Language Weaver Launches Consumer-Focused Subsidiary
3/30/07 – Marina Del Rey-based Language Weaver, a software company that develops enterprise software for the automated translation of human languages, has announced the launch of Kontrib, a “social bookmarking” site that allows users to submit, vote and comment on user-generated stories in multiple languages. The company says that Kontrib is the first news bookmarking site to integrate automated machine translation of stories.
Language Weaver says Kontrib uses its automated language translation software, a proprietary software engine developed using statistical methodology, or mathematical probability algorithms, to automatically translate English, Spanish, French and Arabic-language news items and postings into any or all of these languages. If a user submits a story in English, Spanish, French or Arabic it is available in the other languages in a matter of minutes.
According to the company, the patent-pending Website’s ultimate goal is to foster communication on the Internet by breaking down the language barrier, allowing people from many cultures and languages to see each other’s postings in their own local language.
“Our goal in developing Kontrib is to make use of current language technologies to help bridge the gaps that exist across societies due to language barriers,” said Bryce Benjamin, CEO of Language Weaver. “We’ve thought for a long time that our translation software should be useful in promoting communication and understanding within our global community. Kontrib represents our first step to help make that goal a reality.”
Kontrib – www.kontrib.com
Language Weaver – www.languageweaver.com
