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With Geneva E2C, you are no more at mercy of language
By Saheer Karimbayil
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Saturday, 19 April 2008, 02:14 IST
Bangalore: Geneva Software Technologies, a pioneer in research and development in the language technology, has commercially launched the Geneva E2C, a software product by which one can send multi-lingual SMSs from desktops to mobile phones, breaking the so-called language barrier in the technology scenario. The company has also taken to the market the Geneva Messaging Service (GMS), a tool which helps one send SMSs in 12 Indian languages to any other mobile phone, irrespective of any difference between the technologies used in source phone and receiving phone. GMS has already been launched by four telecom service providers- BSNL, MTNL, Spice and Idea.
There are three technological components in these new products. VIVID is the fist one where characters from different languages are created from corresponding matrixes of glyphs or pixels and dots so that it can be received on any platform. The second component Natural Language Framework (NLF) has the capability to move a given software application from its source language to the target language extrinsically or intrinsically with reference to the user interface, data services, internationalization features, personalization and cultural data. The third component is a SIM Card Based Multi-lingual Messaging Application. This invention is about a system and a method for a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card based multi-lingual messaging application for mobile equipments. This particularly relates to a system and a method for implementing device independent multi-lingual messaging application using standard GSM or CDMA protocols. Geneva has patented these three technologies in USA and PCT Switzerland.
Geneva E2C supports 11 Indian languages - Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi - and English. It also has the capability to translate messages from one language to another. The natural language lay out will help one easily type vernacular languages.
Another product developed by Geneva R&D team is Natural Disaster Information system (NDIS), which provides SMS alerts on the occasions of natural disasters in vernacular language. Many states including AP and Tamil Nadu have implemented this facility. Geneva was nominated for the 3 GSM Mobile Innovation Awards 2006.