Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009 - XiSO

Encarta Premium 2009 is the trusted academic software for students and their families (home use only) to explore a world of information. It is now available to buy at low UK prices.
Immersive videos, sound clips, interactive maps, and more.
Virtual historical event tours in 2-D and 3-D.
The Dynamic Timeline, which illustrates key events from geologic time to now.
A variety of interactive maps, including geopolitical, climatic, and topographical.
Frequent updates and article revisions to ensure current information.
Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009, the #1 best-selling encyclopedia software brand for nearly a decade, provides more up-to-date content and more engaging multimedia than ever before.

The Trusted Way To Learn
Whether you’re searching online or offline, it’s the trusted way for everyone in the family to easily find relevant and reliable information on just about any subject.
Encarta Premium 2009 features a look and feel that makes it easy to use. You’ll be able to get started right away exploring scholarly knowledge from one of the world’s most trusted encyclopedias.
Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009 helps families and lifelong learners explore a world of knowledge.

Give Your Children The World
Encarta Premium 2009 holds a world of information for your family to explore. Stay current, encourage curiosity, make life-long learning a habit—and an adventure!

Browse over 62,000 articles, over 25,000 photos and illustrations, over 800 videos and interactive activities, and over 3,000 sound and music clips.
The encyclopedia also has an interactive atlas with over 1.8 million map locations.
Age-related information for targeted learning.


Content you can trust
Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 features editorially approved content. In contrast to many web encyclopedias, the authors of the 62,000+ detailed articles in Encarta Premium 2008 are experts in their field. Your children get relevant age-appropriate information from sources you can trust. Children can use Web Links to over 25,000 Web sites, pre-selected by Encarta editors for relevant and age-appropriate research material.

Latest information
To ensure that the information stays current, every time you go online Encarta Premium 2009 content is updated with automatic downloads that add new information directly into existing articles.

Searching is easy
Microsoft Premium 2009 makes searching for information faster and more fun than ever. With the Encarta Search Bar, information is readily accessible and results include trusted information from both Encarta Premium 2009 and the Web.

Enter a new world of multimedia
Want to watch wildlife? Explore Mars? Travel the globe from the comfort of your home? Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009 has the visual tools to help. See historic events and places with 2- and 3-D virtual tours. Get a new perspective on the past with the unique Dynamic Timeline, which illustrates key events from geologic time to the present day. Enjoy captivating videos from the Discovery Channel which let you view a range of topics in detail.


System Requirements Details
To use Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009, you need:
A personal computer with a Pentium 600-megahertz (MHz) or faster processor (1 gigahertz [GHz] or faster processor recommended).
Windows XP operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2).
256 megabytes (MB) of RAM (512 MB or more recommended).
1.6 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space.
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on disc), requiring between 210 MB and 620 MB of hard disk space.
DVD-ROM drive.
High-color–capable or better video card with a minimum 800 × 600 resolution (1,024 × 768 resolution recommended).
Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse pointing device, or compatible pointing device.
16-bit sound card and headphones or speakers.

Additional items or services are required to use certain features:
Access to sounds and videos requires Windows Media Player 8 or higher.
Access to interactive media requires Adobe Flash.
To use Update Encarta, Web Links, and Weather or Radio Links, you need:
A 56 kilobits-per-second (Kbps) or faster modem.
An Internet connection.*
Up to 4 MB of additional hard disk space required for each month’s installment.
Note: Content updates are available until October 2009.
*Internet functionality may require payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider (ISP); local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply.