Uniscape Supports the Unicode Standard; Uniscape Becomes Unicode Consortium Member to Provide Greater Functionality to Software Globalization Products.REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1998-- Uniscape(R), a leader in 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 , announced today its membership in the Unicode Consortium The Unicode Consortium, the non-profit organization that coordinates Unicode's development, has the ambitious goal of eventually replacing existing character encoding schemes with Unicode and its standard Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) schemes, as many of the existing schemes and its support of the Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard is a character coding system Noun 1. coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy designed to support the processing and display of written texts between the many diverse languages of the modern world. This standard provides Uniscape's Global C(TM) product with the capacity to encode all of the characters used for languages including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Asia and Pacifica. Unicode's Standard encompasses the ASCII character set Noun 1. ASCII character set - (computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set" and reaches beyond ASCII's ability to encode only the Latin alphabet Latin alphabet or Roman alphabet Most widely used alphabet, the standard script of most languages that originated in Europe. It developed before 600 BC from the Etruscan alphabet (in turn derived from the North Semitic alphabet by way of the Phoenician and . To accommodate the many thousands of characters used in international text, the Unicode Standard uses a 16-bit code set that supports up to 65,000 characters. To keep character coding simple and efficient, the Unicode standard assigns each character a unique 16-bit value, and does not use complex shifted modes or escape codes. For Uniscape's Global C run-time library (operating system, programming, library) run-time library - A file containing routines which are linked with a program at run time rather than at compile-time. The advantage of such dynamic linking is that only one copy of the library needs to be stored, rather than a copy being , Unicode provides added functionality and greater simplicity for software developers who deal with multilingual text because it provides a consistent coding format for international character sets making it easier to exchange text files across language borders. "Software today is by its nature international," said Alex Pressman, president of Uniscape. "In order to be competitive, it is critical that software vendors have a global standard to work with that enables 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 of code. Unicode provides that standard, and Global C the tools for creating internationalized product versions that do not require reprogramming Reprogramming refers to erasure and remodeling of epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation, during mammalian development[1]. After fertilization some cells of the newly formed embryo migrate to the germinal ridge and will eventually become the germ cells ." Global C is a powerful run-time library that enables software developers to create single-source applications that are cross-platform portable and multilingual. Applications written using Global C are easily localized by changing simple data files, and do not require modifying program code. Global C enhances both single platform development and cross-platform portability by providing a function superset A group of commands or functions that exceed the capabilities of the original specification. Software or hardware components designed for the original specification will also operate with the superset product. However, components designed for the superset will not work with the original. API that delivers the highest quality regardless of native OS deficiencies. About Uniscape Uniscape was formed in 1996 to help software developers and companies automate and optimize their globalization process. Uniscape's full line of products include Uniscape's Global C(TM), Global Checker(TM), and Global Xchange(TM). By augmenting its products with consulting and training services, Uniscape enables leading software companies to accelerate product globalization and increase international revenues. More information about Uniscape is available on the Internet at www.uni-scape.com. For sales information and seminar schedules, please contact Uniscape directly at 650/596-1430. Note: Uniscape is a registered trademark of Uniscape Inc. Global C, Global Checker and Global Xchange are trademarks of Uniscape Inc. All other company and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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