John Hutchins wrote...
(B >Dear Mr Str$B".(B,
(B >
(B >> New to the list, I would like ask if someone has any experience with the
(B >>product Universal Translator 2000. On paper it looks promising.
(B > I obtained a copy a few years ago -- in order to see
(B >how bad it was.
(B >>How is the quality of the translation?
(B > The quality is extremely poor, and I would not recommend it.
(B
(BI totally agree. And the software is difficult to install and did not work after
(Bmonths of trying to get technical support.
(B
(B >>Can it communicate with other applications, without interaction? (ActiveX,
(B >COM
(B >??)
(B > Perhaps, I have not tested it ..
(B >
(B >>Who owns the product? (After Languageforce went down)
(B > Nobody as far as I know. I was told that a company called Glossa
(B >was continuing to develop and/or sell it, but I have been unable to find
(B >them on the Internet.
(B >>How can one get in contact with them?
(B
(BI know the original people who were running the company.
(BThe CEO was Ian Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, but the
(Baddress may not be current.
(B
(B > Don't know
(B >>How is the quality of support?
(B > It was poor before the company ceased operation
(B >>I would also very much like to receive recommendations of other
(B >MT-packages,
(B >>preferably omnidirectional ones, beiing able to communicate with other
(B >>applications (without interaction)
(B > Which langauegs are you interesetd in?
(B > For a full listing of current commercial systems see the
(B >"Compendium
(B >of translation software" on the EAMT website.
(B >
(B >With regards,
(B >John Hutchins
(B >16 June
(B >$B%j(Byvind Str$B".(B
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(BRegards, Jack Halpern
(B President, The CJK Dictionary Institute, Inc.
(B http://www.cjk.org Phone: +81-48-473-3508
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