• Microsoft Launches Windows 7 in Hindi

    Microsoft Launches Windows 7 in Hindi

    Techtree News Staff, Feb 03, 2009 1752 hrs IST

    The new initiatives include Language Interface Packs (LIPs) in 12 Indian languages for MS Office and Windows

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Microsoft, as a part of its efforts to overcome the language barrier to computing, has showcased a variety of custom made products directed specifically at the vernacular language market - a market that has been largely left untapped till now.

The new initiatives include Language Interface Packs (LIPs) in 12 Indian languages - Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu - for MS Office and Windows.

The company has also announced a total of 45 additional virtual keyboards for these languages. Even Windows Live has not been spared the treatment with it being made available in as many as seven Indian languages. These languages are Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.

There's more in store for developers as well. Directed at vernacular language developers, it has launched the Captions Language Interface Pack (or CLIP) in Hindi, Malayalam, Oriya, and Tamil. CLIP uses a tool tip caption to display translations for user interface items in Visual Studio 2008 making it the first ever instance of Microsoft releasing a tool specifically to help students and beginner developers in India use the product in their own language.

The most talked about part of the sneak peek was a rather cool beta version of Windows 7 in Hindi, one of the eight global languages the Operating System (Beta) was released in recently. We would love to have a go at this one!

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(15) Comments
ashok patel
,surat, on Feb 23, 2010 11:56 AM
When is it released gujrati typing software windows7 market
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Amit
,Chanda, on Feb 19, 2009 03:05 PM
When is it released in Market
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Prashank Choudh
,Jaipur, on Feb 04, 2009 03:00 AM
it's good to heard.............windows in hindi
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Nikhil
,delhi, on Feb 07, 2009 02:24 PM
Infact MS also Releasing windows 7 in more Indian Local Language.
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EKTA VERMA
,KARNAL, on Feb 05, 2009 02:41 PM
IS THERE ANY WAY TO CONVERT ENGLISH INTO HINDI?
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annu
,agra, on Feb 05, 2009 10:56 AM
is there any way to convert english typing into hindi?
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Krishan
,Hounslow, on Feb 04, 2009 06:01 PM
is there any way to convert english typing into hindi?
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Krishan
,Hounslow, on Feb 04, 2009 03:14 PM
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT CONVERTS ENGLISH TYPING INTO HINDI?
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Pulin Shah
,AHMEDABAD, on Feb 04, 2009 02:53 PM
it is fantastic more awarness will be there
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fiazan ali khan
,raereli,UP, on Feb 04, 2009 12:40 PM
we want from microsoft to make more cheaper and portable and ultraprotected software for our PC's
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SV Nagappa
,sydney, on Feb 04, 2009 11:34 AM
This will open the door to set up 1000s of computer kiosks to be opened for every kind of purpose and open up the world to any literate Indian. With the 10 dollor laptop combined with this will educate 1000s of kids i would hope
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jasti karthik
,manipal, on Feb 04, 2009 10:30 AM
very thank full to Microsoft for the option...due to this option there will millions who will improve there lifes....
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Nishi Jain
,lucknow, on Feb 04, 2009 08:58 AM
exciting to use windows in hindi
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James Anderson
,Charlotte, on Feb 04, 2009 01:37 AM
this is pretty interesing way i think microsoft is leading... i am pretty sure MS is having some kind of research in Language skills and how computing can me improved by combining the computing power and language.
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mohit
,new delhi, on Feb 03, 2009 10:35 PM
when will be it in the market
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