BTLookSmart Licenses Slangsoft Intelligent Text Input for User Interface of International Search and Directory Application.Business/Technology Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 BTLookSmart, a joint venture between British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. (LSX LSX LotusScript Extension LSX List Executables LSX Lotus Script Extension LSX Laser Scan LSX Luxe Super Extra : BTA (Business Technology Association, Kansas City, MO, www.bta.org). A membership association of manufacturers, dealers, distributors and service companies in the business equipment and systems industries, founded in 1994. ) and LookSmart Ltd (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LOOK), announced today that it is adding Slangsoft's intelligent Text Input in 52 languages to the search UI of its international directories, which offer the best human-edited content on the Web. Slangsoft intelligent Text Input will now be available to the 75m consumers in Europe and Asia who rely on BTLookSmart international directories. These consumers will enjoy fast, easy text input of their search query, in any language and from any platform, including word completion and text entry, with only one keypress per character on any keyboard or keypad layout. Dave Evans, Chief Technology Officer at BTLookSmart said that "Slangsoft's technology gives us a great market edge by offering our partners around the world search and directory solutions, where users can interact in their choice of language." "Net Applications such as BTLookSmart which have captured significant market share by providing excellent functionality are natural customers for Slangsoft intelligent Text Input and we are excited to be part of the success of BTLookSmart." said Sara Hirschhorn, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Slangsoft. About BTLookSmart BTLookSmart is a global joint venture between British Telecom (NASDAQ: BTY BTY Battery BTY Betty BTY Back To You BTY Better Than You BTY Blessings to You ), the global telecommunications provider with presence in more than 100 markets worldwide and LookSmart (NASDAQ: LOOK; ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange : LOK), the world's premier Internet search and directory service. BTLookSmart tailors and syndicates language specific and culturally sensitive Web directories from a database of 2 million high quality URLs in 70,000 categories. A team of over 200 human editors build and maintain the directories keeping them accurate and relevant at all times. Customers can select BTLookSmart services through two business models--licensing and syndication. BTLookSmart is supporting technological innovation through the development of web, WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. , mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. and broadband search and directory solutions for ISPs, portals and mobile Internet businesses in more than 20 countries across Europe and Asia Pacific. For further information, please visit www.btlooksmart.com About Slangsoft Slangsoft is a fast growing software company that is innovating the computing experience by making User Interface intelligent in every national language. Slangsoft intelligent Text Input and Display Platform (iTID) is highly optimized software that is added to any information appliance, operating system or application, enabling the User Interface to accept predictive, fast text input and display in 52 national languages. For further information, please visit www.slangsoft.com |
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