Paragon Software Group and ASUSTeK Bring Award-winning Handheld Technology to
Eastern European Market

Hungarian Localization Package to Come Pre-installed on ASUS P750 and P527 GPS
Smartphones

Localized for Hungarian, the package allows full translation of the interface, onscreen and hardware keyboards in Hungarian, as well as allows the user to conveniently switch between Hungarian and English. Also, included in the bundle is Paragon’s PenReader multilingual handwriting recognition software, enabling handwriting recognition text input in the Hungarian language. PenReader does not require special training or adjustment to one’s handwriting, and will be ready to use as soon as the device is turned on, making work on the P750 or P527 device more comfortable and effective.

"ASUSTeK is well-known for its high-quality mobile offerings, and this package represents the quality of Paragon's continued partnership with ASUS in value-added software," said Dmitry Bekhterev, chief of sales and business development department of Paragon Software Group. “Paragon collaborated intensely with ASUS to help bring the best possible mobile computing experience to Eastern Europe.”

The Hungarian-optimized ASUS P750, released in 2007, and ASUS P527, showcased at CES 2008 in Las Vegas, represent the newest in a series of offerings in the partnership between ASUSTeK and Paragon Software Group. The ASUS P750, winner of the 2007 Japan G-Mark Award, provides 3.5G high-speed network coverage, complete business applications and total connectivity to HSDPA, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB and GPS networks. The P750 has a built-in GPS antenna and runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional. The ASUS P527 took home the prestigious CES Innovation Design and Engineering award for 2008, and features a built-in GPS antenna and FM radio. Both models offer Travelog, enabling users to record travel routes and export data to Google Earth, and Location Courier, an S.O.S. feature enabling a user to send a GPS position via SMS to five preset phone numbers in case of an emergency.

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

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Duden, Merriam-Webster, Oxford, PONS, Harrap dictionaries became mobile

Freiburg, Germany – April, 23, 2008 – Paragon Software is proud to present new dictionary lines from such world-famous linguistic companies as Merriam-Webster, Inc., Oxford University Press, Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, Chambers Harrap Publishers LTD and Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH for all mobile phones with Java support and BlackBerry smartphones.

The Pack of Merriam-Webster dictionaries includes 4 popular dictionary wordbases: Collegiate (America’s most popular college dictionary), Medical, English-French and English-Spanish dictionaries. Merriam-Webster dictionaries provide an extensive coverage of American English, French and Spanish regional dialects, rich examples of word usage and spelling, grammar info, common medical terms and abbreviations.

The Pack of Oxford dictionaries based on the quality and reputation of traditional English translation will help to improve language skills. Oxford dictionaries are noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world.

Pack of Merriam-Webster dictionaries for Java	Pack of Oxford dictionaries for BlackBerry

Duden dictionaries contain 4 celebrated German dictionaries to get a comprehensive view of German language from up-to-date vocabulary covering new words of modern lifestyle to business and technical language. This suite will be particularly useful for language enthusiasts and for all levels of German language learners as well.

Harrap's French Shorter Dictionary is the most authoritative pocket reference of English and French for language beginners and professionals. It contains numerous entries and translations, English and French idioms, treatment of colloquial and technical vocabulary, etc.

Four essential German dictionaries forming The Pack of PONS dictionaries provide an overall translation to English, French, Spanish and Italian as well as highlights country regions, people and its culture that will be useful for all kinds of language learners. Each dictionary includes extensive entries, thousands of translations, different variants of word usage and spelling, technical terms and irregular verbs.

There is no need to take piles of paper dictionaries to get necessary translation. With the help of Paragon’s dictionaries for mobile phones most authoritative reference resources will be always at hand to provide clear and precise word definitions whenever user needs.

Duden, Merriam-Webster, Oxford, PONS, Harrap’s dictionaries for mobile phones and BlackBerry smartphones features:

• High quality word translations secured by most authoritative reference publishers
• Rapid dictionary browsing
• Word translation in any grammatical word form with the possibility to view the base form
• Cross-translation between related words and directions
• The list of 20 recently searched words
• Word Variants option to check word spelling

Languages supported:
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian.

For more information about the new dictionary lines, please check http://www.penreader.com or visit http://penreader.mobi/ from mobile device.

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.

Contact Presse
Katia Shabanova
PR Director
Paragon Software Group
Smart Handheld Devices Division
Tel. +49(761)59018 ext.181
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com
http://www.penreader.com

Paragon Software Group annonce Duden-Oxford, le dictionnaire allemand-anglais pour les appareils mobiles les plus populaires du moment

Freiburg, Allemagne, mars 26, 2008 – Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices division) est fier de présenter le dictionnaire allemand-anglais Duden-Oxford pour tous les smartphones et autres appareils mobiles. L’impressionnante édition papier, est maintenant disponible en version papier, grâce au système de compression développé par Paragon, qui la rend facile à transporter et donc toujours à portée de main. Pour conserver le coté utile de la traduction sans fil, l’édition mobile contient quasiment le même nombre de mots et d’expression que l’édition papier, et elle est aussi fiable et simple que cette dernière, ce qui permet de l’utiliser comme source principale d’information. Le dictionnaire peut être utilisé sur toutes les plateformes populaires du moment, Symbian OS (S60 3^ème édition et UIQ 3.0), Windows Mobile (PocketPC et Smartphone) et PalmOS, il ne requiert que 10Mo d’espace libre sur la carte mémoire.

Grâce au moteur de pointe de Paragon, la base de données impressionnante du dictionnaire peut être parcourue rapidement, rendant la traduction sans fil facile et rapide pour les étudiants en langue. La technologie Paragon permet aux utilisateurs mobiles à travers le monde de travailler et communiquer de plus en plus simplement dans des langues parlées par 420 millions de personnes. Le dictionnaire allemand-anglais contient des conseils pratiques pour choisir l’expression à utiliser, dans la vie de tous les jours ou à l’écrit. Il contient de nombreux exemples d’usage et d’orthographe pour les différents mots et traite même des importantes différences régionales et nationales dans la langue.

En plus, le dictionnaire propose un dossier "Documents" contenant des informations pratiques sur les grammaires allemande et anglaise, éclairant les recherches globales. On y trouve aussi des emails types et des conseils pour la communication par téléphone ou SMS.

Les nouvelles fonctions incluent:

• Une base de données exhaustive de 300.000 mots et 470.000 traductions
• 20.000 prononciations audio pour les mots difficiles (Symbian OS)
• La possibilité de traduire un mot sous toute forme grammaticale et depuis n’importe quelle application tournant sur l’appareil, sans basculer vers le dictionnaire. (Palm et Windows Mobile)
• Des outils d’apprentissage spéciaux comme "Flash Card" (pour S60) et "Mot du jour"
• Installation du dictionnaire sur la carte mémoire pour économiser la mémoire de l’appareil.

(Merci de noter que certaines fonctions peuvent varier ou ne pas être disponibles suivant la plateforme)

"Le dictionnaire allemand-anglais Duden-Oxford (Großwörterbuch Englisch) représente un travail éditorial de haute qualité réalisé par deux des éditeurs les plus reconnus mondialement – Duden et Oxford University Press et est une des sources linguistique les plus recherchées du marché," commente Jeanne Kolesnik, business development director chez Paragon Software. "Paragon Software est fier de proposer la solution de référence la plus exhaustive et à jour pour l’allemand et l’anglais, dans un format léger et facile à transporter, toujours à portée de main, permettant une traduction sans fil sans difficulté."

Le dictionnaire Duden-Oxford est disponible en téléchargement via http://www.penreader.com. Le programme est affiché au prix de 49,95 euros (Windows Mobile et PalmOS), 39,95 euros (Windows Mobile Smartphone) et 49,95 euros (Symbian). Pour toute question regardant les ventes, merci de contacter corporate-sales@penreader.com.

A propos de Paragon Software Group
Paragon Software Group (PSG) est un fournisseur de technologie pour l’entreprise, les PME, et les marchés grand public à travers le monde. Fondé en 1994, Paragon Software Group est présent et vend dans plus de 150 pays et a des bureaux aux Etats-Unis, en Allemagne, au Japon et en Russie. PSG est constitué de deux divisions, System Technology, qui offre des solutions de stockage et de sécurité des données, et Smart Handheld Devices Division (SHDD & Epocware), qui propose des logiciels pour divers types d’appareils mobiles et les PC de bureau (PalmOS, PocketPC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS), parmi lesquels des systèmes de reconnaissances d’écriture manuscrite multilingue, des solutions de localisation, des applications d’entreprise, des jeux et des dictionnaires multilingue. Pour en savoir plus sur les différentes offres de Paragon Software, visitez :
Storage Management Division: http://www.paragon-software.com
Smart Handheld Devices Division: http://www.penreader.com
Epocware: http://www.epocware.com

Tous les produits, services, marques et marques commerciales appartiennent à leurs propriétaires respectifs.

Press Contact:
Katia Shabanova
PR Director (SHDD & Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Phone: +49 (761) 59018 ext.181
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com

Paragon Software Group Announces Handy Blacklist 3.0 – Protection Against Unwanted Phone Calls

Innovative Mobile Security for S60 Smartphones Showcased at CeBIT 2008

Freiburg, Germany – Febr. 29, 2008 – Paragon Software Group (Epocware division) is proud to announce Handy Blacklist 3.0 for S60 3rd Edition devices on Symbian OS. Handy Blacklist 3.0 protects mobile users’ privacy by blocking unsolicited callers, saving time on unnecessary responses and offering peace of mind.

The program enables effortless privacy protection for smartphone users by blocking unwanted calls while adding senders’ phone numbers to the "black list," either permanently or for a set period of time. The application allows users to professionally manage and reject all types of incoming calls from telemarketers, private or unknown numbers, or other intrusive calls, and can be used to temporarily block all calls except those the mobile user designates. The unwanted calls will be recorded and available to view in the application’s call log.

Handy Blacklist 3.0 fürther enables the mobile user to create "white lists" – special contact groups whose phone calls will be allowed to be received, while all other contacts are rejected. In addition, the user can chose a "reject" action to return a prewritten text message back to the caller. To ensure that necessary phone calls will not be missed, Handy Blacklist 3.0’s floating indicator on the active standby screen shows whether the "black" or "white" list is currently being used, and displays a missed calls log.

Handy Blacklist will be available first week of March 2008 – for 24,95 EUR via download from http://www.epocware.com. For other sales inquiries, please contact corporate-sales@penreader.com.

Languages supported:
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, 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 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.

Press Contact:
Katia Shabanova
PR Director (SHDD&Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Phone: +49-551-488-6705
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com

Paragon Software Showcases Handy Weather Service – the Most Innovative
Way of Getting Instant Weather Forecasts Directly to Mobile Devices
Weather Data Provided by Intellicast Meteorological Company

Freiburg, Germany – Febr. 12, 2008 – Paragon Software Group (SHDD & Epocware divisions), the leading developer of innovative software applications for mobile devices and PC desktops, is proud to announce that users of its Handy Weather application for PDAs and smartphones will now be supported by the most reliable Intellicast service of Weather Services International, the authority for expert weather data. Paragon Software (Paragon Technologie GmbH) will demonstrate its flagship Handy Weather service with its extended and highly detailed graphical capabilities at Mobile World Congress 2008, Febr. 11-14, Hall 7, Stand 7C33.

Handy Weather is the easiest and most reliable way of accessing local, as well as distant, weather information in Celsius and Fahrenheit – all in a mobile environment. Handy Weather's users can get instant and detailed five-day weather forecasts, supported by satellite weather maps, for thousands of cities worldwide. To get expert weather data, users can pick any location from a preset list of 15,000 cities from all over the world. Wireless Internet compatibility is the only requirement needed for users to get real-time weather information when away from the desk.

Handy Weather's comprehensive forecasts are provided 24/7 through Intellicast's weather database that has served more than four million users for over a decade and has an acclaimed reputation for its stability and reliance. At the same time, Paragon's server guarantees fast data access for up to two million simultaneous users.

The Samsung i450 smartphone, showcased in January at CES 2008 in Las Vegas, is an innovative music phone that offers a dual slider design and touch-wheel music navigation. When the i450 slides up, the mobile phone supports powerful smartphone features with S60 software on Symbian OS. Running on the S60 3rd Edition platform, the i450 provides advanced download application and multitasking features in fast speed through HSDPA connectivity. When it slides down, the phone activates as a music player with touch wheel navigation which enables the users to control the multimedia menus easily. Moreover, metallic speakers supporting ICEpower® amplifier developed by Bang & Olufsen® offer superb sound quality to music phone users.

Some of Handy Weather features include:

• Celsius and Fahrenheit options for high and low day temperature
• Temperature graphics
• Wind direction and speed
• UV index
• Pressure and visibility
• Humidity, and other important weather data

In addition, Handy Weather's latest release has a new feature enabling its users to get visual representations of various weather conditions by way of viewing several types of maps, such as Current Temperature, Pressure and Satellite maps. These graphically attractive maps can be customized according to the individual user's needs – one can view the map in its actual or full size, fitting precisely within the device's screen.

For maximum ease of use, Handy Weather can be set to automatically update weather forecasts at certain intervals (every four, eight, twelve or twenty-four hours), or at a specifically desired time preset by the user. Furthermore, every time the wireless phone is activated, a weather forecast automatically downloads on the device, whether the application is running or not. Wireless Internet compatibility is the only condition required to set the updates in the automatic updates mode.

"Coupled with the most reliable data access support by the meteorological veteran Intellicast, Handy Weather makes a perfect solution for our mobile customers, allowing them to get the most updated and feature-rich weather forecasts for any desired destination wirelessly and with little effort on their part," said Jeanne Kolesnik, Paragon's Business Development Director, Smart Handheld Devices and Epocware divisions. "Handy Weather's timely and detailed weather information offers people on-the-go that much needed piece of mind to better plan their business or outdoor activities."

Handy Weather is Paragon's most popular application for Windows Mobile and S60 on Symbian OS, topping best-selling lists and becoming the first Symbian Signed applications for Symbian OS v9. A one-year subscription for Handy Weather wireless weather forecast service is available for 19.95 USD via download from http://www.penreader.com and http://www.epocware.com. For other sales inquiries, please contact Paragon at corporate-sales@penreader.com.

Languages supported:
Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and 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 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.

Contact pour la presse:
Marat Rakaev
Manager de communication
Samsung Electronics
Tel.: +7 (495) 797-31-34
E-Mail: rakaev_m@samsung.ru

Contact pour la presse:
Katia Shabanova
Directeur de comm. (SHDD&Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Tel.: +49-551-488-6705
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com

Des versions electroniques des Dictionnaires Oxford de Paragon Software Group seront pre-installees sur les nouveaux smartphones i450, i550 et i560 de Samsung
SlovoEd est maintenant disponible pour les utilisateurs russes des nouveaux portables de Samsung.

MOSCOU, Russie – 6 fevrier 2008 – Paragon Software Group, le leader dans le developpement de logiciel innovatif pour les ordinateurs et ordinateurs portables, et Samsung Electronics, le leader mondial dans les technologies de semi-conducteur, de telecommunication, de media digital et de convergence digitale, ont signe un accord base sur les Samsung Symbian OS smartphones des series i450, i550 et i560 destines pour le marche russe avec des versions reinstallees de Dictionnaire Oxford Russian qui comporte la base des donnees la plus comprehensive par Oxford University Press et opere sous le programme puissant de SlovoEd. Ce nouveau SlovoEd augmente l’accessibilite des utilisateurs des portables qui travaillent dans l’environnement multilingue.

Le programme SlovoEd developpe par la voie de recherche extensive et les avis des utilisateurs permet a acceder rapidement plus de 185,000 entrees et references, et a besoin de seulement 3.98 MB de memoire sur le smartphone Samsung. En meme temps, la base des donnees comprend plus de 290,000 traductions, y compris des idiomes modernes, des variations dialectales (anglais britannique\americaine et russe regionale), avec des plusieurs exemples illustratives. En plus, le Dictionnaire Oxford Russian comporte tous les abreviations et les acronymes repandus et une aide grammaticale et phonetique dans les cas difficiles. Insurpassable en credibilite, avec l’interface transparente, le Dictionnaire Oxford Russian est le meilleur base de donnees pour les professionnels, les professeurs et tous qui veulent parler le russe vive.

Selon Igor Duginov, le manager des produits de Samsung Electronics, "C’est un grand aboutissement de Paragon Software Group, combiner les efforts de recherche d’Oxford, le science et l’education et les faire disponibles pour les utilisateurs des portables. La base des donnees Oxford avec le programme puissant SlovoEd est une addition parfaite au smartphone musicale i450 et aux i550 et i560 multi-fonctional."

Le smartphone i450 de Samsung, presente en janvier 2008 a CES a Las Vegas, est une telephone musicale innovative avec le design ‘dual-slider’ et un touch-wheel navigateur musicale. Quand le telephone est ouvert, il fonctionne comme un smartphone avec S60 logiciel sous Symbian OS. Sous le plate-forme S60 de 3eme edition, i450 comprend une application avancee pour telecharger, systeme multitache et grande vitesse de HSDPA connection. Quand le telephone est ferme, il fonctionne comme un walkman avec touch-wheel navigateur qui permet facilement controler les menus multimedias. En plus, les speakers metalliques supportant amplificateur ICEpower® developpe par Bang & Olufsen® donnent une qualite excellente de son.

Le i550 est le premier telephone GPS de Samsung. Avec un design monobloc, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps et füreteur de web l’acces aux services Web 2.0 est tres facile, et le GPS pre-installe permet les utilisateurs en mouvement a facilement naviguer. On peut telecharger sans limites les applications dans le bibliotheque de logiciel S60 et acceder les favoris avec les touches d’acces rapide. Le i560 est cree pour les clients chebrans. Avec le GPS et les applications d’Internet il est parfait pour les bloggeurs, les jeunes utilisateurs branches qui s’adaptent aux technologies plus rapidement et qui sont les leaders en style. Le i560 a un design d’exterieur elegante avec un couche de miroir de 16 mm en epaisseur sur l’ecran LCD.

"Nous sommes heureux de faire la base des donnees la plus comprehensive d’Oxford disponible maintenant a meme plus d’utilisateurs," dit Elena Medvedeva, Chef de Departement des Ventes et Developpement de Business de division SHDD de Paragon Software Group. "La capacite d’aujourd’hui et fonctionnalite potentielle incroyable des smartphones innovatifs i450, i550 et i560 de Samsung violent les frontieres des traductions et communications traditionnels dans le business, l’education et le loisir".

L’info sur Paragon Software Group
Smart Handheld Devices Division (SHDD) de Paragon Software Group, fondee en 1995, developpe le logiciel pour plusieurs ordinateurs de poche et portables (Palm OS, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS) et ordinateurs conventionnels, des systemes multilingues on-line de reconnaissance de l’ecriture (PenReader), des localisations RAM- et ROM-basees (LEng et PiLoc), des dictionnaires multilingue (SlovoEd), des applications de business et des jeux. Pour plus d’une decennie Paragon Software Group est un leader dans le marche et le technologie des dictionnaires electroniques pour les portables. Ses dictionnaires sont reconnus comme meilleurs par plusieurs utilisateurs, producteurs et informaticiens professionnels. SlovoEd multilingue a obtenu le reconnaissance internationale en adressant directement aux besoins specifiques des clients et en accommodant aux niveaux differents de langue des clients: des locuteurs presque natifs aux apprentis. Pour l’information plus detaillee veuillez visiter:
http://www.penreader.com
http://www.epocware.com

L’info sur Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. est un leader mondial dans les technologies de semi-conducteur, de telecommunication, de media digital et de convergence digitale avec US€86.8 milliards de ventes en 2006 et benefice net de US€8.5 milliards. Avec environ 150,000 d’employes dans 134 offices a 62 pays, le compagnie consiste de cinq divisions principales: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business et Digital Appliance Business. Reconnue comme une des marques mondiales rapidement croissantes, Samsung Electronics est le producteur en tete des TVs digitales, des chips de memoires, des telephones portables et des moniteurs TFT et LCD. Pour l’information plus detaillee veuillez visiter www.samsung.com.

Tous les produits, les services et les noms des compagnies denommes dans ce dossier sont marques de commerce, marque de commerce immatriculees ou marques de service de ses detenteurs concordants.

Contact pour la presse:
Katia Chabanova
Directeur de communication (SHDD&Epocware)
Paragon Software Group
Tel.: +49(551)4886705
E-Mail: kshabanova@paragon-software.com

Paragon Software Group annonce la sortie de sa programme de base reconnu SlovoEd Express pour les S60 smartphones

Un accès instantané aux dictionnaires bilingues et monolingues les plus compréhensifs sans utilisant beaucoup de mémoire – SlovoEd Express sera présente a MWC 2008

Freiburg, Allemagne – le 5 février 2008 – Paragon Software Group est fier d’annoncer le plus nouveau produit de la ligne des SlovoEd Express, la collection hors classe des dictionnaires bilingues et monolingues pour la 3^ème édition des S60 smartphones. Cette collection offre la meilleur accessibilité et fait les traductions multilingues directement disponible dans le portable sans utilisant beaucoup de mémoire du téléphone.

Les utilisateurs de SlovoEd peuvent obtenir des traductions précises à deux manières. Premièrement, comme toujours, en téléchargeant quelques dictionnaries au portable, et deuxièmement, en choisissant une langue à s’abonner pour une année au service de SlovoEd Express, y compris divers dictionnaires renouvelles. Cette nouvelle option d’accès aux dictionnaires permet les utilisateurs qui travaillent dans un environnement multilingue à obtenir instantement la traduction ou acception sémantique d’un mot grâce à la technologie client-serveur, facilement accessible avec le Wi-Fi. En plus, cette nouvelle option permet à traduire un mot à quelques langues dans un instant, sans emplissant le mémoire. SlovoEd Express n’utilise pas beaucoup de mémoire et de trafic pour traduire un mot.

Le nouveau service base sur la connection client-serveur combine les technologies modernes avec les bases de données les plus compréhensifs sur le marche d’aujourd’hui, en donnant les clients l’accès instantané aux dictionnaires multiples et en sauvant leur temps. Il importe que l’utilisateur d’un portable peut télécharger les renouvellements quotidiens des bases de données multilingues sur l’Internet.

Ce nouveau service comprend aussi le clavier multilingue d’écran. Cette fonction unique permet à entrer et traduire les mots et lettres en langues différentes, même non-supportés par le smartphone. Les utilisateurs de SlovoEd Express peuvent aussi partager ce logiciel avec ses affins et ses amis en le les envoyant par un SMS ou Bluetooth.

L’info sur la Série SlovoEd
La série SlovoEd est un collection en 100 volumes des dictionnaires bilingues et monolingues disponibles pour plus de 20 langues les plus répandues du monde. Les dictionnaires comprennent les bases de données les plus compréhensifs des publicateurs centrales du monde, comme Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH, Chambers Harrap Publishers, Ltd., Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, Larousse Editorial, S.L., Merriam-Webster Inc., Oxford University Press, Van Dale Lexicografie bv et les autres. Les dictionnaires sont disponibles pour les divers plates-formes des ordinateurs de poches, smartphones, telephones mobiles et les ordinateurs, y compris Symbian OS (S60 et UIQ), Windows Mobile (PC de poche et Smartphone editions), Palm OS, Java, Blackberry et MS Windows. Tous les programmes conservent l’intégrité de la plate-forme originale.

On va présenter SlovoEd Express et les autres programmes de Paragon Software Group au Congres Mobile du Monde à Barcelone, Espagne, les 11-14 février 2008. Les collaborateurs de Paragon seront disponibles pour les interviews pendant cet évènement. Pour s’entendre sur l’interview ou obtenir l’information complémentaire sur nos produits, veuillez nous contacter directement ou visiter Paragon Technologie stand d’exposition 7C33, Hall 7.

L’info sur Paragon Software (SHDD & Epocware)
Smart Handheld Devices & Epocware division de Paragon Software Group se spécialise dans le développement et distribution du logiciel de consommateur et sur commande pour ADPs, Tablet PCs, communicateurs, smartphones, téléphones portables et ordinateurs. Les plates-formes supporte sont: BlackBerry, Java, Palm OS, Symbian OS (S60, S80 et UIQ), Windows Mobile (Smartphone et PC de poche), Windows CE, Windows CE.NET, MS Windows et Mac OS. Epocware, une division de Paragon Software Group, développe le logiciel pour Symbian OS/EPOC depuis 1997. Pour obtenir l’information détaillée veuillez visiter http://www.epocware.com

Tous les produits, les services et les noms des compagnies dénommés dans ce dossier sont marques de commerce, marque de commerce immatriculées ou marques de service de ses détenteurs concordants.

Paragon Software and Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH Enter into Global Agreement

Famous DUDEN Dictionaries Now Available for Mobile Devices

Freiburg, Germany – 23 January 2008 - Paragon Software Group and Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH have entered into a global agreement. As a result of this strategic collaboration, 4 essential DUDEN dictionaries were accommodated by SlovoEd dictionary engine: Duden – German spelling dictionary (Duden - Die deutsche Rechtschreibung), Duden – German dictionary of synonyms (Duden - Das Synonymwörterbuch), Duden – German dictionary of foreign words (Duden - Fremdwörterbuch) and Duden – German explanatory dictionary (Duden - Deutsches Universalwörterbuch). They can be purchased and downloaded from Paragon’s websites: www.epocware.com, www.epocware.mobi, www.penreader.com, www.penreader.mobi and www.soft4phone.com. The Duden – German spelling dictionary costs 19,95 Euro, the Duden – German dictionary of foreign words and Duden – German dictionary of synonyms are available respectively for 21,95 Euro and the price of the Duden – German explanatory dictionary is 29,95 Euro.

Designed to bring an overall convenience of handheld translation, these best-selling and comprehensive dictionaries support the diverse range of mobile platforms: Symbian (S60 3^rd Edition and UIQ 3.0), Windows Mobile (Pocket PC and Smartphone editions), Palm OS, Java and BlackBerry.

The mobile version of the Duden - German Spelling dictionary corresponds to 24-th edition of the basic work ”Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung” with 130 000 keywords, more than 500 000 illustrative examples, meanings, pronunciations, grammar references, words’ etymology and style. Duden – German dictionary of foreign words contains more than 55 000 foreign words and technical terms and provides overall information about loan-words in German contemporary language. The Duden – German dictionary contains 300 000 synonyms for more than 20 000 most frequently used German words. Duden – German explanatory dictionary contains 150 000 words and phrases with pronunciation samples, more than 500 000 meanings and usage examples.

For about 10 years Paragon Software has been pioneering the market of dictionary applications for mobile devices. Company’s experience and reputation determine its fast time-to-market product strategy and the high quality of solutions. The company distributes dictionaries by such world-known linguistic companies as: Chambers Harrap Publishers, Ltd.; Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH; Larousse Editorial, S.L.; Merriam-Webster Inc.; Oxford University Press; Van Dale Lexicografie bv and others.

Duden dictionary line combines the first-rate reference content and powerful SlovoEd application engine that provides the fastest dictionary browsing of its class. For customers’ comfort, SlovoEd supports either stand alone or client-server solutions. Due to unique compression technology, any multivolume dictionary can be easily fitted into handheld device and guarantee instant and efficient translation.

The new dictionary line also features word sound samples produced in the cooperation with ARD. It was produced by the most important German Television and Broadcast Company whose audio database is the reference for all news readers. In addition these audios are verified most thoroughly by the Duden editors of the following works: Duden – Die deutsche Rechtschreibung, Duden – Das Fremdwörterbuch and Duden – Deutsches Universalwörterbuch.

“For the years of our development activity the most authoritative and famous reference products from distinguished linguistic companies were gathered in SlovoEd dictionary line. Today we are happy to enrich our line with the comprehensive resource of contemporary German from Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH that provides the superior experience for our German-speaking and German-learning customers,” said Jeanne Kolesnik, Business Development Director, Epocware and Smart Handheld Devices divisions, Paragon Software Group. “From our side we guarantee that Duden word bases will be ideally complemented with Paragon’s technologies of new generation.”

The publishing house Duden expands its portfolio fürther in product line of mobile translation through collaboration with Paragon Software Group, one of the leading developers of innovative software. “We would like to expand our offer with the help of a corresponding powerful dictionary engine,” said Hans Huck-Blänsdorf, the director of Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH, about the cooperation, which the partners are going to strengthen.

Notes to editors

About Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices Division)

The Smart Handheld Devices Division of Paragon Software Group, founded in 1995, develops software for diverse classes of smart handheld devices (e.g. Palm OS, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS): multilingual on-line handwriting recognition (PenReader), RAM and ROM based localization (LEng and PiLoc), multilingual dictionaries (SlovoEd), business and game applications.

• http://www.penreader.com
• http://www.epocware.com
• http://www.soft4phone.com
• http://penreader.mobi
• http://epocware.mobi

About Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH
Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH located in Mannheim is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG publishing house.

Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH cooperates with key scientist and industry players to carry out research and development projects in the fields of knowledge management and computer linguistics. Duden’s dictionaries are an established standard on the market. The products developed by Duden language technology cover the most comprehensive and updated vocabulary.

Duden’s reference books and dictionaries are specially designed for journalists, editors, students, interpreters and translators, as well as for every one, who wants to write or speak clearly and stylistically correctly.

Please find more information at: www.duden.de, www.brockhaus.de und www.meyers.de

Duden press-contact
Angelika Böhm Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG
Vice-Chief of the department Media and public relations
Dudenstraße 6
68167 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 3901-383 Fax: +49 621 3901-395
E-Mail: angelika.boehm@duden.de
Internet: www.duden.de/presse und www.duden.de/presse/rss

New kind of translation software for Windows Mobile

Paragon Software (SHDD) is proud to release SlovoEd Express, the newest translation product for Windows Mobile. This service represents an extensive collection of world-renowned reference products to get an exact translation from all of them on the go.

SlovoEd Express is a 100-volume collection of explanatory and bilingual dictionaries for more than 20 languages from the world's leading linguistic companies and working under client-server SlovoEd engine with wireless Internet connection functioning scheme.

User can either purchase and install several dictionaries or just get SlovoEd Express one-year subscription, choose language direction and enjoy precise and detailed translation with usage samples, transcription and grammar info. This application enables to translate a word in several languages at once, without filling memory space with unneeded words and dictionaries. SlovoEd Express does not require much memory space and has low traffic per word translation as well.

SlovoEd Express for Windows Mobile features:

• High quality word translations secured by most authoritative reference publishers
• Rapid dictionary browsing
• Word translation in any grammatical word form with the possibility to view the base form
• Cross-translation between related words and directions
• The list of 20 recently searched words
• Native to device settings, interface, symbols, etc.
• Interface is available in 6 languages

SlovoEd Express is an easy-to-use dictionary that contains everything user needs for comfortable and efficient translation on Windows Mobile-based device.

For more information about SlovoEd Express please, visit http://www.penreader.com/pocket-pc-software/SlovoEd_Express.html or check http://penreader.mobi from Windows Mobile device.

About Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices Division)

The Smart Handheld Devices Division of Paragon Software Group, founded in 1995, develops software for diverse classes of smart handheld devices (e.g. Palm OS, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS): multilingual on-line handwriting recognition (PenReader), RAM and ROM based localization (LEng and PiLoc), multilingual dictionaries (SlovoEd), business and game applications.

• http://www.penreader.com
• http://www.epocware.com

Paragon Software and Oxford University Press Announce Collaboration

Oxford dictionaries for mobile and desktop computers released

Moscow, Russia – December 6, 2007 – Paragon Software Group, world-famous mobile software developer, and Oxford University Press, the world’s largest university press, today announced the global collaboration to create an authoritative and feature-rich electronic dictionary for all mobile platforms and desktop computers.

Under the agreement, Paragon Software (SHDD) accommodates the top-selling Oxford’s dictionaries – Concise Oxford Dictionary of English, 11^th Edition; Concise Oxford Thesaurus, 3^rd Edition; Oxford Russian Dictionary, 4^th Edition – for comfortable usage on such mobile platforms as Symbian (S60 and UIQ), Windows Mobile (Pocket PC and Smartphone), Palm OS, Java, BlackBerry and desktop PC’s running MS Windows.

Paragon Software (SHDD) has gained a wide experience in developing high-quality electronic dictionaries powered by such distinguished language reference publishers as Merriam-Webster Inc., Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH, Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, Chambers Harrap Publishers, Van Dale Lexicografie bv, Larousse Editorial, S.L. For years the company confirmed its status of a trusted software provider by focusing on new trends and innovative technologies and achieving fast time-to-market product strategy.

SlovoEd engine secures the fastest access to classic Oxford content – comprehensive view of contemporary English – on both mobile devices and desktop computers. Using unique compression technology, piles of Oxford dictionaries are easily transformed into a powerful mobile translation solution. The new dictionary line includes either stand-alone or client-server solutions to more efficiently maintain the integrity of various mobile platforms.

“We are pleased to offer a new reference product, the result of our collaboration with Oxford University Press, that we believe will impress our customers. Oxford dictionaries are an established standard of English language for many individuals and organizations,” said Jeanne Kolesnik, Business Development Director, Epocware and Smart Handheld Devices divisions, Paragon Software Group. “In a move intended to broaden the understanding of traditional reference source, we offer these celebrated dictionaries for a variety of mobile devices and desktop PCs that they will be always at hand either at work, at home or on the move. We also secure the ultimate user’s comfort, highest-level technology, embracing of all popular operating systems and widest distribution channels”.

“Oxford University Press continues to search for new ways of extending the market for our portfolio of award winning reference publications. This new partnership with Paragon will enable us to address the changing needs of our existing customers and, attract new ones to our brand,” said Nicola Cook, Senior Business Development Manager, Oxford University Press.

Both companies look forward to broadening their collaboration and adapt more reference products under the Oxford brand name for mobile devices and desktop computers.

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Notes to editors

About Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices Division)

The Smart Handheld Devices Division of Paragon Software Group, founded in 1995, develops software for diverse classes of smart handheld devices (e.g. Palm OS, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS): multilingual on-line handwriting recognition (PenReader), RAM and ROM based localization (LEng and PiLoc), multilingual dictionaries (SlovoEd), business and game applications.

• http://www.penreader.com
• http://www.epocware.com
• http://www.soft4phone.com
• http://penreader.mobi
• http://epocware.mobi

About Oxford University Press

Based in Oxford England, Oxford University Press is the world's largest university press. Publishing more than 4,500 new books a year, with a presence in over fifty countries, it has become familiar to millions through scholarly works in all academic disciplines, school and college textbooks, business books, dictionaries, reference books, and journals.

• www.oup.com

Improve Language Skills with Oxford Dictionaries for Windows PC

Paragon Software (SHDD) is proud to announce the release of authoritative English dictionaries from Oxford University Press for MS Windows. Oxford dictionaries, based on the quality and reputation of traditional English translation, will be always at hand to get the necessary word meaning from desktop PC at work or at home.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary, the most popular dictionary of its kind, contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world.

Concise Oxford Thesaurus is a treasury of the language and a perfect tool to improve the writing style. It contains over 365,000 alternative and opposite words, ideal for use in word games and puzzles, that helps to choose the right word for every occasion, and gives new synonyms for tired old words.

The Oxford Russian Dictionary contains 185,000+ references, 290,000+ translations including thorough coverage of modern idioms, British, American English and regional Russian dialects alongside with numerous illustrative examples.

These extensive Oxford word bases work under powerful SlovoEd engine. It helps to find the necessary translation 100 times faster than using a paper dictionary and enriches the comprehensive Oxford’s content with the following features:

• Word search in e-mail, web-page, document or any other applications with just one click, without opening the dictionary
• Translation of the word in any grammatical form
• 20 000 English audio pronunciations provided by Paragon Software
• Instant grammar reference facilitating study process
• "Word of the Day" and "Card Quiz" special learning tools, making the study process more interesting
• Customizable dictionary layout and letter size
• Windows Vista compatible

Paragon Software and Oxford University Press have combined their efforts to supply users with authoritative and feature-rich dictionaries for desktop PC running Windows Vista/XP/2000.

For more information about Oxford dictionaries for MS Windows, please visit http://www.penreader.com.

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Notes to editors

About Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices Division)

The Smart Handheld Devices Division of Paragon Software Group, founded in 1995, develops software for diverse classes of smart handheld devices (e.g. Palm OS, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS): multilingual on-line handwriting recognition (PenReader), RAM and ROM based localization (LEng and PiLoc), multilingual dictionaries (SlovoEd), business and game applications.

• http://www.penreader.com
• http://www.epocware.com
• http://www.soft4phone.com
• http://penreader.mobi
• http://epocware.mobi

Concise Oxford English Dictionary, the most popular dictionary of its kind, contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world.

Concise Oxford Thesaurus is a treasury of the language and a perfect tool to improve the writing style. It contains over 365,000 alternative and opposite words, ideal for use in word games and puzzles, that helps to choose the right word for every occasion, and gives new synonyms for tired old words.

The Oxford Russian Dictionary contains 185,000+ references, 290,000+ translations including thorough coverage of modern idioms, British, American English and regional Russian dialects alongside with numerous illustrative examples.

These extensive Oxford word bases work under powerful SlovoEd engine. It helps to find the necessary translation 100 times faster than using a paper dictionary as well as enriches the comprehensive Oxford’s content for Windows Mobile and Palm OS with the following features:

• Translation of different grammatical word forms
• Word translation while working in another application without switching to the dictionary
• 20 000 English audio pronunciations provided by Paragon Software
• “Word of the Day” and “Card Quiz” special learning tools to make the study process more interesting

To get more efficient translation on Symbian S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3.0 smartphones, Oxford dictionaries offer such useful options as: cross-links between related articles and directions, installation on memory cards to save main memory-space and the list of 15 recently viewed words.

Paragon Software and Oxford University Press have combined their efforts to supply users with authoritative and feature-rich dictionaries for all popular mobile platforms.

For more information about Oxford dictionaries, please visit http://www.penreader.com or check http://penreader.mobi from PDA or smartphone.

Moscow, Russia – 16 October 2007 – Epocware/Paragon Software Group has released Handy Calendar, an advanced calendar application with Month/Week/Day and Tasks views for S60 3rd Edition on Symbian OS™. This utility allows users to organize their time more efficiently providing a total overview of appointments and tasks for a day, week or month.

Handy Calendar is a powerful time management tool that will prove to be indispensable in modern busy life. It enhances default Calendar views and supplements them with useful tools for professional and comfortable schedule control. Handy Calendar is a mobile personal assistant that assumes control of user’s information, appointments and tasks and guarantees nothing will be missed or left behind. At a glance the user will see day or week plans and will get quick access to detailed view of coming meetings and assignments.

Handy Calendar for Symbian smartphones based on S60 3rd Edition on Symbian OS features:

• Enhanced views: Month, Week, Day, and Tasks
• Zooming in views
• Notes support for all entry types
• Repeating 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 to see all the attributes at once, open URLs, send e-mail or make a phone call
• All entries can be synchronized with Microsoft Outlook

“We strive to create quality applications and continuously expand their features, so customers can discover new benefits of Symbian smartphones. Today we are happy to respond to the users’ need for an easy, professional and effective organizer for their busy lives. Now there is no need to keep all the tasks and appointments in mind, as a feature-rich and customizable calendar application with one-hand control has available been released for S60 smartphones,” said Jeanne Kolesnik, Business Development Director, Epocware and Smart Handheld Devices divisions, Paragon Software Group.

For more information about Handy Calendar for S60 3rd edition on Symbian OS please, visit http://www.epocware.com.