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Incomunicado no more !
Reverso Pro 5 is the result of a collective effort between Softissimo and PROjectMT to offer users quality translation software for English to French and vice-versa. Reverso comes in different flavors, with other various language pairs and various versions. While this translation software could not take the place of a human translator in its simplest form Reverso Pro 5 (English-French) is a very useful piece of software, particularly for businesses that correspond with partners and clients in La Belle Province.
The Ottawa Citizen
Goal is the same in any language.
Antoine Genee, vice-president of a business development for Softissimo, which produces translation software, met yesterday with staff from several departments. The federal government spends 164 million (Canadian dollars) on top of what it pays its own translation staff. Mr Genee as invited by Human Resource Development Canada to present his product to staff from Foreign Affairs and the translation bureau, among others. Statics Canada, Public Works and Quebec's natural resources ministry are already testing the software.
The Ottawa Sun
Making the Softissimo Sell
A French software firm says its translation program is "la chose parfaite" for a Canadian government wanting to meet its bilingual obligations."The legal obligation of the federal government presents a fabulous opportunity for us," said Antoine Genee, vice-president of business development in Canada for Softissimo, a 16-year-old Paris-based company. The firm which has already made inroads with NATO and the European union, is considering opening a Canadian Office in Quebec and is launching a marketing push to make its products better known.
Direction Informatique (Canada)
L'éditeur français Softissimo (logiciel de traduction Reverso Pro 5) a porté son attention sur les dictionnaires qui étoffent son logiciel : le dictionnaire général qui comporte plus d'un million de termes et les dictionnaires spécialisés.
C'est un logiciel qui s'améliore au fur et à mesure qu'il est utilisé, en mémorisant les préférences de l'utilisateur.
Reverso Pro 5 permet en outre, de définir plusieurs dictionnaires spécialisés, correspondant à autant de domaines d'activité. L'utilisateur choisit alors le domaine d'activité pertinent par rapport au texte à traduire, et le dictionnaire correspondant est activé.
Archives
ARCHIVES 2000
- Eurostar Magazine - February 2000
"A newcomer to the sector, the French translator, Voila, has proven to be one of the most reliable."
ARCHIVES 1999
- La Tribune - November 1999
"France Telecom has gone into partnership with Softissimo to offer a simultaneous translation on the Voila web site using Reverso technology."
- PC Expert - November 1999
The editorial staff chose to give an award to one product in each category, i.e, a translation software and a bilingual dictionary.
Considering the test results, Reverso outperforms its competitors on every score without any doubt. The translations are the most legible, even if, at times, they lack precision. The vocabulary is rich, particularly for technical terms and idiomatic expressions. But it is when you use it that Reverso reveals itself as a rich tool. This software is easy to expand, pleasant to use and very fast. In short, a software that is talented and full of resources. While it is particularly useful to those who have trouble with the English language, it can easily be adapted to other uses.
" PC Expert Redactor's choice"
- Capital - October 1999
Reverso Pro: the top in machine translation . Number 1 in sales at the Fnac department store in this area. In the French-English / English-French version, this machine translation system is able of convert a page of text in one second. Very easy to use, but do not ask too much of it: Reverso Pro is a translation assistant.
- PC Expert, September 1999
A talented translator: I was really convinced by the results. Sophisticated, it knows a heap of words and forms. Curious, it likes to be taught new terms continuously. Diplomatic, it knows how to suggest alternatives in case of doubt.
- Windows News - Summer 99
The understanding rate of the text is simply surprising (close to 100 %).
Editorial staff's choice
- PC Professional - March 1999
"Thanks to its various functions, the machine translation of Softissimo will meet the demand of a large range of users […] Translation on the fly, integration of the software program in Word and Excel, practical interface, remarkable speed of execution."
Prizes and Awards
Reverso has received wide approval by the press and is regularly featured as an award-winning product. Some of the distinctions it has already received are listed below:
1/ Windows News
Editor's Choice Windows News Reverso Pro : " the best translation software"
2/ PC Expert
" Editor's Choice " a PC Expert Prize.
" Editorial staff's choice " PC Expert for Reverso Pro powered by Softissimo.
3/ European IST Prize
European IST Prize Winner.
The European IST Prize is sponsored by the European Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering (Euro-CASE), with the additional sponsorship and support of the Information Society Technologies Programme of the European Commission. It awards novel products that have high information technology content and evidence market potential.