Open Dictionary API Alliance

Over 30 years PONS develops green self-study materials and dictionaries for language learners. Over 500 dictionaries and self-study materials for different languages as Chinese or Hungarian help beginners or advanced learners to learn easy and fast. Discover more at www.pons.bg, www.pons.de and www.pons.eu.PONS GmbH is a member of Klett Group. With over 60 companies at 42 places in 18 countries Klett Group is the biggest educational company in Germany.

Paragon Software Group is the leading developer of multi-platform software applications for smartphones and desktop computers. Since its inception in 1994, the company has strived to exceed the expectations of its global customers by translating its innovative approach, expertise and independent production capacities to all levels of its diversified product development.

First public version of FBReader (for Sharp Zaurus platform) was written in early 2005 by Nikolay Pultsin. In July 2007 Nikolay founded Geometer Plus LLC. The company is registered in Russia, St.Petersburg.

Merriam-Webster Inc. acquired the rights to revise and publish Noah Webster’s dictionaries in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation, scholarship, and love of language. Each Merriam-Webster dictionary is the product of extensive research and painstaking writing and editing conducted by the largest group of full-time lexicographers in North America. Today, the company continues as the leader in language reference publishing with bestselling reference books and electronic references, popular Web sites and a range of licensed products.

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The Open Dictionary API Alliance (ODAA) is an open community of dictionary publishers aiming to create new possibilities for millions of people using electronic dictionaries on their mobile devices all over the world.

The Alliance invites publishers and independent developers to join the community and use the Open Dictionary API in their mobile applications. E-books, encyclopedias, office and social media apps can now benefit of getting access to high quality dictionary content provided by the worlds famous publishers.

Open Dictionary API Alliance announces partnership with Dr. G. Tourover.

Tue, 23/04/2013

Open Dictionary API Alliance announces partnership with Dr. Guenrikh Tourover, Russian and Soviet linguist, the author of fundamental Spanish dictionaries. Advanced Spanish < > Russian dictionary by Dr. Tourover is available now for the Alliance members. More Spanish dictionaries are coming soon.

The first e-book reader with Slovoed support appears for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.

Thu, 18/04/2013

Daymont Dev takes advantage of the Open Dictionary API in its TReader, an e-book reading app. This is the first e-book reader, which supports multilingual Slovoed dictionaries on iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch to provide one-tap offline translation of an e-book text and comfortable reading.

Merriam Webster joined the Open Dictionary API Alliance

Thu, 28/03/2013

12 English explanatory and bilingual dictionaries, including the best-selling Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged from Merriam-Webster Inc. - America's foremost publisher of language-related reference works-are now available for members of the Alliance to integrate with iPhone/iPad apps.

PONS GmbH to become a new member of the Alliance

Tue, 24/07/2012

PONS GmbH, a leading publisher of self-study materials and dictionaries for German students of all ages, announces the release of PONS dictionaries for iOS with support of the Open Dictionary API. 38 dictionaries for different languages as German, English, Greek, Bulgarian, Turkish or Latin are ready to enrich other iOS apps.

Geometer Plus LLC joined the Alliance

Thu, 29/03/2012

Geometer Plus LLC, a developer of free open-source e-book reader application FBReader, announces that FBReader now supports the latest series of Slovoed multilingual ‘talking’ premium content dictionaries on Android devices to provide immediate translations and definitions of e-book text without the need to switch applications or access the Internet.

dictionary-api.org launch

Mon, 19/03/2012

Open Dictionary API Alliance launched its official web site available now at dictionary-api.org Join the Alliance to enrich your mobile application with high quality dictionary content.

Paragon Software Group joined the Alliance.

Sat, 10/03/2012

The Open Dictionary API Alliance welcome Paragon Software Group – the leading software developer of dictionary and reference applications for mobile devices.

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