America Online Unveils T9 Text Input Capabilities for the Arabic Language.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 America Online See AOL. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ) Latest Addition of Local Language Continues Aggressive Rollout of Company's Leading Mobile Text Input Software America Online, Inc., (NYSE:AOL) the world's leader in interactive services, announced today the availability of T9(R) Text Input for the Arabic language Arabic language Ancient Semitic language whose dialects are spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Though Arabic words and proper names are found in Aramaic inscriptions, abundant documentation of the language begins only with the rise of Islam, whose main texts . Today's announcement marks the next step in the company's ongoing commitment to enabling wireless services by making typing on a wireless phone keypad as easy as typing on a computer keyboard. AOL Mobile's T9 Text Input software, also commonly referred to as "predictive text input," enables the use of advanced wireless communication services such as Short Messaging Service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ), mobile instant messaging Mobile Instant Messaging abbreviated as MIM is a presence enabled messaging service that aims to transpose the Internet desktop messaging such as ICQ or MSN experience to the usage scenario of being connected via a mobile/cellular device. and e-mail by allowing users to quickly and easily enter text and characters into their wireless phones. "The increasing use of mobile phones in the Arabic speaking world holds great business opportunities," said Don Davidge, Vice President of AOL Mobile. "With the introduction of Arabic language capabilities, we expect the growth of wireless text-based services to continue at a rapid pace as we continue to make it easier for wireless users to communicate." Today, the Company also announced the availability of T9 databases for the Slovak and Hungarian languages. With the addition of these three languages, T9 Text Input software is now available in 21 languages worldwide, including Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean (Hangul), Norwegian, Polish Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Czech. The Company continues its aggressive development of T9 language databases for other languages, using a program of extensive quality assurance and user testing to ensure the highest quality. There are more than 100 T9-enabled wireless phone models available throughout the world today. Most wireless phones with T9 software onboard can be equipped with one or more languages, giving users even more choices. About AOL Mobile's T9 Text Input By incorporating T9 Text Input into mobile communications products, companies are solving the fundamental problem of how to quickly and easily type and send messages. Although each key on a telephone keypad can be interpreted in multiple ways - a single press on the "5" key could be "J," "K," or "L" - T9 Text Input uses an internal database to automatically scan possible variations to determine the correct word. For example, entering the word "call" into a mobile phone will take just four key presses with T9 Text Input rather than 10 key presses required by conventional "multi-tap" text entry. Current licensees of T9 Text Input include Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Siemens, Acer, Amstrad, Arima, Benefon, Bosch, Denso Wireless Systems America, Fujitsu, Hyundai Electronics, LG Electronics, Maxon Telecom, Memory Corporation, Mitsubishi, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , NeoPoint, Optimay, Panasonic, Pantech Pantech can be:-
About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: AOL), Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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