A Unique Speed-to-Market Globalization Tool for Palm Application Developers.Business Editors HELSINKI Helsinki (hĕl`sĭngkē), Swed. Helsingfors, city (1998 pop. 546,317), capital of Finland, located in Southern Finland prov., S Finland, on the Gulf of Finland. , Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001 MULTILIZER(R)5.0 for Globalizing Palm OS Software Now Shipping Multilizer Inc., the leading provider of software globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation technology, today announced that MULTILIZER(R) Developer Edition TM 5.0 software, including binary-level localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. support for Palm OS(R) applications, is now ready for shipping. As a result, the vast community of Palm developers is for the first time provided with an enterprise-level solution that enables rapid and easy multi-lingual software production and modification. MULTILIZER(R) efficiently opens new markets for any Palm OS based software by localizing it and making it accessible to people around the world. It is the only globalization tool available on the software development market that is capable of searching and taking out all localizable strings directly from a ready-made ready-made Everyday object selected and designated as art. The name was coined by Marcel Duchamp, whose first ready-mades included a snow shovel that he picked up on a snowy day in New York, and a wheel mounted on a stool (1913). Palm application, i.e. the PRC file. The original source code is not needed at all during the localization project. MULTILIZER(R) is based on standards defined in the Palm OS internationalization The support for monetary values, time and date for countries around the world. It also embraces the use of native characters and symbols in the different alphabets. See localization, i18n, Unicode and IDN. internationalization - internationalisation guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. . The new MULTILIZER(R) Developer Edition TM 5.0 provides an advanced way of sharing software development and localization among the product development team. The XML-formatted project database can easily be subsetted for translation purposes and then re-integrated with for example a user interface enhanced version of the application with only a few clicks of a mouse. All steps are assisted by a Wizard Instructional help in an application or system development environment that guides the user through a series of multiple choice questions to accomplish a task. For the most part, wizards are more effective than the help menus found in most applications, which often border on the atrocious. function implemented in MULTILIZER(R). "Developing global software instead of relying only on English 1. English - (Obsolete) The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favourite programming language is or some local dominating language adds value to the product. Producing several language versions has been expensive and time-consuming - but not any more," said Jari Partanen, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Multilizer Inc. "MULTILIZER(R) includes a Translator Memory that eliminates the need for translating text strings again and again for every future product, platform or development environment. All the hard work is done only once and then stored for future use. This saves as much as 80 per cent of the time and money needed for software localization", Mr. Partanen continued. More Info: http://www.multilizer.com/dev/palm/index.html About Multilizer Inc. Multilizer Inc. is the leading provider of software globalization technology for enterprises accelerating their global software business. Founded in 1992 and focused on speed-to-market solutions, Multilizer develops the industry's most innovative and integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. globalization framework for established and emerging platforms. Multilizer's technology and partner services help enterprises gain international revenues faster, cut software globalization project costs, and create a more consistent global brand. The MULTILIZER(R) software globalization technology already has more than 2,000 corporate users worldwide. The customer base includes international companies like Intel, Ericsson Mobile Communications, Lucent Technologies and Xerox. Multilizer is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. MULTILIZER(R) Software Globalization FrameworkTM is an integrated solution for enterprise-wide software globalization. This scalable and solid framework, consisting of solutions for all major software development environments, provides companies with an integrated and compatible set of tools for streamlining all their software globalization tasks, enterprise-wide. For more information please visit our web site: www.multilizer.com |
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