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software without frontiers A multi-platform, multi-cultural, multi-nation approach Software Without Frontiers demonstrates how to: build software that can be easily localized manage the development process maximize the opportunities for international sales Edited by P.A.V Hall The Open University, UK and R. Hudson Cray Systems, Luxembourg Software is a commodity being sold across diverse language and cultural groups, whether in the commercial marketplace, or as customized applications. Developers must structure their applications so that they can be readily and cheaply localized for sale in this range of markets. Obvious differences such as scripts and languages must be understood as well as a range of more subtle cultural conventions. Further topics covered include: the overall architecture for internationalized products and an outline of an internationalization API; the use of computational linguistics methods; quality assurance, testing and documentation. Appendices contain summaries of the facilities available for localization on major platforms, characteristics of European languages, commercial tools and further reading. The book is aimed at small and medium sized software producers, and the IT departments of multinational corporations. Visit our Web page! http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/