E-Publisher BvDEP Launches AJAX-Powered Multi Platform Dictionary

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Thursday, October 19, 2006; 02:14 AM

Publishing company BvDEP announced the release of an electronic version of the Le Petit Robert dictionary.  The new version is multiplatform, available on PC, Mac, and Internet. Thanks to BvDEP electronic publishing technology knowhow, Le Petit Robert can be accessed online, but is also available on CDROM, including an intranet version.

Laurent Catach, Director of Electronic Publications at Dictionnaires le Robert:”BvDEP is the privileged partner for companies or organisations for the development and implementation of databases, of IT development en electronic publishing, like is the case for the catalogue of all on line products and on CD-ROM of Dictionnaires Le Robert since 15 years. It is thanks to the technological support of BvDEP that Le Robert could design and develop ambitious products, recognized for their strong added value and a great ease of use, for consumers, education and companies.”

This new version contains enhanced but simple to use and efficient researched tools, several articles display possibilities and access to several reference tables. The electronic version of Le Petit Robert is developed with the most up-to-date web technologies, including AJAX and JavaScript.

Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP) provides quality e-publishing platforms & services, technology driven products and open & flexible platforms, including hosting facilities, to publishers and content providers worldwide which allows them to unlock their content online.

BvDEP’s solutions enable publishers to boost their online presence and garner additional exposure to provide unique content directly to consumers in formats they demand – they are being used by publishers of books, STM journals, news providers, directories, dictionaries, reference guides and by corporate libraries.

The open, flexible and file format independent platforms of BvDEP, based on Industry Standard Open Architecture, reduce the time to market for new services via modular, reusable components.

The approach of BvDEP maximizes reuse of existing applications and infrastructure, within budget, through shared servers and better utilization of resources.