IBM Corp. launched the IBM WebSphere Translation Server, designed
to enable enterprises to provide Web pages, e-mail messages and chat
conversations in multiple languages, in real-time, and to help remove
language as a barrier to global communication and e-commerce. The
WebSphere Translation Server is intended to allow for the creation and
global distribution of Web content without the need for special Web
pages or separate Web infrastructures. It also enables chats in multiple
languages for both internal and external communications. The software
supports bi-directional text translation between English and French,
German, Spanish and Italian, as well as from English to Chinese (both
simplified and traditional), Japanese and Korean. Also, as an integrated
component of IBM's WebSphere and Lotus family, the Translation
Server can help any size business increase its global reach with a
limited investment.