STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 03, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Now all Vodafone live! (NYSE:VOD) users in Sweden always have a dictionary in their pocket, and know where to find the English and Swedish words when they need them. The mobile dictionary is offered in Vodafone live! by WordFinder Software AB.
In addition to this new partnership, the Vodafone live! user interface has also been given a new look*, which makes it even easier to make use of all of Vodafone live's content services.
The dictionary service is already working in Vodafone live!, and WordFinder Software will initially be offering WordFinder with Norstedt's dictionary Swedish-English/English-Swedish.
"By offering our dictionary program as a service within Vodafone live! we increase people's ability always to have access to the right word in the right context. We're convinced that as more and more people have global contacts, it will be a major advantage to have language support in your mobile phone," said Thomas Olsson, MD of WordFinder Software AB.
For Vodafone, the partnership with WordFinder Software is an important element in the task of making Vodafone live's range of services even more comprehensive.
"Vodafone live! offers a diversity of content services that can both entertain and help people in their everyday lives. The WordFinder dictionary program is an extremely popular tool for lots of PC users today, and we're convinced that the service can also satisfy a major demand in the mobile market," said Goran Mannerstrale, Director of Consumer Affairs at Vodafone Sweden.
For an initial trial period, access to WordFinder will be free of charge apart from the usual surfing charge.
The Vodafone live! user interface has also been given a new look to make it even easier for users to gain access to all of the services in the portal. New content has been added in addition to WordFinder. This includes 15 or so Java games, and many of the games already included have been modified to be compatible with more of the cameraphones that are part of Vodafone live!
For further information please contact: Goran Mannerstrale, Director Consumer Affairs Vodafone Sweden Tel.: +46 708 33 18 45 e-mail: goran.mannerstrale@vodafone.se Thomas Olsson, MD, WordFinder Software AB Tel.: +46 (0)470 - 70 00 25 e-mail: thomas@wordfinder.se
*Applies to cameraphones Sharp GX20, Nokia 3650 and Nokia 7650
About Vodafone live!
Take pictures, send and receive colour images, download and play games, send e-mail, download polyphonic ring tones, and get the latest news, information and pictures in colour on everything from sports and weather to the best restaurants and current movies with Vodafone live! You can, of course, also make and receive calls.
Vodafone live! is sold as a package in which cameraphones are pre- programmed for all the services and are ready to use from the moment you leave the store. You can easily access the services through the user interface of Vodafone live! straight from your phone.
When you buy any of the mobiles included with a new Vodafone subscription or prepaid card, you automatically get access to all the services in Vodafone live! This also applies to customers who already have prepaid cards or subscriptions with Vodafone. Supplemented with the phone, they can take advantage of the services in Vodafone live! At present the Vodafone live! includes the Sharp GX20, Panasonic GD87, Nokia 7650, Nokia 3650, Sony Ericsson T610 and Sharp GX10i, and in the autumn of 2003 Vodafone Sverige plans to offer even more Vodafone live! phones from various manufacturers.
About WordFinder Software AB
WordFinder Software was founded in 1990, with a concept of developing efficient electronic dictionaries. Development of the software has kept pace with technical developments. Now, within the framework of WordFinder Language Solutions, WordFinder Software can offer both large and small companies efficient solutions for finding the right words and the right formulations straight from their PCs. Through its work with leading Swedish and foreign dictionary companies, WordFinder Software can offer more than 100 different dictionaries in a large number of languages in many subject areas. WordFinder Software currently employs more than 20 people, and has its head office in Vaxjo.
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