"By teaming with Versaware Technologies, we can provide our users with fast and easy access to valuable content in the Versabook eBook format," said Jan Horsfall, vice president of marketing for Lycos. "Our alliances with Lycos and other leading portal sites, in tandem with the growing list of prominent print publishers using online Versabook technology, highlight our success in making Versabook the preferred method for providing multimedia enriched content for ePublishing on the Internet and other electronic distribution opportunities," stated Harry Fox, Founder and CEO of Versaware.
Versaware Technologies is redefining the way we learn about the world in which we live. Pioneers in the digital content ePublishing revolution, Versaware's breakthrough patent-pending technologies rapidly and inexpensively convert any content into a rich multimedia format called Versabook®. Headquartered in New York City, Versaware has Sales and Marketing offices in Silicon Valley and Research and Development facilities in Jerusalem, Israel. Recent alliances with leading publishers and strategic alliances include Lycos, World Book, AOL UK, Pearson Education, Oxford University Press, Random House, Primedia, Merriam Webster, ICTV, Websurfer and others. Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS ) is a leading Web media company and owner of the Lycos Network, the most visited hub on the Internet reaching 51.8 percent of Web users.
Versaware Technologies and Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS), the most visited Internet hub and the world's largest online community, launched the Lycos.com Research Center, a co-branded site http://www.funkandwagnalls.lycos.com with content provided by Versaware in its feature-rich Versabook® eBook format. The Lycos.com Research Center, powered by Versaware, includes an online version of the acclaimed 29-volume Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, Random House Webster's College Dictionary as well as world news from Reuters. Visitors to the Lycos.com Research Center will be able to easily search and access the various services available on the co-branded site, which are enhanced with sounds, pictures, maps and animations. Versaware's patent-pending technologies enable users to simultaneously cross-search all content converted to the Versabook eBook format.