MULTILIZER® First to Support Globalization of Symbian EPOC Software

Support for Symbian platform added to MULTILIZER® Developer Edition TM 5.0 MULTILIZER® First to Support Globalization of Symbian EPOC Software Helsinki, Finland - August 14, 2001 - Multilizer Inc., the leading provider of software globalization technology, announced today that MULTILIZER® Developer Edition TM 5.0 software now supports localization of applications developed for both EPOC Release 5 and Symbian Platform Version 6.0. This makes MULTILIZER® the first enterprise-level solution on the market that enables easy and rapid multilingual software production for mobile and wireless devices such as the Nokia 9200 series Communicator or Psion PDAs. "Public interest in the Symbian platform has increased steadily around the world. As a result, many ISVs (independent software vendors) have joined the group of developers who are bringing business and entertainment applications to devices working on the EPOC operating system. MULTILIZER® offers a ground-breaking opportunity to add global value to this software by allowing development and production of several language versions with minimal effort", said Jari Partanen, CEO of Multilizer Inc. MULTILIZER® Developer Edition TM 5.0 globalization software searches for all localizable strings from *.RSS files maintained by application developers and extracts them into an XML-formatted project database. This database file can automatically be subsetted among the team members for translation purposes and then re-integrated in the project. For example, the application's user interface can be enhanced while the translation work is being done at the same time, without any interruptions. MULTILIZER shows translatable strings in a table which is easy to use with the efficient and standardized MULTILIZER user interface. All steps are assisted by the Wizard function implemented in MULTILIZER®. MULTILIZER® also includes a Translation Memory that eliminates the need for translating the same strings over and over again for every future product, platform or development environment. All the hard work is done only once and then stored for future use. Furthermore, the Translation Memory supports import from multiple file formats, allowing the use of third-party glossaries. "MULTILIZER® has been shown to decrease the time and money spent on localization as much as 80%. MULTILIZER® supports - in addition to EPOC/Symbian related conventions and reference designs such as Quartz and Crystal - a number of industry standards such as Unicode®", Mr. Partanen continued. More Info: http://www.multilizer.com/dev/epoc/index.html About Multilizer Inc. Multilizer Inc. is the leading provider of software globalization technology for enterprises accelerating their global software business. Founded in 1992 and focused on speed-to-market solutions, Multilizer develops the industry's most innovative and integrated software globalization framework for established and emerging platforms. Multilizer's technology and partner services help enterprises gain international revenues faster, cut software globalization project costs, and create a more consistent global brand. The MULTILIZER® software globalization technology already has more than 2,500 corporate users worldwide. The customer base includes international companies like ABB, Allaire, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson Mobile Communications, Intel, Siemens, Sony and Xerox. Multilizer is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. MULTILIZER® Software Globalization FrameworkTM is an integrated solution for enterprise-wide software globalization. This scalable and solid framework, consisting of solutions for all major software development environments, provides companies with an integrated and compatible set of tools for streamlining all their software globalization tasks, enterprise-wide. For more information please visit our web site: www.multilizer.com Contact: Mr. Jari Partanen, CEO, Multilizer Inc. Email jari.partanen@multilizer.com Tel. +358 9 251 5100, Mobile +358 400 444 032 Mr. Olli Mutanen, COO, Multilizer Inc. Email olli.mutanen@multilizer.com Tel. +358 9 251 5100, Mobile +358 400 444 609 Agency Contact: Ms. Christina Forsgard, NetProfile Finland Oy Email christina@netprofile.fi Tel. +358 9 6812 080, Mobile +358 40 571 9192 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/14/20010814BIT00940/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/14/20010814BIT00940/bit0002.pdf