Moravia's QASight Launches Multilingual Compatibility Program for Windows Vista & Microsoft Office 2007

Testing services to ensure compatibility and compliance with multilingual releases of latest Microsoft products.

Brno, Czech Republic (PRWeb) March 5, 2007 -- Moravia Worldwide announced that its QASight business unit - provider of product globalization testing services - made available today its Multilingual Compatibility Program for the Windows Vista™ operating system and Microsoft® Office 2007. This integrated set of testing and engineering services is designed specifically to verify compatibility of software applications and products with the many language versions of these latest Microsoft flagship technologies and their multilingual features.

The Multilingual Compatibility Program helps producers ascertain if, and to what extent, their products are compatible with localized versions of the Windows Vista operating system and the Microsoft Office 2007 suite. It also tests product support for the specific language features and latest multilingual usability enhancements contained in these Microsoft products.

Ultimately, the program verifies that existing or yet-to-be-launched software and products will function well and as expected with Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 installations deployed by users worldwide in local language versions.

Windows Vista is set to be available in almost 100 local language versions, including 35 specific language packs in addition to English, 61 languages and locales as Windows Vista LIP (Language Interface Pack) and complemented by a number of Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface Packs (MUI). Microsoft Office 2007 desktop applications will support 37 languages. These new versions feature not only important technological advances but also reflect the recent developments and cultural changes that have occurred in many countries and locales since the last release.

The Multilingual Compatibility Program is built on a comprehensive range of QASight services tailored to account for the many available languages and multilingual features contained in the latest versions of the Microsoft products. The program's services include localization testing, functionality testing, linguistic quality assurance testing, test development engineering, software engineering and internationalization.

Moravia Worldwide and the QASight testing unit is a long-standing Microsoft partner and has helped Microsoft release their products and content in local-language versions globally for over a decade. Moravia's key expertise is in providing linguistic, localization and translation services in over 90 languages and language variants, complemented by QASight's product globalization services.

Moravia maintains the status of Microsoft Premier Vendor for localization services under the Microsoft Vendor Program (MSVP), which aims to identify those vendors who are qualified and have the scalable capacity to undertake a significant proportion of Microsoft's outsourced localization work globally.

Moravia's expertise in Microsoft technologies is also reflected in its status as Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, with competences in the ISV/Software Solutions and Networking Infrastructure Solutions categories.

"The fact that for the first time since 1995, Microsoft has launched new versions of their flagship Windows and Office products at the same time will transform and define the world of computing in the next several years," commented Ms. Katerina Forstingerova, CEO of Moravia Worldwide. "This represents an enormous opportunity for producers of any products that will work with or support these technologies, as well as a number of challenges as they seek international compatibility. Our product globalization expertise will help producers to ensure their products can be used by customers anywhere in the world and used in any language or locale."

About Moravia Worldwide

Moravia Worldwide is a leading globalization solution provider, enabling companies in the information technology, e-learning, life sciences and financial industries to enter global markets with high quality multilingual products. Moravia's solutions include localization and product testing services, internationalization, multilingual publishing and technical translation. Testing and engineering services are provided by our dedicated QASight business unit. Industry leaders rely on Moravia Worldwide for accurate, on-time and economical localization. Moravia Worldwide maintains global headquarters in the Czech Republic and North American headquarters in California, with local offices and production centers in Japan, China, Latin America, Ireland, USA and throughout Europe. To learn more, please visit www.moraviaworldwide.com.

About QASight

QASight is the dedicated testing and engineering Business Unit of Moravia IT. QASight helps companies release their software and hardware products globally, with its comprehensive Product Globalization Lifecycle services that include globalization and functional testing, automation testing, test development engineering, software engineering and a range of other specific types of software quality assurance. As part of Moravia IT, QASight has global headquarters in the Czech Republic and North American headquarters in California, and production centers centralized in the Czech Republic and P.R. China. To learn more, please visit www.qasight.com.

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