Globalization Insider

In this issue…

Director’s letter (premium) • Michael Anobile
Money Talks (premium) • John Freivalds, JFA Inc.
Google, i-mode, and the Asia-Pacific Market (premium) • Interview with David Krane, Senior Public Relations Manager, Google Inc.
With a little help from Hollywood, Jeeves the Butler caters to Japanese needs (premium) • Interview with George Lichter, President of Ask Jeeves International
“Unto Every Nation, Kindred, Tongue and People” (premium) • John D. Hopkins, Graphics Support Section, Graphics Division, Curriculum Dept.
OpenType and Unicode (premium) • Arle Lommel, Brigham Young University Translation Research Group
Closing the Digital Divide (premium) • Marilyn Mason, President & COO, Mason Integrated Technologies Ltd (MIT2)
Bootstrapping into the New Millenium: Hawaii Translators Go Global • Dr. David Ashworth, Director, Center for Interpretation and Translation Studies (CITS)—University of Hawaii
Partnering: the Preferred Localisation Approach for the New Millennium (premium) • Virginia Cha, Executive Vice President, The 8th Network Corporation
Editorial • Minako O’Hagan

OpenType and Unicode

Has Unicode Finally Come of Age?

Arle Lommel, Brigham Young University Translation Research Group

This article explores OpenType, a relatively new cross-platform font technology that is emerging as the primary way to handle Unicode text data. While Unicode has not yet lived up to its promise, OpenType is an important step towards seeing Unicode become mainstream and useful in the localization industry.

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