In Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. today announced the availability of Internet Explorer 9 in 53 additional languages, including 11 Indian regional languages, specifically, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. With this launch, a wider audience base will have access to Internet Explorer 9 in their native language.
Consumers can download Internet Explorer 9 in a language of their choice by visiting >www.windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/downloads/ie-9/worldwide-languages.
The availability of Internet Explorer 9 in Indian regional languages is part of Microsofts ongoing efforts to promote local language computing in India, thereby taking IT to the masses. Over the years, the company has announced a spate of technologies in Indian languages, including the Indic Language Input tool, a phonetic based keyboard which facilitates users to input localized text easily and quickly; Language Interface Pack (LIP) support for flagship products; availability of Windows Live applications including e-mail, Instant Messenger, personal home page and more in Indian languages and the Captions Language Interface Pack (or CLIP), a tool that uses a tooltip caption to display local language translations, specifically in Hindi, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil, for user interface items in Visual Studio 2008 and 2010.
Microsoft has been working on language computing in India since 1998, since the first India visit of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. The idea was to usher in the IT revolution in the country in a phased manner and localization was identified as the key catalyst for effecting this development. In 2003, Microsoft India launched Project Bhasha, a cohesive effort to bring together Governments, the academia and research institutions, the local ISVs and developers and the industry associations on a common ground for promoting local language usage in IT. The >www.bhashaindia.com portal is Indias leading community for Indian language computing.
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