NETGUI Teams With iLanguage to Provide First Audio-Based Web Site Globalization System.Business Editors/High Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000 Multimedia Systems Developer and Dynamic Translation Services Provider to Offer Interactive Multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. Site Tours NETGUI, developer of multimedia authoring systems that fundamentally change the way people market on the Web, today announced it has partnered with iLanguage, provider of dynamic translation services and 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 solutions to leading news, media, sports, entertainment and e-commerce sites worldwide. NETGUI's Production System combined with the iLanguage Multilingual Voiceover(TM) service will enable both companies to offer the first audio-based Web site globalization system. The combined technology and service will enable any Web site to be customized into a true television-like experience that guides visitors with vibrant graphics, music and narration in multiple languages. "As a result of our partnership, iLanguage and NETGUI will offer multilingual guided tours guided tour guide n → visite guidée; what time does the guided tour start? → la visite guidée commence à quelle heure? to their customer bases, which will significantly enhance the Web experience to a variety of users across the world," said David Fournier, 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 NETGUI. "iLanguage is already a global leader in its field, and our technology will not only help it maximize marketing objectives, but also provide its customers with the best in multimedia translation services." The alliance enables iLanguage and NETGUI to drive business to and from each other's Web sites. iLanguage's sales force will offer NETGUI multimedia guided tours to its entire client base as a complement to its text and rich media translation services. iLanguage customers will benefit from the enhanced multilingual tours made possible by the NETGUI system, while NETGUI will be able to globally expand its Web tour technology and benefit from iLanguage's comprehensive translation and foreign language voiceover services. "By offering another way for our customers to enjoy a text-based multilingual web site, our partnership with NETGUI will provide a cost-effective way for them to literally bring international voices to their web sites, greatly enriching the user experience in their native language," said Marc Bautil, CEO and Founder of iLanguage. "We look forward to increasing our customer satisfaction with this powerful enhancement of our already state-of-the-art audio/visual experience." The NETGUI Production System offers numerous vertical market applications in industries such as e-tailing, real estate, travel, education, entertainment, automotive and software ASPs. The system, accessible in broad- and narrow-band, allows users to work with current content on a site without making any site programming changes, save site tours to a local hard drive for corporate and classroom presentations, synchronize See synchronization. TV ad campaigns with Web marketing campaigns and enable wide-reaching viral marketing An online advertising approach that functions somewhat like word-of-mouth. The "viral" refers to how quickly it propagates, but its purpose is not to cause damage like a computer virus, but to make an offer available to the masses. programs. About NETGUI NETGUI brings new life to Web content by giving sales and marketing professionals the ability to enrich outbound e-marketing activities by quickly and easily managing and repurposing existing Web content for customer-specific messaging. NETGUI provides a multimedia authoring system that enables the delivery of a true multimedia experience without requiring high bandwidth connectivity. Unlike banner ads A graphic image used on Web sites to advertise a product or service. Banner ads come in numerous sizes, but are often rectangles 460 pixels wide by 60 pixels high. Also 460 x 55 and 392 x 72 sizes are commonly used. , Flash(R) animation or other technology tools, NETGUI enables users to easily and economically combine live html pages with sound and motion to present Web pages in a dynamic, compelling manner. For more information, please visit: www.NETGUI.com. About iLanguage iLanguage is a privately financed Internet company with operations in Europe and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and is preparing a new Round of Venture Capital Financing To start an own company or to bring a new product to the market, the venture may need to attract financial funding. There are several categories of financing possibilities. If it is a small venture, then perhaps the venture can rely on family funding, loans from friends from European and US investors. The company provides translation and multilingual e-Business solutions to companies such as Newsweek, Riffage, Spedia, Worldbid, Kitbag kitbag Noun a canvas or other bag for a serviceman's kit Noun 1. kitbag - a knapsack (usually for a soldier) kit bag , Quokka quokka a small, nocturnal wallaby (Setonyx brachyurus) which is especially sensitive to nutritional myopathy. Called also Rottnest quokka. , TeXXas.de, Young & Rubicam, ValueClick, Cyperus, Andersen Consulting See Accenture. , PortofAsia, DigitalBrandcasting, LearnTheNet, Reef and One Realm. iLanguage Globalization Packages increase global sales through multilingual marketing, client services, content syndication and distribution, web site promotion and PR. iLanguage will soon launch eTamTam, a true "Language Portal," featuring the latest news and e-commerce content to a worldwide audience in their native language. For more information visit: www.ilanguage.com. |
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