IBM has launched a Websphere Translation Server which will enable
businesses to provide Web pages, e-mail messages and chatroom
conversations in multiple languages in real time.
Daniel ThomasThe Translation Server will let companies create and distribute
Web content globally, without the need for special Web pages or
separate Web infrastructures. By enabling online communication in
multiple languages, the server should improve efficiency by helping
to create truly global communities.
"The ability of our customers to offer quick, convenient,
multilingual translation makes their Web content available to a
much wider audience. The IBM Websphere Translation Server can help
businesses of any size dramatically increase their global reach
with a limited investment," said Ozzie Osborne, general manager of
voice systems at IBM.
Deutsche Bank Private Banking is implementing the Translation
Server to translate online content in its knowledge management
system.
"The ability to support bi-directional translation for a wide
range of languages was an important consideration for us. We also
needed a system which actually understood the grammars of the
various languages, much more than just a translation of individual
words," said Marco Stein, project leader of global private banking
intranet at Deutsche Bank.
Steve McClure, vice-president of speech and natural language
software at research group IDC, said, "Machine translation allows
for dynamic business content to be created at a fraction of the
cost of professional translation services."
daniel.thomas@rbi.co.uk
IBM Websphere Translation Server
- Supports bi-directional text translation between English and
French, German, Spanish and Italian, and from English to Chinese
(simplified and traditional), Japanese and Korean
- Can translate up to 500 words per second (speeds may vary based
on processor speed and system configuration)
- Runs on Windows, AIX Unix and Solaris Unix
- Connectivity plug-ins are available for the IBM Websphere
Application Server, Lotus Domino and Lotus Sametime through the
Lotus Translation Components