Babylon.com Unveils "Lite" Version of Popular Freeware and Plans to Release Swedish Dictionary.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 Thin Client Lets Users Experience Same Powerful Conversion and Translation Features Using Minimum Disk Space; Company to Offer Total of 11 Language Dictionaries with Addition of Swedish Dictionary Babylon.com, creator of the single-click translation, conversion and information freeware Software that is distributed without charge and which may be redistributed without charge by its users. However, ownership is retained by the developer who may change future releases from freeware to a paid product (feeware). See shareware, free software and public domain software. , today unveiled Babylon Lite, a new, easier to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. version of its popular freeware. Babylon Lite works while the user is online and features identical functions of the latest Babylon freeware in a 840-kilobyte tool, which is ten times faster to download than the 8-megabyte version. Additionally, Babylon announced that the company will soon offer instant translation into a total of 11 languages with the release of an English-Swedish dictionary. With a single-click, Babylon's freeware - which already has over 3 million registered users worldwide - converts between currencies, time zones and measurements. The freeware also translates a selected English word into any of 11 languages and gives an analysis of that word using its 3-million-word-plus encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books and dictionary databases. Additionally, there is a text-to-speech option that can be downloaded separately so users can hear the correct English pronunciation pronunciation: see phonetics; phonology. Pronunciation - In this dictionary slashes (/../) bracket phonetic pronunciations of words not found in a standard English dictionary. of the word or expression they are translating. "We are committed to offering anyone who needs instant information the opportunity to benefit from Babylon's technology," said Shuki Preminger, 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 Babylon.com. "Some users, particularly those working on slower Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connections, had difficulties downloading downloading - download our freeware due to its size. We hope that Babylon Lite will allow them to take advantage of the same technology that our current users already enjoy." When users download Babylon Lite at www.babylon.com, they will get the same powerful tool as the standard 8-megabyte client with access to all 11 language dictionaries online. Because the user is online while using Babylon Lite, Babylon's databases are directly accessed from the Web site rather than residing on the user's hard drive. To further demonstrate its commitment to breaking down language barriers, Babylon.com plans to launch a Swedish version of its freeware. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Internet Industry Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. , Sweden is currently the fourth most wired country Wired Country or WC is an ISP, mainly servicing the North Island of New Zealand. It offers a 3.5GHz wireless connection and also fibre connections. It was owned by Counties Power but was recently sold to Compass Communications. in the world. In order to reach this growing audience, Babylon.com plans on releasing this English-Swedish dictionary at the end of March. In conjunction with the release of Babylon Lite, the company is launching a "Tell a Friend" contest. To enter, a new user must refer at least 15 additional new users to Babylon.com, and make sure they register. Each month, the contestant with the highest number of referrals will win a $500 gift certificate from Amazon.com. Second, third and two fourth places will win $300, $100 and $50 gift certificates from Amazon.com, respectively. The names and scores of leading contestants will be published on Babylon's Web site and updated weekly. Complete details can be found at http://www.babylon.com/win/rules.html. About Babylon.com Babylon.com Ltd. opens up English content on the Web to the rest of the world. Global understanding is just a click away with Babylon's technology, which levels the international playing field for American Web sites by allowing users to better understand content and convert e-business into their own currency. Founded in 1997 and based in Israel, Babylon.com provides single-click translation and conversion freeware and support to organizations and individuals around the world in 11 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hebrew, Chinese and available soon, Swedish. For more information about Babylon.com and its products, visit the company's World Wide Web site at www.babylon.com. |
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