MANCHESTER, UK — White Park Bay Software, a leading iPhone Apps publisher, announced today that it has signed an extension to its partnership with Oxford University Press to publish ten more of Oxford’s reference titles on the iPhone Worldwide.

“We are really excited about the extension with Oxford University Press”, said Steve Tagger, MD of White Park Bay. “Oxford are the benchmark for high quality reference titles.

The combination of Oxford University Press’ excellent content and White park Bay’s strong Apps and marketplace reach on iPhone really sets this partnership up for continued success.” The extension and expansion of White Park Bay’s Reference catalogue on iPhone will see the launch of a further ten titles from Oxford University press.

The additional titles, which will be released in phases starting from 23rd December 2009, widens the scope of the iPhone catalogue and includes flagship titles “A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art” and “Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations” compiled by Ned Sherin.

The complete launch catalogue is:

•A Guide to Countries of the World

•Concise Encyclopedia

•A Dictionary of Contemporary World History

•A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art

•Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations

•The Oxford Dictionary of Islam

•A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

•Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

•A Dictionary of Buddhism

•A Dictionary of Hinduism

The range opens up the scope of White Park Bay’s catalogue to the home consumer in addition to delivering a high quality information experience to students and professionals alike.

“Consumer demand for reference products and services on iPhone is growing,” said Steve Tagger. “As one of the leaders in high quality cutting edge reference Apps on iPhone we are perfectly placed to deliver what consumers want. We have bolstered the range through our partnership extension and having listened to our customers added some cool new features, so we are confident the quality of the Apps will shine through to reflect the quality of the content from Oxford University Press”

White Park Bay’s catalogue puts a hi-tech spin on the range of Dictionaries offering consumers a wide range of new features on the iPhone including the ability to add ‘Notes’ to entries, just as you would write in the margins of the printed book. Users can then email entries and ‘Notes’ to friends, colleagues, or even themselves as a reminder. Other features include a new vertical ‘frame in frame’ view, which allows you to access the index and the definition entry at the same time.

All the dictionaries are fully searchable, delivering the info needed quickly and effectively. The Apps also offer unlimited bookmarking and upto 100 history entries to be logged, so you can keep track of the information you needed previously, and access instantly.

“We are excited to to have extended our relationship with White Park Bay as a partner” says Nicola Cook, Head of UK Business Development at Oxford University Press. “They have remained true to their remit to deliver the best reference App experience on the iPhone which makes them the perfect partner for us on smart phones. They are pushing the quality thresholds on iPhone constantly which is good news for us as the high calibre of the Apps is a great fit with the high standards that we set for ourselves at Oxford University Press.”

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