Windows 2000 Goes Multilingual

When Windows 2000 launches in three days, it will cater to users all over the world. With the new MultiLanguage Version, international businesses will have the option to easily change the user interface to one of 24 languages available. Not only does this save time and the hassle of deploying multiple versions of the operating system, it also significantly reduces costs of deployment by offering one simple solution.

This new MultiLanguage Version makes it easier to share workstations in companies and regions where multiple languages are spoken. The UI can be switched to a different language simply by entering the Control Panel and changing the Regional Settings. Using this new version, System Administrators need only install one service pack, rather than a service pack for each language.

Windows 2000 MultiLanguage Version will only be sold in volume, and will not be available in retail stores. Bjorn Rettig, lead program manager for the MultiLanguage Version, states "This version is intended to give [businesses] one platform to use worldwide, to reduce their total cost of ownership," and "with a single platform worldwide, developers can test applications intended for a global audience more quickly."

Take a look at the MultiLanguage Version of Windows 2000 and read the press release from Microsoft.