Merriam-Webster and JSmart Announce New Dictionary and Thesaurus for Mobile Phones

BURLINGTON, Vermont – December 10, 2003 – Merriam-Webster, the world-renowned publisher of dictionaries and language references, has partnered with JSmart Technologies Inc., a leading wireless game and entertainment developer, to put a superior set of language tools at the fingertips of mobile phone users.

"JSmart is delighted to expand its relationship with Merriam-Webster beyond games. The new dictionary and thesaurus will provide users with an extremely valuable set of tools that make perfect sense for mobile devices," says Justin Siegel, JSmart's CEO.

"Providing Merriam-Webster dictionaries and other reference content on a wide variety of platforms is an ongoing, important corporate initiative. We're very pleased to be working with JSmart to supply Merriam-Webster language reference tools to mobile phone customers," said Gordon Macomber, CEO of Merriam-Webster Inc.

The new Merriam-Webster dictionary and thesaurus are networked to ensure the most up-to-date resources possible, and are designed to run on all major mobile phone models including Nokia, Motorola, Siemens, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The applications are currently available on several major North American operators.

About JSmart

JSmart develops and publishes games and entertainment for mobile phones and handhelds. JSmart's award-winning games such as Merriam-Webster Word Search are available on market-leading service providers in North America, Europe and Asia. JSmart is based in Burlington, Vermont. For more information please visit www.jsmart.com or contact info@jsmart.com