IBM Intros Babbelfish-like Software

Altavista has long been a favorite for students struggling through a foreign language for its ever popular Babbelfish translation software. Big Blue today introduced a similar software package to accomplish the same task. According to the Reuters report, the WebSphere Translation Server is aimed at corporations and other similar industries to provide realtime translation of English into Spanish, German, French and vice versa. The software can translate at a rate of 500 words per second and features subject-specific vocabulary sets to increase efficiency. The new Server will cost in the neighborhood of $10,000 per processor. For more information check out the Reuters story.

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