Babylon.com Reveals Babylon 9 Simply Translate

- Babylon launches the brand new Babylon 9 giving users access to a translation community, new features including proofreading and more

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Jan 26, 2011, 07:32 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Babylon.com, a world-leading provider of language solutions, today unveiled Babylon 9 - its latest dictionary and translation software.

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This new product delivers a revamped, redesigned product with a totally different look and feel that offers a pioneering functionality of interaction with a live translation community –the place for sharing and helping.

"For the past 13 years we have been and are still committed to the language solutions market. Babylon 9 is a result of listening and communicating with our 90 million registered users worldwide. The ease of use of Babylon 9, and the ever growing need for language solutions, will bring it to an even larger audience." Alon Carmeli, Babylon's CEO.

Babylon 9 brings the following new features and enhancements:

Babylon Live Translation Community NEW!

Babylon 9 enables participation in its large "Translation Community" of native speakers and professional translators worldwide 24 hours a day! Babylon Translation Community is a tool for users to interact, ask or answer linguistic-related issues or questions related to translation and writing styles.

Spelling and Proofreading NEW!

Babylon speller, grammar checker and proofreader are available to ensure that nothing important has been omitted or skipped. This feature is powered by Ginger Software, one of the leading contextual spell and grammar checker on the market today.

Human Voice NEW!

The current version includes text-to-speech engine providing male and female voices in over 18 languages.

New Refined User Interface NEW!

Babylon 9 has a new, clean and easy to use interface, which is simple but yet with a sophisticated look.

More Languages, More Sources

The new product provides single-click translation in over 75 languages, from some 2,000 information sources, which provide everything, from a simple translation, currency conversion to professional glossaries and slang dictionaries.

Babylon 9 enables immediate translation of documents (MS Word, PDF, Text, etc.), Web page and full text to and from 33 languages

Leading Dictionary Titles

Babylon 9 delivers results from the world's premier publishing houses, such as: Oxford, Britannica, Merriam Webster, Larousse, Pons, Duden, Langenscheidt and many more.

About Babylon.com

Babylon.com is a publicly traded company founded in 1997. The Company is a leading provider of language solutions such as online dictionary and translation software, translation services, language learning solutions, English writing enhancement and more. The Babylon.com user base exceeds 90 million desktop installations in more than 200 countries and territories, supporting 75 languages.

For more information about Babylon, visit www.babylon.com