IBM's Translation Server Coming Soon

Those familiar with the Star Trek know, different ethnic used a universal language translation of the communication. Now, IBM has come out with their own version, called the WebSphere translation server.

Is expected in March this year, the server, to global enterprises translation website, chat and e-mail will be translated into real time, from 200 to 500 characters per second, it depends in the processors and systems. Translate it all parted ways, English and French, German, Spanish and Italian, it is a one-way street several Asian languages - English to Japanese, Korean, and both have Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Server can also separate the transfer, the local slang or domain-specific phrases or terms.

Translation server has the potential to significantly accelerate content management and delivery of both Internet and Intranet sites, as Web not need to be rewritten in several languages. Cost professional translators can be greatly reduced.

First big customer for the translation server is Deutsche Bank. Mark Stan, Deutsche Bank said that the software and not just change the text. " Ability to support bi-directional translated into several languages considered an important moment. We also need a system that actually understanding of the grammar of language, not just a translation of individual words. " Machine translation small size of the market, now, but analysts Group IDC expects it to increase substantially, 3.78 1002003.

WebSphere translation of server run multiple operating systems, including NT and Solaris and AIX. As an enterprise technology, it comes with an enterprise price right? 10,000 yuan for each language (ie English and German), each processor. -- Keith Ward