MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY NOW AVAILABLE FOR iPHONE & iPOD TOUCH
Paragon Software Group makes America's leading dictionary even more accessible
SPRINGFIELD, MA, September 2008—America’s leading college-level desk dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, has joined forces with the world's leading software developer and content provider for mobile devices and desktop PCs, Paragon Software Group, to bring premium dictionary content to iPhone users. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for iPhone is now available in the App Store at http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/.
The best-selling Collegiate Dictionary was tailor-made for the special characteristics and unique features of the iPhone. Merriam-Webster's database contains 225,000 entries, including more than 10,000 new words and definitions, which can be accessed anywhere, any time, without Internet connection or additional charges.
Paragon's Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary content features an easy-to-use, single-click application for instant access to all words and definitions. The SlovoEd engine compresses the database to a minimum of memory space while allowing users to quickly perform multiple lookups.
Paragon Software Group offers the best dictionary content from world-famous publishers, with more than 120 dictionaries for 30 languages. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition for iPhone has a suggested retail price of $24.99 USD and may be ordered at http://www.merriam-webster.com/store/iphone/collegiate.
The program is supported by iPhones with firmware 2.0, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch with firmware 2.0.
