Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 now available in your local language

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 02:55 IST   |    1 Comments
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New Delhi: Microsoft Corporation India 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. The availability of Internet Explorer 9 in Indian regional languages is part of Microsoft’s efforts to promote local language computing in India. The company had earlier announced a spate of technologies in Indian languages, including the Indic Language Input tool, Language Interface Pack (LIP) support for flagship products; availability of Windows Live applications including e-mail, Instant Messenger, personal home page, and Indian languages and the Captions Language Interface Pack (or CLIP), specifically in Hindi, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil, for user interface items in Visual Studio 2008 and 2010. 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. 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.