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[10月 29, 2008] iPhoneおよびiPod touchユーザ向けオックスフォードビギナーズ日本語辞書の発売

問い合わせ先:
Katia Shabanova
PR Director (SHDD & Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Phone: +49(0)761-59018-181
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com
日本語学習者、ビジネスパーソン、日本への旅行者のための最適なソリューション
ドイツ・フライブルク – 2008年10月29日 – モバイルデバイスやデスクトップPC用先進的ソフトウェア開発を行うパラゴンソフトウェアグループから、iPhone、iPod touchユーザ向けオックスフォードビギナーズ日本語辞書が発売されました。当製品は、Oxford University Pressの信頼性あるデータベースを使用し、モバイルユーザの皆様に学習に必要なすべてのツールをご提供いたします。日本語は、世界中の言語学習者にとってますます魅力的な言語となっており、オックスフォードビギナーズ日本語辞書は、ハンドヘルド・デバイスにインストールして、教室やビジネスミーティングなど日本に連れて行くことができる最高の同伴者です。当製品には、和英辞書には10,000 語が、英和辞書には14,000 語が入っており、どこへでも簡単に持ち運んでいただくことができます。
この優れた辞書は、特に入門者向けに作られており、日本語文字表示による見出し語や訳語を色つきで表示しています。また、間違えやすい用法に対する注意サインや、実際の場面で使える多くの例文なども含まれています。さらに、熱心な言語学習者が日本語を学ぶ際にまったく新しい方法による総合的な入門書として使用していただけるように設計されている他、初級者が習得すべき語いを網羅しています。当辞書は、日本語文法や用例に関して他に例を見ない手引きにもなります。
当製品は、旅行をされる方にも特に便利にお使いいただけます。ポケットやハンドバッグに入れてそのまま飛行機に乗れるため、余分なスペースを取りません。商用で日本を訪れる方で、詳細を調べる時間がないというお客様にも、この初級辞書は、厳選された辞書データベースから必要な語いをご提供いたします。さらに、当辞書には5,000語の英語発音が収録されています。
オックスフォードビギナーズ日本語電子辞書は、Apple Store (http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/)から€11.99(£8.99 または $19.99)で購入できます。当製品は、ファームウェアバージョン2.0のiPhoneおよびファームウェアバージョン2.0 以上のiPhone 3GやiPod touchでサポートされています。
Oxford University Pressについて
Oxford University Press(OUP)は、世界最大かつ最も国際的な大学出版部です。1478年に設立され、現在年間4,500冊以上の新刊を発行しています。世界の50カ国以上に支店を展開し、従業員数は世界中でおよそ3,700人です。Oxford University Pressは、あらゆる分野における学術研究書、聖書、音楽、学校・大学向け教科書、児童書、英語教材、ビジネス書、辞書、参考図書、ジャーナルなどさまざまな出版プログラムを通して多くの人に知られています。
パラゴンソフトウェアグループについて
パラゴンソフトウェアグループ(PSG)は、世界中の大企業、中小企業および消費者市場に技術ソリューションを提供する企業です。1994年の設立以来、パラゴンソフトウェアグループは、150カ国以上で積極的なマーケティングと販売を展開しており、現在アメリカ、ドイツ、日本、ロシアに支店を構えています。パラゴンソフトウェアグループには二つの部門があります。データストレージの管理やデータの安全性に関するソリューションを提供するシステムテクノロジー部門と、さまざまな種類のハンドヘルドデバイスやデスクトップPC (Palm OS、BlackBerry、Pocket PC/Windows Mobile、Symbian OS、iPhone や iPod touch) 用ソフトウェアを提供するスマートハンドヘルドデバイス部門があります(SHDD & Epocware)。SHDD & Epocware では、多言語オンライン手書き認識、ローカライゼーション、ビジネスやゲーム用アプリケーションや多言語辞書を取り扱っています。パラゴンソフトウェアのバラエティあふれる製品一覧について詳しくお知りになりたい場合は、下記のURLをご覧ください。
ストレージ管理部門:
http://www.paragon-software.com
スマートハンドヘルドデバイス部門: http://www.penreader.com
Epocware: http://www.epocware.com
当プレスリリースに出てくる製品、サービスおよび会社名は、すべて各社の商標、登録商標やサービスマークです。
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[10月 10, 2008] Paragon Software Group lance Handy Calendar 2.0 pour smartphones S60, améliorant la productivité et la gestion du temps.

Press Contact:
Katia Shabanova
PR Director (SHDD & Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Phone: +49(0)761-59018-181
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com
FREIBURG, Germany – October 2008 – Paragon Software Group (Epocware division) is pleased to announce the release of Handy Calendar 2.0 – the advanced calendar and time management tool for S60 3rd Edition smartphones on Symbian OS. The program enhances the default Calendar application and supplements it with additional, more advanced calendar features, such as total overview of appointments and tasks in three different view modes, Timetable view, Skins, Cut/Copy/Paste entries in all views, Import of birthdays directly from Contacts, and other features. Handy Calendar is a mobile personal assistant that assumes control of users' information, appointments and tasks, and guarantees nothing will be missed or left behind.
The Week and Month views allow mobile users to see schedules for the week and month, at the same time allowing quick access of detailed information on all upcoming meetings and assignments. The Day view displays a list of appointments by days, while the Timetable view shows weekly timetables by hours, enabling users to visually estimate their activity for the week.
The mobile user can now import birthdays directly from the Contacts list and automatically create an anniversary entry so that family and friends’ special occasions will never be missed. The new edition also offers an updated Skin system allowing the use of either custom skins or predefined phone themes according to the user’s taste. The latest Cut/Copy/Paste feature makes it much easier to copy and move entries in all views of the application.
Additional features include:
- Enhanced views of Month, Week, Day, and Tasks
- Zoom-in views
- Notes support for all entry types
- Repeating option for entries: Monthly by day, Yearly by day, and Working days
- Busy bar to estimate how busy the day is
- Advanced entry viewing that allows the display of all attributes at once, allowing users to open URLs, send e-mail or make a phone call
- All entries can be synchronized with Microsoft Outlook
Handy Calendar 2.0 is available for 29.95 USD (24.95 EUR) via download from http://www.epocware.com. For sales inquiries, please contact Paragon at corporate-sales@penreader.com or call 1-888-969-5282.
Languages supported:
Brazilian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian.
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 (Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, Palm OS, iPhone and iPod touch and mobile phones) and desktop PCs, 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:
Epocware: http://www.epocware.com
Smart Handheld Devices Division: http://www.penreader.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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[10月 07, 2008] The Original Talking English Dictionary Now Available for iPhone & iPod Touch

Press Contact:
Katia Shabanova
PR Director (SHDD & Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Phone: +49(0)761-59018-181
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com
Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, native sound module, and the fastest definition look-up with SlovoEd technology for the newest generation of Apple Handheld Devices
FREIBURG, Germany – October 7, 2008 - Paragon Software Group, the world’s leading software developer and content provider for mobile devices and desktop PCs, has launched The Talking English Dictionary for the iPhone and iPod touch. The most authoritative coverage of vocabulary in the English-speaking world is coupled with Paragon’s advanced SlovoEd engine to bring premium dictionary content to iPhone users directly on the mobile device screen.
The Talking English Dictionary was tailor-made for the iPhone, with all special characteristics and unique features of the device in mind. The dictionary database contains more than 240,000 words, phrases and definitions in British English, and is the most up-to-date dictionary of its kind available on the market. No Internet connection is required – simply download once and use it without incurring any additional expenses. The “History” feature shows the last 15 translated words, and the “Cross-Lookup” feature is an easy check of language comprehension. For users wishing to take advantage of the premium audio abilities of the iPhone, a native British sound module of 20,000 words is available as well.
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“We are pleased to include one of Oxford University Press’s premium British dictionaries in The Talking English Dictionary,” said Evan Schnittman, Vice President of Business Development at OUP. “Oxford University Press has a 600 year history of being at the forefront of technology in scientific, linguistic and scholarly research. OUP dictionary content made available on latest-generation iPhones through Paragon’s SlovoEd dictionary engine helps further that mission.”
The Talking English Dictionary features rapid browsing through the SlovoEd engine, which compresses the dictionary content to a minimum of memory space while allowing the user to perform multiple learning, word reference and translation functions as quickly as possible. Now, users can find authoritative definitions with a single click without having to leave the active application and switch to the dictionary.
Paragon Software Group offers a wide choice of more than 120 dictionaries for 30 languages, and the best dictionary content from world-famous publishers. The product is available for $24.99 (19.99 € or £14.99) from the Apple Store at http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/. The program is supported by iPhones with firmware 2.0, iPhone 3G and iPod touch with firmware 2.0. Direct link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=292520867&mt=8
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 (Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, Palm OS, iPhone and iPod touch and mobile phones) and desktop PCs, 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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[10月 02, 2008] Paragon Software Group Brings a Full-Featured ”Duden – German Explanatory Dictionary” to iPhone and iPod Touch

Press Contact:
Katia Shabanova
PR Director (SHDD & Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Phone: +49(0)761-59018-181
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com
FREIBURG, Germany – October 1, 2008 – Paragon Software Group, a leading developer of electronic dictionaries for mobile devices and desktop PCs, launches ”Duden – German Explanatory Dictionary” for iPhone and iPod touch. Duden, unsurpassed in its authority and command of the German language, offers 150,000 up-to-date keyword entries, including 10,000 new words and phrases relevant to modern life. Due to Paragon’s innovative compression engine, the most comprehensive dictionary of German terms is now offered in digital format and can be used on all mobile devices, including iPhone and iPod touch.
The ”Duden – German Explanatory Dictionary” for iPhone features 150,000 keywords and phrases, with 500,000 explanations and usage examples, including notes on spelling, grammar, word origin and style. Duden offers 8,000 audio pronunciations for the most difficult words, and includes modern terms and advice on word usage in linguistically sensitive cases. Users can employ Duden’s cross-lookup feature to check language comprehension skills, and can view the last 15 translated words in Search History. No Internet connection is required – simply download the dictionary to the iPhone/iPod touch once and use it without incurring any additional expenses.
”’Duden – German Explanatory Dictionary’ is unparalleled in its attention to the subtleties of the German language, and represents very high-quality editorial work. We are pleased to join forces with Paragon Software Group and bring this product, inseparable from German culture, to even more mobile users worldwide,” said Hans Huck-Blänsdorf, Head of e-content services, Duden.
Paragon’s state-of-the-art engine allows the highly comprehensive Duden database to be browsed rapidly, making wireless dictionary use for native speakers and language learners of all levels effortless. Paragon’s technology makes it possible for mobile users around the globe to work and communicate in one of the most spoken languages in the European Union even more easily.
For sales inquiries, please contact Paragon at corporate-sales@penreader.com or call 1-888-969-5282.
Supported languages: Arabic, Chinese Simplified PRC, Chinese Traditional Hong Kong, Chinese Traditional Taiwan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Ukrainian.
Features include:
- 10,000 words and phrases standing for new notions relevant for nowadays German reality, e.g. „Erlebnisgesellschaft”, „Genfood”, „MP3-Player”, „Plasmabildschirm”, „seniorengerecht”, „Zweiklassenmedizin” and others
- 140 typical for the modern German language affixes, such as „neo-”, „pseudo-”, „-bewusst”, „-wirksam”
- Advice on word usage helps to avoid mistakes in linguistically sensitive cases, such as with the words „pervers” and „türken” and inform that recently often used „taubstumm” should be substituted by „gehörlos”
- 8,000 audio pronunciations for the most difficult words
”Duden – German Explanatory Dictionary” is the most comprehensive German explanatory dictionary in one volume. It includes not only up-to-date German vocabulary, but also covers its dialects and varieties in Austria and Switzerland. Detailed entries are devoted to the technical terms, professionalisms, jargon, and slang. As any other explanatory dictionary, Duden contains elaborated entries on the meaning and usage of the words and speech tokens in the sentence. The current edition offers converted, updated, and considerably extended content of keywords from A to Z. ”Duden – German Explanatory Dictionary” corresponds to the obligatory Official Spelling Rules dated August, 2006. The Version for iPhone/iPod touch offers numerous functions that actualize word search in the dictionary.
”Duden German Explanatory Dictionary” is available for 29.99 EUR via download from the Apple Store at http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/. The program is supported by iPhones with firmware 2.0, iPhone 3G and iPod touch with firmware 2.0. For other sales inquiries, please contact corporate-sales@penreader.com.
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 (Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, Palm OS, iPhone and iPod touch and mobile phones) and desktop PCs, 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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