functionality well-adopted to the latest series of Windows Mobile devices.

Outstanding features:

• 135,000+ detailed meaning differentiations
• Usage examples and useful phrases for everyday life
• References and transcriptions
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Modern vocabulary from a wide variety of areas such as the Internet, new media trends, etc.
• Detailed information on life and culture in countries
• NEW! Browse the dictionary with the touch of a finger! Improved and intuitive touch oriented dictionary interface lets you use PONS dictionary with only your finger-tips (available only for phones with touch screens).
• Check correct word pronunciation with Sound Modules, containing pre-recorded voice of Italian and German native speakers.
• Enter the words on your native language easier using on-screen Virtual Keyboard for more than 25 languages (available only for phones with non-touch screens).
• Read books, documents and web-pages just from your PDA and quickly translate unknown words without leaving your active application by using the Resident Module. All translations are provided in pop-up windows.
• Find the translation of the word in any grammatical form with help of built-in Morphology Module for English, French and Spanish languages. Word forms are also provided.
• Study the language in the easiest and most effective way using PONS dictionary. Check yourself with the words you have added to Flash Cards from the dictionary.
• Find the word even if you don’t know its exact spelling using wildcards ("*", "?" replace a letter and group of letters).
• Keep your PONS dictionary always up-to-date. New Online Update feature lets you know of updated dictionary version available for download and you can also set up frequency of update check.
• Discover new dictionaries and download it directly to your device with the built-in Online dictionary catalog.
• Learn how to use PONS dictionary with the help of colorful and animated Tutorial in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese Traditional and Simplified languages.

Additional tools:

• Irregular English and German verbs
• Hyperlinks between different related articles and directions to check your comprehension
• Quick dynamic search of words while you type
• Search History to see the translation of last 30 words
• Improved usability with faster interface on Windows Mobile devices
• Supports multiple dictionaries installed at a time with rapid switch amongst them
• Optional font size to set customer interface in accordance with your taste
• Dictionary interface is available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese Traditional and Simplified languages.
• Dictionary installation on memory cards to save main memory-space for other programs and applications

For more information about the program: http://www.penreader.com/windows-mobile-software/PONS/Pons_Advanced_Dictionary_Italian.html

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 PONS

For more than 30 years, PONS has been developing hallmark green dictionaries and language courses for lifelong learning – for students, professional users, travelers and hobby linguists.

PONS offers language learning materials for self study and dictionaries for more than 30 languages. With PONS, you will never be lost for words again.

www.pons.de

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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