Around the world, dictionaries and other language reference materials are staples of language learning and communication. Franklin recognizes the contribution of these global publishers in producing top-notch materials. Recognizing the quality of those materials, Franklin is proud to partner with them to put their content into more hands with our electronic handheld devices. Some of Franklin's content partners include:

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  American English Publishers

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  Bertelsmann

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  Chambers

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  Digital Publishing

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  Duden

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  Encyclopedia Brittanica

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  Hachette Livre

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  HarperCollins

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  Harrap's

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  Klett

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  Langenscheidt

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  Larousse

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  Macquarie Dictionary

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  Merriam-Webster

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  The New York Times™

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  Oxford University Press

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  PONS

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  The Princeton Review

In addition, Franklin has developed our own content, including a 10,000 word and phrase, 14-language translation database (with recorded pronunciations) and a robust English thesaurus. Our efforts include the development and maintenance of spell correction, hyphenation and thesaurus tools. These tools, combined with our proprietary software architecture and data compression, have created opportunities to license our material for use in other applications. Franklin welcomes the opportunities to partner with other firms in the furtherance of our content and other technologies. Some of Franklin's licensees include:

• Adobe
• Applix
• Arbortext
• Atex
• C-Pen
• Honeywell
• LexisNexis®
• Seiko Instruments Inc.
• Sun Microsystems
• Unisys
• Wolfram Research
• XyEnterprise