Posted by: kurtsh | September 17, 2008

BETA: Windows Live Translator Service

We’ve recently ramped up for the launch of the Microsoft Translator Service, a Web-based service from Windows Live that enables both application software & other web sites & services to translate content between different human languages freely. 

Languages supported as of September 2008:

  • image English to/from:
    • Arabic
    • Chinese Simplified
    • Chinese Traditional
    • Dutch
    • French
    • German
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Portuguese
    • Russian (RUS->ENU only)
    • Spanish
  • Chinese Simplified <-> Chinese Traditional
  • What’s the scoop on Microsoft Translator?
    Microsoft Translator is the ingredient technology behind the “Translate with Windows Live” feature in IE8 Beta 2.  Check out Bill Veghte’s mail last night announcing the IE8 Beta 2 launch – included in the list of his top 5 favorite features!

    Translation powered by the Microsoft Translator technology is currently available through IE8, Live Search, Windows Live Toolbar; we also working on a translation bot for Windows Live Messenger, and working with product groups on integration into Office, Hotmail, and other Windows Live services to be announced.

  • Big deal.  This has been around for a while hasn’t it?
    Not exactly.  While it’s been around for nearly a year, if you go to http://www.windowslivetranslator.com/, you’ll be using Microsoft own translation technology from the Microsoft Research team.
  • How can I link to the Translator service from my public corporate site or blog?
    There will be instructions on how to link our services from your external-facing web site. 
  • Can I test out the Messenger bot?
    The Messenger bot does translations for you! Just add mtbot@hotmail.com to your contacts and start chatting away. You can have one-on-one conversations with the bot, or you can invite a friend and chat in different languages with the bot translating for you.  The bot uses the same set of engines as http://www.windowslivetranslator.com does.
  • And Office translations?
    Our translator is available through the Office Research Pane, now also for external users. Here are complete instructions. 

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