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Lingobit Technologies, the world's leading provider of localization software, todayannounced the launch of Lingobit Localizer 4.7. Taking the application's usabilityto the next level, Lingobit Technologies released multilingual version of theirflagship product with user interface available in seven languages including English,German, Japanese, French, Russian, Chinese and Spanish.Not long ago most companies translated their applications into only two or threelanguages, often product developer's native language and English. That meant thatonly few translators were needed and it was common to do translation completelyin-house. Nowadays as Internet removes communication barriers and companiestranslate applications into many languages, it becomes a common practice to engagenative translators, proofreaders and testers as external employees. Under thesecircumstances, it is crucial to provide localization environment for each teammember in a native language.Accepting industry's challenges, Lingobit Technologies flagship product becomes theonly localization tool available in seven languages. Every user can work in LingobitLocalizer in a familiar language, which increases productivity and expands number ofprospective employee. Multilingual interface of Lingobit Localizer helps findtranslators, testers and proofreaders, as they do not have to understand English towork efficiently. According to Lingobit, being the first to offer user interface in so many languagesgives enormous advantages to both customers and distributors. "We've been waitingfor the Japanese version for a while now"- comments company's distributor in Japan."Now, when it is out, we are expecting a significant sales growth in the region, asfew of developers here know English language on the appropriate level. What'sexciting is that it works both ways: thanks to Lingobit Localizer, softwaredeveloped in Japan could expand into new markets overseas."Lingobit Technologies utilized its own software to make it multilingual. "We decidedthat the best way to verify whether we are going in the right direction would be toadd multiple languages support using our own software." - comments Sam Brokovitch,senior software engineer at Lingobit "Actually, we are proud of the result. Wereally benefited from the ease of use and efficiency of our product".In addition to the new version of their localization tool, Lingobit Technologiesreleased a very convenient open-source library. "Using Lingobit library, you can addmulti-language user interface to existing MFC-based application in a matter ofminutes," says Lingobit CTO John Tar. "You do not even need Lingobit Localizer touse the library, though Lingobit Localizer speeds up translation enormously."Lingobit Technologies tools for fast and efficient software localization streamlinethe process giving freedom of choice to everyone involved. No matter whatdevelopment platform you use or what language you speak, the doors to the world ofsoftware localization are now opened, once and forever.
