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Microsoft Maren – On The Fly Arabic Translation Utility

Submitted by Magitam from Google Reader

Jul 02, 2009

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I love stuff like this….smart, innovative use of technology to make people’s lives easier. The essence of Blue Monster.

Our Cairo Microsoft Innovation Center (CMIC) released Microsoft Maren today – a Windows extension that allows you to type Arabic in Roman characters and have it converted on the fly to Arabic script. I’ve spent a good while today playing with this and having IM conversations translated on the fly to Arabic. Wonderful stuff. It integrates seamlessly with Windows and works in most Windows applications and websites.

You can download and install Maren for free right now from: www.GetMaren.com

Email or IM a friend. Comment on a photo. Search the web. Write a document. Blog. Keep a to do list. Maren makes it easier to complete many day to day tasks in Arabic and using the applications you use today for accomplishing these tasks.

I’m going to update my Microsoft & Innovation presentation that I’ve given a few times recently to include this. It’s starting to become quite a bumper set of demos…and I’ll be showing them again in Liverpoo

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