Phoenix Software and Encyclopaedia Britannica have joined forces again to bring the latest version of South Africa's best-selling encyclopaedia software to SA retail.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 Ultimate Edition contains three age-specific encyclopaedias, packed full of accurate and trusted content on DVD format: the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopaedia and Britannica Children's Encyclopaedia.
Each encyclopaedia forms the cornerstone of an integrated reference library with its own distinctive interface that includes a dictionary, thesaurus, world atlas and historical timelines appropriate to the age of the user.
Among the improvements for this year is a host of new features that give knowledge seekers more help and a deeper understanding, including:
* Hundreds of new interactive study guides, exercises and learning games that help teach maths, social science, languages, arts and science;
* Lessons and activities on subjects such as how to prepare a research paper, a science project or a classroom presentation;
* Thousands of new images, videos and audio clips.
These features complement the product's already popular aides, such as Britannica Workspace and Virtual Notecards, which give comprehensive homework help along with a complete reference source.
Other features include:
* Britannica BrainStormer - This popular visual browser, based on Britannica's unique classification system, provides an exhilarating ride though the encyclopaedia, making research easier and more fun;
* 166 000 online links to magazine articles and high-quality Web sites;
* Merriam-Webster's Student and Collegiate Dictionaries and Thesauruses;
* Rich multimedia - Thousands of new images, audio and video clips that bring subjects to life;
* Britannica Biographies, with more than 2 000 articles on the greatest minds of all time.
Registered buyers also receive a free one-year subscription to Britannica Online worth R599.99. The content of the site is revised and updated continuously, ensuring you have the most up-to-date information available.
Included in the range is the Britannica 2009 Deluxe Edition DVD which contains the full Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Britannica 2009 Student Edition CD, suitable for ages 6-14.
"This is the top-selling encyclopaedia software for several reasons," said Lotta Farley, Head of Promotions and Licensing with Encyclopaedia Britannica UK. "It has effective tools and activities to help students succeed in school, its content is reliable and up to date, and it's convenient and safe: everything is right there on your computer."
Jason Phillips, Sales Director, Phoenix Software added: "We are delighted to bring the Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 editions to South African consumers. The Ultimate Edition contains over 100 000 trusted and accurate articles, and is perfect for those revising for important exams, a curious child learning about the world around them or every one of us who has a thirst for knowledge."
Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 Ultimate Edition is available now from retail outlets of PC software, for the suggested retail price of R499.99. The Deluxe Edition is available for R299.99 while the Student Edition will retail for R199.99.
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Phoenix Software
Phoenix Software (PS) is a software republishing business. Founded in September 1999, PS supplies a wide range of software products to distribution and retail partners. The company focuses on niche software that is aimed at vertical markets and has an ongoing mission to bring leading-edge products to the marketplace in a timely and professional manner, while offering excellent price/performance ratios. The company's product range includes titles from leading vendors such asAbility Office, Adobe, Aspyr Media, BluBox, BulkSMS, Corel, Cosmi Corporation, Cyber Acoustics, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Exspect, Feral Interactive, Individual Software, InterVideo, Iolo, ISL Light, Lavasoft Ad-Aware, Macware, Nero, Nova, O & O Software, Onspeed, Paragon Software, Parallels, PC Tools, Pinnacle Systems, Prosoft, Punch Software, Reallusion , Roxio, S-A-D GmbH, Smith Micro, Sony Creative Software, SummitSoft, Transparent Language, Ulead, Webroot, WinZip, and X-oom
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc (www.britannica.com) is a leader in reference and education publishing whose products can be found in many media, from the Internet to cellphones to books. A pioneer in electronic publishing since the early 1980s, the company also still publishes the 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica, along with services such as Britannica Online School Edition and new printed products such as Britannica Illustrated Science Library, which are available online at www.britannicabooks.co.za. The company makes its headquarters in Chicago and has offices in London, France, India, Australia, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
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