SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Babylon Ltd. (TASE: BBYL), the world leading provider of online dictionary (http://www.babylon.com) and translation solutions ( http://www.babylon.com), presents the new version of Babylon for Mac, now supporting both online and offline dictionaries. This version continues the lead of Babylon globally-known dictionary and translation software for MAC OS X.

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Following the successful launch of its first version for Mac less than a year ago, Babylon launches a new version for Mac users and provides a free upgrade to users who purchased the previous version.

Mac users will now be able to enjoy the new features and significant improvements and continue to benefit in their daily activity.

    
    - Offline dictionaries - now you can work with Babylon faster and without
      the need of an internet connection - New

    - Single click activation from any application

    - Dictionaries and glossaries in 75 languages

    - Text translation in 33 languages (compared with 17 in the previous
      version)

    - Premium dictionaries from the Leading publishing houses, such as:
      Oxford, Britannica, Merriam Webster, Pons, Duden, Larousse,
      Langenscheidt and many more - New

    - Access to over 1,400 free dictionaries and glossaries, including
      Wikipedia in 21 languages

    - Built-in spell checker which, in addition to the correct spelling
      suggestions, will provide the user with short definitions that will
      enable the user to identify and decide what to choose - New

    - Localization to German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish- New

Babylon 2008 Mac is available in a download version (for US$89) or in a box (for US$99) from Babylon's Site http://www.babylon.com/mac and also from major resellers and retail stores.

Special offers for organizations and volume purchases are available on the web site as well as from authorized partners.

About Babylon Ltd.

Babylon.com (TASE: BBYL) is a leading provider of online and offline dictionary and translation solutions. The Babylon.com user base exceeds 55 million desktop installations. Babylon sold more than 2.5 million licenses of the software to private users and organizations in more than 200 countries.

For more information about Babylon, visit http://www.babylon.com, or one of Babylon's free online websites - http://translation.babylon.com, http://dictionary.babylon.com

    
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    Dalia Preisler Babylon Ltd. 
    Email: press@babylon.com