Babylon 6 Now Available

Babylon 6 Now Available

May 25, 2006

New Version Includes Text Translation and Encyclopedia Content In a Single Click

    OR YEHUDA, Israel, May 25 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Babylon Ltd., the leading provider of single-click
translation and dictionary software, announced the release
of the latest version of its software, further
strengthening its market presence. 

    The new version introduces many new features, including
text translation, encyclopedias and much more all in a
single click. The latest version continues Babylon's
strategy to constantly add valuable tools and content to
its Babylon software, in order to offer its users more
value for their money.

    Alon Carmeli, VP Marketing and sales, on the new
version, "The need for communication in foreign
languages has increased significantly in the last few years
due to the high adoption rates of Computers and the
Internet. Our mission is to provide people with a powerful
translation solution that is both simple and intuitive to
use. Babylon 6 offers yet another breakthrough in helping
users to easily and efficiently translate full texts and
instantly receive valuable content from a wide range of
authoritative sources, maintaining Babylon's renowned
single click ease of use."

    The Babylon 6 launch will roll out worldwide gradually
with a series of events in Germany, Spain, France, The
Netherlands, Italy, Japan and Brazil, during the month of
May.

    Babylon 6 New Features highlights:

    Text Translation @ a click

    Now the Babylon click provides text translation in 17
Languages in addition to single word and phrase
translations. Babylon 6 saves you time, no need to open
browser windows, no need for "copy/paste," just
click on the text to get results.

    Wikipedia @ a click

    Babylon now offers its users access to the Wikipedia
encyclopedia with over 2 million articles in 9 languages.

    Leading publishers @ a click

    Babylon 6 offers a wide range of leading dictionaries
and encyclopedias from the world's premier publishing
houses: Britannica, Oxford, Merriam Webster, Pons,
Larousse, Langenscheidt, Taishukan, Michaelis, Van-Dale and
many more -- all in a single click (for an additional fee).

    More answers @ a click

    Babylon 6 offers an improved personalized results
technology that provides accurate results in a single click
from a wide range of authoritative sources.

    Spelling alternatives @ a click

    The improved automatic spelling feature available in
Babylon 6 provides solutions for common typos and wording
problems. 

    Millions of new terms @ a click

    Over 3 Million new terms have been added to our
dictionaries. All the Babylon dictionaries have been
expanded and updated to include the latest terminology and
translations, including slang, technology and business
terms. 

    Babylon 6 is available for download and purchase from
the Babylon website: http://www.babylon.com .
	
    About Babylon Ltd.

    Babylon is the leading provider of single-click
translation and information access solutions. Babylon 6 is
desktop software that is available for private individuals
as well as corporations.
 
    Babylon also offers add-on premium content from
world-renowned dictionary publishers, including Oxford
University Press, Britannica, Merriam-Webster, Larousse,
Vox, Langenscheidt, Pons, Van Dale, Melhoramentos, and
Taishukan.

    Babylon 6 offers single click results from Wikipedia
encyclopedia in 9 languages.

    The Babylon-Pro user base exceeds 35 million desktop
installations. Babylon corporate customers include industry
leaders such as Avnet, BASF, Daimler Chrysler, Ericsson,
Ernst & Young, Fujitsu Siemens, Gillette/Braun, IBM,
John Deere, Lufthansa, Motorola, Nestle France, Oce,
Petrobras, Philips, UBS, Xerox, and many more. 

    A major shareholder in Babylon is Reed Elsevier
Ventures, the venture arm of Reed Elsevier (LSE: REL, NYSE:
RUK), and Formula Vision Technologies, subsidiary of Formula
Systems (Nasdaq: FORTY).

    For additional information, visit Babylon's website at
http://www.babylon.com .

    For more information, please contact:

     Tlalit Prescher,
     Babylon Ltd.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  Babylon