Language Technology News for 2003

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SU works on anti-terror computer translator
2003/05/13

http://www.rochesterdandc.com/news/0513story24_news.shtml
Syracuse University will use a $500,000 grant to develop a new high-tech computer system to translate Arabic and other foreign language documents that may contain hidden anti-American and terrorist messages.

U.S. Robotics Chooses iPhrase One Step
2003/05/13

http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=4368
U.S. Robotics. U.S. Robotics launched iPhrase's One Step search and navigation solution on its corporate Web site, to help customers find the products and information they need in one step.

Frost & Sullivan analyzed Language Application Market in India
2003/05/10

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?ms(...)
The study reveals that current market size of the local language applications has remained limited due to lack of universal standards for scripts and fonts, for input devices and transliteration tools.

New Editor for CL Journal
2003/05/08

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0305&L=corpora&D=1&F(...)
The ACL Executive Committeehas chosen Robert Dale of Macquarie University as the next editor for the Journal of Computational Linguistics.

Order Pizza using Jacent’s Voice-Ordering System
2003/05/07

http://www.pikatechnologies.com/about_us/newsclips-awards/NEWSCLIPS-07(...)
Jacent Technologies has chosen voice cards from PIKA Technologies to complete their new OrderStream platform. Jacent recently announced availability of their first product based on this platform, OrderStream for Domino’s Pizza.

Computer that understands speech launched at MIT
2003/05/06

http://www.independent.com.mt/daily/newsview.asp?id=17512
A Maltese team from MIT have developed a computer interface which can understand speech and generate an appropriate response delivered through an authentic and credible image of a virtual person.

Arabic E-Mail Reader Service to Be Launched Soon
2003/05/06

http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=25922
Three IT companies have joined hands to launch the first Arabic e-mail reader service in Saudi Arabia that enables subscribers to access their e-mail via phone or mobile.

TIGERSearch 2.0 TReebank Exploration Tool available
2003/05/06

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0305&L=corpora&D=1&F(...)
TIGER project is pleased to announce TIGERSearch 2.0, the new version of the treebank search tool. TIGERSearch supports a wide variety of treebank formats.

Tractor Supply Company Installs Vocollect's Talkman System
2003/05/05

http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/030505/183/dzcf7.html
To improve its ability to speed hundreds of thousands of items to market every day, Tractor Supply Company recently chose Vocollect and its Talkman(R) system to streamline its distribution center.

Tuscan Word Centre short intensive courses 19th-22nd May
2003/05/05

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0305&L=corpora&D=1&F(...)
Details on the website www.twc.it Reserve a place as soon as possible. 1500 euros is the total cost.

Troops use high-tech translator
2003/05/04

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030504&Categor(...)
In postwar Iraq, U.S. and British troops with no foreign language skills or translator are asking those questions in perfect Arabic and Kurdish. The secret is a handheld "militarized" language translator device with the name "The Phraselator".

Intel to release machine learning libraries
2003/05/02

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993691
Microprocessor company Intel is soon to release a set of Bayesian network software libraries to help software developers to build better machine learning capabilities into their programs.

Connexor Enters into an OEM Agreement with Textology
2003/05/02

http://www.connexor.com/script/news/52123702052003.php
Connexor today announced that it has entered into an OEM license agreement with Textology, Inc. Under this agreement, Textology will license Connexor Machinese text analyzers for use as OEM components in its advanced knowledge management products.

Intel teaches computers to lip-read
2003/04/29

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/030429/175/dytqx.html
Intel has released open source speech-recognition software that teaches computers to "read" users lips. Audio Visual Speech Recognition software allows computers to track mouth movements.

TRADOS: Translating 'success' into 55 Languages
2003/04/28

http://www.trados.com/news_story.asp?page=115
Fuzzy matching' may conjure up images of trying to pair angora sweater sets or reading subtitles without your glasses. To translators, it's the product of a computer-aided search for similar phrases or sentences.