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Friday, July 30, 2010

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MultiLingual News (tm) June 30, 1999

========================================================================"MultiLingual News" features the latest news for multilingual computing and the language industry. It is prepared from materials compiled and maintained by the research editors at "MultiLingual Computing & Technology."

Press releases and submissions are welcomed. Please send e-mail to news@multilingual.com, faxes to 208-263-6310 and postal mail to MultiLingual Computing, Inc., 319 North First Avenue, Sandpoint, ID 83864 USA, or call 208-263-8178.

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CONTENTS

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A. LANGUAGE LEARNING

A.1. FLV Fund invests in Transparent Language
A.2. World Talk Arabic released
A.3. Learning Company releases QUICKSTUDY

B. FONTS AND SYSTEMS

B.1. Tegic raises capital; announces agreement with NEC

C. SPEECH TECHNOLOGY

C.1. L&H releases Speech Pen Keyboard
C.2. SpeechWorks goes European

D. INTERNET

D.1. Global Sight Ambassador integrates Generator

E. TRANSLATION SERVICES

E.1. 4Translation releases PDFCount for Acrobat
E.2. eTranslate announces Web site
E.3. Transparent Language launches FreeTranslation.com
E.4. Berlitz acquires LMI subsidiaries

F. LOCALIZATION TOOLS

F.1. MULTILIZER adds support for components
F.2. LISA offers version 2 of QA Model
F.3. Idiom WorldServer chosen by Lycos
F.4. Version 2 of I18n Expeditor and I18n Reporter released
F.5. WizArt coming to America

G. LOCALIZATION SERVICES

G.1. SDL expands US services
G.2. RWS Polyglot opens R&D Department and Testing Center
G.3. InterTrans announces new project manager

H. RESOURCES

H.1. Lancaster University survey

I. APPENDIX

I.1. Language Technology Research Center
I.2. "MultiLingual Computing & Technology"
I.3. "www.multilingual.com"
I.4. Copyrights and Trademarks
I.5. Listserver Commands

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A. LANGUAGE LEARNING
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A.1. FLV Fund invests in Transparent Language

FLV Fund, based in Belgium, announced that it invested $3,000,000 in Transparent Language for a stake of 8.54%. Transparent Language develops and markets language learning software, foreign language reference and automatic translation products. The funds will be used for sales force expansion, accelerated development of Internet and enterprise products, infrastructure development and increased investment in e-commerce.

Transparent Language Inc., 22 Proctor Hill Road, PO Box 575, Hollis, NH 03049 USA, 603-465-2230, Fax: 603-465-2779, info@transparent.com, http://www.transparent.com

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A.2. World Talk Arabic released

EuroTalk announced the release of World Talk Arabic, which will take language learners who are already familiar with the Arabic language up to intermediate levels. The user can select from nine topics to improve language skills. World Talk also includes a recording facility, a dictation section and a TV-style quiz to put your skills to the test. The World Talk series is designed as a follow-up to the Talk Now! series for beginners. World Talk is available in 15 languages with more to come.

EuroTalk, 315-317 New Kings Road, London SW6 4RF UK, 44-171-371-7711, Fax: 44-171-371-7781, mail@eurotalk.co.uk, http://www.eurotalk.co.uk

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A.3. Learning Company releases QUICKSTUDY

The Learning Company announced the release of QUICKSTUDY, a language software line designed to provide a fast way to speak Spanish, French, German and Italian. The software incorporates the engine and content from The Learning Company's For Everyone language series. Providing users with feedback on their progress in comprehension and pronunciation, QUICKSTUDY uses an on-screen tutor, interactive conversations with onscreen characters and conversation branching, advanced speech recognition, a talking dictionary and a grammar guidebook.

The Learning Company, Inc., 6493 Kaiser Dr, Fremont, CA 94555 USA, 510-792-2101, Fax: 510-792-9628, http://www.learningco.com

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B. FONTS AND SYSTEMS
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B.1. Tegic raises capital; announces agreement with NEC

Tegic Communications announced it has raised $10 million in private capital from Oak Investment Partners, Voyager Capital, Northwest Venture Associates, Fluke Venture Capital and Kirlan Venture Capital. The capital will be used to accelerate Tegic's new product development programs, as well as support its expanded worldwide sales and marketing activities.

Tegic also announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with NEC Corporation. NEC has introduced a new GSM handset, the DB2100, in China. The DB2100 handset incorporates the Chinese language version of T9 Text Input.

Tegic Communications, 2001 Western Avenue, Suite 250, Seattle, WA 98121 USA, 206-343-7001, Fax: 206-343-7004, info@tegic.com, http://www.tegic.com

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C. SPEECH TECHNOLOGY
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C.1. L&H releases Speech Pen Keyboard

Lernout & Hauspie has released a PC-based Mandarin and Cantonese continuous speech recognition product. The new product, called Speech Pen Keyboard (SPK), enables users to enter Chinese text by speaking continuously or naturally into a microphone. The system also enables users to switch to a handwriting recognition system using a graphics tablet. SPK converts speech into Traditional or Simplified Chinese characters. SPK runs on any PC with Windows 95/98 in Traditional or Simplified Chinese or any English Windows running a Chinese overlay system such TwinBridge or Chinese Star. AsiaSoft is the exclusive distributor of SPK in North America.

Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V., Sint-Krispijnstraat 7, 8900 Ieper, Belgium, 32-57-22-8888, Fax: 32-57-20-8489, http://www.lhs.com
AsiaSoft, 1766 20th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32960 USA, 561-234-5598, Fax: 561-234-4991, fonts@asiasoft.com, http://www.asiasoft.com

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C.2. SpeechWorks goes European

SpeechWorks International, a provider of conversational speech recognition technology and products for over-the telephone solutions, announced the opening of its new European office, located in Staines, UK. Its Rapid Prototyping Center, also located in Staines, provides business development solution services and product support, allowing customers to validate how speech technology can be used in their organizations. SpeechWorks has also teamed up with CS Communications & Systems to develop high-end French-language speech recognition systems.

"With our strong presence in the US, Singapore, Mexico and now Europe," said Steve Adams, SpeechWorks' vice president, international, "we are advancing our international leadership while developing cutting-edge speech systems that can communicate with callers in different languages."

SpeechWorks also announced that it has received an investment from the Intel 64 Fund. "The investment capital will be used to help expand our marketing, international and R&D efforts, including our IA-64 porting work," said Richard Westelman, SpeechWorks' CFO.

SpeechWorks International, Inc., Knyvett House, The Causeway, Staines, Middlesex TW18 3BA UK, 44-0-1784-895-152, Fax: 44-0-1784-895-153
SpeechWorks International, Inc., 695 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02111 USA, 617-428-4444, Fax: 617-428-1122, http://www.speechworks.com

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D. INTERNET
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D.1. Global Sight Ambassador integrates Generator

Global Sight Corp. announced a new solution for automatically and cost-effectively localizing graphically rich Web sites. Global Sight Ambassador, the company's software solution for transforming a single-language Web site into a centrally managed multilingual Web presence, now supports Macromedia's Generator, the server-side solution for automated and personalized Web site graphics. Together, the two technologies reduce the time and cost to localize Web graphics into multiple languages. The integration of Generator into Global Sight Ambassador will be completed in June.

Global Sight, 14821 102nd Avenue NE, Bothell, WA 98011 USA, 425-806-9907, Fax: 425-489-9612, jwoods@global-sight.com, http://www.global-sight.com

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E. TRANSLATION SERVICES
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E.1. 4Translation releases PDFCount for Acrobat

4Translation announced the release of PDFCount for Acrobat. PDFCount for Acrobat is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat 4.0 and Acrobat Exchange 3.0 and provides statistics such as pages, total words and total characters. It also provides a seamless interface to the clients with instant access to the 4Translation PDF Workflow for Language Translation. A user can click "Send for Quotation" and PDFCount for Acrobat will collect all critical project information and automatically transfer your PDF file and project requirements to the 4Translation server for processing. A detailed analysis, price quote and project schedule will be returned.

4Translation, Inc., 6871 East Eagle Place, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 USA, 888-777-9531, Fax: 888-658-7961, jimw@4translation.com, http://www.4translation.com

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E.2. eTranslate announces Web site

San Francisco-based eTranslate, founded in the fourth quarter of 1998, announced the launch of its Web site, http://www.etranslate.com, offering translation solutions for Web sites, corporate communications and professional documents into any language through the Internet. The service uses a network of over 6,000 language professionals in more than 80 countries. eTranslate offers three core services: GlobalWeb, for simultaneous worldwide translation and delivery of Web sites in any language; Express, for turnaround within 72 hours; and Project for translation into a variety of formats, including graphics and charts.

eTranslate also announced that it has appointed Rick Moradian as executive vice president of operations. Moradian will oversee the worldwide operations of eTranslate's translation network.

eTranslate, Inc., 520 Third Street, Suite 505, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA, 1-877-872-6758, Fax: 415-371-0010, info@etranslate.com, http://www.etranslate.com

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E.3. Transparent Language launches FreeTranslation.com

Transparent Language, Inc. announced the launch of FreeTranslation.com, a free Web site designed to translate text and foreign language Web pages from English to Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese, as well as to English from Spanish, French and German.

FreeTranslation.com uses the TranscendRT natural language translation engine. The software allows users to obtain the gist of foreign language text by typing or pasting text directly into a translation box, selecting a language to translate the text into from the pull-down menu and then clicking the "translate" button. Web pages are translated by typing or pasting the URL of the Web page to be translated into the Web page translation box.

Transparent Language Inc., 22 Proctor Hill Road, PO Box 575, Hollis, NH 03049 USA, 603-465-2230, Fax: 603-465-2779, info@transparent.com, http://www.transparent.com

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E.4. Berlitz acquires LMI subsidiaries

Berlitz International Inc. announced the acquisition of certain assets, operating subsidiaries and key personnel of Language Management International, Inc. (LMI) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rosario, Argentina; and Singapore. The acquisition also includes the North American sales organization of LMI, Inc. LMI's operations in Amsterdam and its corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado, were not acquired. This acquisition "will help us establish a strong foothold in Latin America and add extensive language engineering capability in Asia," said Hiromasa Yokoi, vice chairman, CEO and president of Berlitz International.

Berlitz GlobalNET, 400 Alexander Park, Princeton, NJ 08540 USA, 609-514-3120, Fax: 609-514-9648, translations@berlitz.com, http://www.berlitz.com

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F. LOCALIZATION TOOLS
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F.1. MULTILIZER adds support for components

Innoview Data Technologies, a provider of localization tools for RAD environments, announced better localization support for complex third-party components. Many third-party component vendors don't bear in mind that the software using their components might get localized. There may be hard-coded strings, hard-coded date and time formats and so forth. MULTILIZER VCL Edition now includes a module component which makes the third-party component localizable.

Innoview Data Technologies Ltd., Etel?ranta 14 A, Fin-00130 Helsinki, Finland, 358-9-47620550, Fax: 358-9-47620555, info@multilizer.com, http://www.multilizer.com

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F.2. LISA offers version 2 of QA Model

The Localisation Industry Software Association has announced the availability of version 2 of the LISA QA Model. It offers a standardized quality assurance model for product localization that covers everything from documentation, Help and software through packaging and CBT tutorials. Produced by the LISA Quality Special Interest Group under the chairmanship of localization service provider L&L Informatie, version 2 contains revised quality assurance templates for Latin languages, quality assurance templates for Asian languages, case studies and client requirements, a reference manual for project management and the QA process and the previous Version 1 templates and documentation. An order form is available at http://www.lisa.unige.ch/temp_qamodel/.

LISA, 7 route du Monastere, CH-1173, Fechy, Switzerland, 41-21-821-3210, Fax: 41-21-821-3219, lisa@lisa.org, http://www.lisa.unige.ch

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F.3. Idiom WorldServer chosen by Lycos

Idiom Technologies, a provider of Web internationalization solutions, announced that Lycos, a Web portal and Internet company, has selected Idiom WorldServer to enable its Tripod on-line community Web site for the growing international audience. Lycos will implement Idiom's WorldServer technology to build and manage language- and geographic-specific versions of Tripod. Tripod provides publishing tools for creation of on-line environments, interactive communities and e-commerce opportunities.

Idiom Technologies Inc., 298 Western Avenue Suite 3, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA, 617-492-1455, Fax: 617-492-5988, info@idiomtech.com, http://www.idiomtech.com

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F.4. Version 2 of I18n Expeditor and I18n Reporter released

OneRealm, a developer of software internationalization tools, has released version 2.0 of I18n Expeditor and I18n, which detect and correct software bugs related to internationalization. The company also introduced Java technology versions that help Java software developers cut the cost and time-to-market for delivery of foreign versions of software.

OneRealm, Inc., 4940 Pearl East Circle, Boulder, CO 80304 USA, 303-247-1284, Fax: 303-440-5166, sales@onerealm.com, http://www.onerealm.com/

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F.5. WizArt coming to America

WizArt, a European provider of localization software,
announced it has expanded its business on the North American market. Its localization tool, WizTom, is a strategic solution for large companies, solving technical obstacles to translate client-server applications. This internationalization workbench works on all applications running under Windows regardless of the development tools and components used. It is external to the application, so recompilation is unnecessary, and dynamic, so it's possible to switch languages at any time. It also manages all character sets, whether Asian, Arabic or European.

WizArt, 1370 Washington Ave, Suite 301, Miami Beach, FL 33139 USA, 305-716-4206, Fax: 305-716-4100, info.us@wizart.com, http://www.wizart.com

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G. LOCALIZATION SERVICES
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G.1. SDL expands US services

SDL International announced the appointment of Sheila Morgan as director of North American localization services. As part of SDL's global expansion program, Morgan will head a team of localization experts, including engineering and project management professionals based in Boston, Massachusetts. With over 12 years localization experience, Morgan joins SDL from International Translation & Publishing.

SDL International, 17480 Dallas Parkway, Suite 220, Dallas, TX 75287 USA, 972-818-1170, Fax: 972-818-1171, http://www.sdlintl.com

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G.2. RWS Polyglot opens R&D Department and Testing Center

RWS Polyglot announced the creation of two new departments, The Research & Development Department and The Software Testing Center, dedicated to the development of language-related software tools, including Web-based automatic translation tools, internationalization consulting, software testing and verification. Malcolm Ishida, North American operations COO, will manage these new departments. The Software Testing Center is an extensive and diverse lab environment where linguists and localization engineers have a full spectrum of computer platforms and software programs available. The company has expanded the in-house linguistic teams to support the Software Testing Center.

RWS Polyglot USA, 340 Brannan Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA, 415-512-8800, Fax: 415-512-8982, info@polyglot.com, http://www.translate.com

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G.3. InterTrans announces new project manager

Etienne Kr?ger has been hired as a project manager for software localization company InterTrans, Inc. Kr?ger's responsibilities are to manage localization projects, coordinate with translation teams and act as a liason with customers. Kr?ger comes from France and has five years of localization project management experience. He is fluent in English, German and French.

InterTrans Translations, 241 East Fourth Street, Suite 207, Frederick, MD 21701 USA, 301-668-0330, Fax: 301-668-0335, info@welocalize.com, http://www.welocalize.com

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H. RESOURCES
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H.1. Lancaster University survey

The Department of Linguistics at Lancaster University is currently engaged in work aimed at establishing the needs of the language engineers and linguists with regard to corpus building in non-indigenous minority languages in Europe (for example, Chinese, Vietnamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Panjabi, Urdu). It has developed a short Web questionnaire to assess such needs. The answers will be made anonymous and form part of a report which it will send, free of charge, to all who participate in the survey. Even those who are not working with these languages are invited to fill in the questionnaire with an eye to future possible work in this area. The questionnaire is at: http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/monkey/ihe/mille/leg.htm.

Lancaster University, Department of Linguistics, Lancaster LA1 4YT UK, mcenery@comp.lancs.ac.uk, http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk

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I APPENDIX
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I.1. Language Technology Research Center

The Language Technology Research Center (tm) is exclusively dedicated to the research, testing, certification and evaluation of commercially available language technology. With a complete testing lab for UNIX, Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and NT, the facility is able to provide independent analysis of the features and capabilities in a wide range of currently available multilingual software. The Center's Director, Seth Thomas Schneider, is a leading expert and analyst. The Center is staffed by a research and testing team of five language technology software engineers. With 11 years of language technology research, the facility maintains a library of software and other materials, including periodicals, books, directories, reports and product information, all specifically dedicated to multilingual computing.

MultiLingual Computing, Inc., 319 North First Avenue, Sandpoint, ID 83864 USA, 208-263-8178, Fax 208-263-6310, info@multilingual.com, http://www.multilingual.com

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I.2. "MultiLingual Computing & Technology"

The printed magazine, "MultiLingual Computing & Technology" (tm), is published every two months and focuses on issues pertaining to the use and development of language technology. Topics include Language Learning, Desktop Publishing, Word Processing, Fonts & Systems, Automatic Translation Software, Translation Databases, Mutilingual Databases, E-mail and Web Browsing, Designing Web Pages, International Software Localization and Internationalization. The magazine includes a buyer's guide for locating existing products and services. The subscription price is $48 for one year in the US, $58 in Canada and $63 for all other locations.

MultiLingual Computing, Inc., 319 North First Avenue, Sandpoint, ID 83864 USA, 208-263-8178, Fax 208-263-6310, info@multilingual.com, http://www.multilingual.com

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I.3. "www.multilingual.com"

The Web formatted publication, "www.multilingual.com" (tm), is updated on a daily basis and fully revised bi-monthly. The publication's Editor, Seth Thomas Schneider, provides search access to extensive databases of information covering the industry of language technology and international software development. The collection of data is accumulated and maintained by the research and testing team at the Language Technology Research Center. This includes current and historical industry news and announcements, calendar of events around the world covering language technology, descriptions and ratings of all related Internet Web sites, archives of "MultiLingual Computing & Technology" and "LanguageTech Net News" and a detailed buyer's guide of products and services.

MultiLingual Computing, Inc., 319 North First Avenue, Sandpoint, ID 83864 USA, 208-263-8178, Fax 208-263-6310, info@multilingual.com, http://www.multilingual.com

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I.4. Copyrights and Trademarks

All material copyright (c) 1999 MultiLingual Computing, Inc. All rights reserved. No reproduction without express written permission. "LanguageTech," "LanguageTech Net News," "MultiLingual Computing & Technology," "Language Technology Research Center" and "www.multilingual.com" are all trademarks of MultiLingual Computing, Inc., 319 North First Avenue, Sandpoint, ID 83864 USA, http://www.multilingual.com

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