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An Indian perspective to Unicode and Localisation

Welcome Unicode 5.1: the mightier one

Unicode 5.1.0 contains over 100,000 characters, and provides significant additions and improvements that extend text processing for software worldwide.

Vista is impressive but guzzles more space

Even though Windows Vista has introduced innovative features with regard to localization, its space requirements are much more than expected. Earlier versions of Windows required much less resources to carry out same tasks.

Mac OS X ‘Jaguar’ can deal with most languages

Mac OS X v 10.2 made localization enthusiasts happy by its full Unicode capabilities through an improved input system and a new Unicode character palette.

Vista™ signifies paradigm shift in MS' localisation approach

MUI in Windows Vista™ is implemented in two parts, with the first being the OS binaries and the second the language pack. Even after installation of the OS, both remain independently accessible. Thus, if any updation needs to be done in any of the two, it can be ensured without affecting the other.

Why Indian language media needs to adopt Unicode

Hundreds of developers working in different directions to suit requirements of people working in their own ‘preferred formats’ will not help either the media or the IT industry. To take advantage of advancements in IT, standardization (read Unicode compliance) is a basic requirement.

Needed: A good 'Hindi programming language'

A Hindi/Indian language based programming language could be very useful and effective in bringing the IT development revolution to the grassroots level, and could prove to be the true localization of software development process itself. Will the IT bigwigs come forward to develop one?

Who says Windows 95/98/Me can’t run Unicode?

When a software application or web application is developed for mass use, many developers prefer to avoid using Unicode support thinking their applications won’t run on these systems. However, this is only a misconception.

IE 7 now allows mixing of scripts in IDN URLs

Initial Beta versions of Internet Explorer 7 did not allow mixing of labels of ASCII and non-ASCII characters in a single Internationalized Domain Name URL. Based on User feedback, Microsoft has changed its mind.

Move over ASCII domain names, IDNs are here

With the introduction and subsequent success of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), you can now register a domain name for your website in any language of the world. In fact, you can also club names in two-three different languages, such as www.हिन्दुस्तानी.com.

Now, type internet URLs in Indian languages

Adobe FrameMaker 8 is Unicode enabled

Junk Unicode no longer a problem for Hindi email users

AOL launches Hindi and Tamil versions

IBM and CDAC launch Hindi speech recognition technology

Windows Vista Language Interface Pack available

Yahoo now in 7 Indian languages including Hindi

Maran releases free regional language software tools

Google toolbar 4 is now available in Hindi

MSN India launches portals in five languages

Yahoo! messenger set to launch chat in Indian languages

WorldType Layout Engine 2.1 supports most Indian languages

CDAC launches software to convert Hindi speech to text

Reliance World is available in Hindi

Effort to standardize Tamil on Mobiles

Adobe Offers Hindi Reader Preview

Tamil Internet Browser 'Valaiyodi' Launched

Gesture-Based Keyboard with Kannada support

Opera Now in Hindi and Punjabi

Symbian Release OS v9.3 with Hindi support

जहां उपभोक्ता, वहां आईटीः हिंदी कैसे रहेगी पीछे?

कस्बों-गांवों तक कब पहुंचेगी 'असली' सूचना क्रांति?

हिंदी में अब बड़े आईटी प्रोजेक्ट लाने की तैयारी कीजिए

हिंदी में अब आईटी आधारित सेवाओं का दौर चले

वेबसाइट हिंदी में है तो डोमेन नेम अंग्रेजी में क्यों?

हिंदी को कीबोर्डों के झंझट से छुटकारा कब मिलेगा?

भूमंडलीकरण में आईटी का योगदान है यूनिकोड

मीडिया में यूनिकोड वेबसाइटों तक सीमित क्यों रहे?

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