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Antidote 9 is ready for network installation with the release of Antidote 9 v3. All the features of Antidote 9, including its new English resources, can now be deployed from a server with a number of helpful tools to simplify the process. Three products are available: French, English...

The children’s picture book _Aux toilettes _by author André Marois has just earned its illustrator, Pierre Pratt, a nomination for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award. The winner of the Cleaver Award, established in 1985, is selected by IBBY Canada in recognition of outstanding artistic work by a Canadian illustrator of...

Druide informatique and its subsidiary Éditions Druide announce their support for the improvisational theatre company Ligue nationale d’improvisation, whose popular “improvisation matches” draw more than 25,000 people annually. Matches will now feature Antidote points for the quality of their French, with an Antidote Cup awarded to the player...

Ten authors are in the running for the 15th  Grand Prix littéraire Archambault, including Claude Brisebois for her novel Banquette arrière. The Grand Prix is awarded by the Archambault group in recognition of an outstanding debut novel by a Quebec author published in the last year. The winner...

Druide announces Antidote 9: Antidote’s first edition for the English language. Users have long been clamouring for an English equivalent to their favourite writing assistance software, and Antidote 9 is their answer. It comes with a rich set of dictionaries and guides as well as a powerful corrector...

Druide informatique launches Antidote 9—a major landmark for the renowned software. This new edition offers an optional English module with a corrector, dictionaries and language guides boasting the same richness and quality as their French counterparts. The upgrade also includes extensive new content for French, and a new...

Antidote 9 comes with a further enhancement to its dictionaries. Word definitions now include smart links to many web-based external resources, in particular to Le grand dictionnaire terminologique, the invaluable terminology resource from the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF). Users can also add links to...

Druide informatique announces the rollout of a significantly improved version of Typing Pal Online, its web-based typing tutorial application. As well as added compatibility with iPads and Chromebook laptops, the new version brings an array of interface and functionality improvements, including an innovative replay mode.

Compatibility with the...

Druide informatique announces that Typing Pal Online, its web-based typing tutorial application, will soon work on iPads and Chromebook laptops. Starting in July, Typing Pal users will be able to develop their keyboard skills on Apple's iPad or laptops running Chrome OS.

Adapting Typing Pal for the iPad is sure to...

Druide informatique has completed a full overhaul of the admin functions of Typing Pal Online, the typing tutorial software it acquired in August 2012. A set of new advanced features, along with an entirely redesigned and updated interface, will allow teachers and administrators to better manage their...