From Misha.Wolf@reuters.com Fri Nov 2 20:03:12 2001 From: Misha.Wolf@reuters.com (Misha.Wolf@reuters.com) Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 20:03:12 +0000 Subject: [I18n-sig] Call for Papers - 21st Unicode Conference - May 2002 - Dublin Message-ID: Twenty-First International Unicode Conference (IUC21) Unicode and the Web: The Global Connection http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc21 May 14-17, 2002 Dublin, Ireland > > > > > > > C A L L F O R P A P E R S < < < < < < < Submissions due: January 11, 2002 Notification date: February 1, 2002 Completed papers due : February 22, 2002 (in electronic form and camera-ready paper form) * * * * * The Unicode Standard has become the foundation for all modern text processing. It is used on large machines, tiny portable devices, and for distributed processing across the Internet. The standard brings cost-reducing efficiency to international applications and enables the exchange of text in an ever increasing list of natural languages. New technologies and innovative Internet applications, as well as the evolving Unicode Standard, bring new challenges along with their new capabilities. This technical conference will explore the opportunities created by the latest advances and how to leverage them, as well as potential pitfalls to be aware of, and problem areas that need further research. We invite you to submit papers which either define the software of tomorrow, demonstrate best practice with today's software, or articulate problems that must be solved before further advances can occur. Papers should discuss subjects in the context of Unicode, internationalization or localization. You can view the programs of previous conferences at: http://www.unicode.org/unicode/conference/about-conf.html Conference attendees are generally involved in either the development, deployment or use of Unicode software or content, or the globalization of software and the Internet. They include managers, software engineers, systems analysts, font designers, graphic designers, content developers, technical writers, and product marketing personnel. THEME & TOPICS Computing with Unicode is the overall theme of the Conference. Presentations should be geared towards a technical audience. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following (within the context of Unicode, internationalization or localization): - UTFs: Not enough or too many? - Security concerns e.g. Avoiding the spoofing of UTF-8 data - Impact of new encoding standards - Implementing Unicode: Practical and political hurdles - Portable devices - Implementing new features of recent versions of Unicode - Algorithms (e.g. normalization, collation, bidirectional) - Programming languages and libraries (Java, Perl, et al) - The World Wide Web (WWW) - Search engines - Library and archival concerns - Operating systems - Databases - Large scale networks - Government applications - Evaluations (case studies, usability studies) - Natural language processing - Migrating legacy applications - Cross platform issues - Printing and imaging - Optimizing performance of systems and applications - Testing applications - XML and Web protocols - Business models for software development (e.g. Open source) SESSIONS The Conference Program will provide a wide range of sessions including: - Keynote presentations - Workshops/Tutorials - Technical presentations - Panel sessions All sessions except the Workshops/Tutorials will be of 40 minute duration. In some cases, two consecutive 40 minute program slots may be devoted to a single session. The Workshops/Tutorials will each last approximately three hours. They should be designed to stimulate discussion and participation, using slides and demonstrations. PUBLICITY If your paper is accepted, your details will be included in the Conference brochure and Web pages and the paper itself will appear on a Conference CD, with an optional printed book of Conference Proceedings. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE The Conference language is English. All submissions, papers and presentations should be provided in English. SUBMISSIONS Submissions MUST contain: 1. An abstract of 150-250 words, consisting of statement of purpose, paper description, and your conclusions or final summary. 2. A brief biography. 3. The details listed below: SESSION TITLE: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ TITLE (eg Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms): _________________________________________ NAME: _________________________________________ JOB TITLE: _________________________________________ ORGANIZATION/AFFILIATION: _________________________________________ ORGANIZATION'S WWW URL: _________________________________________ OWN WWW URL: _________________________________________ ADDRESS FOR PAPER MAIL: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ TELEPHONE: _________________________________________ FAX: _________________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS: _________________________________________ TYPE OF SESSION: [ ] Keynote presentation [ ] Workshop/Tutorial [ ] Technical presentation [ ] Panel PANELISTS (if Panel): _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ TARGET AUDIENCE (you may select more than one category): [ ] Content Developers [ ] Font Designers [ ] Graphic Designers [ ] Managers [ ] Marketers [ ] Software Engineers [ ] Systems Analysts [ ] Technical Writers [ ] Others (please specify): _________________________________________ _________________________________________ LEVEL OF SESSION (you may select more than one category): [ ] Beginner [ ] Intermediate [ ] Advanced Submissions should be sent by e-mail to either of the following addresses: papers@unicode.org info@global-conference.com They should use ASCII, non-compressed text and the following subject line: Proposal for IUC 21 If desired, a copy of the submission may also be sent by post to: 21st International Unicode Conference c/o Global Meeting Services, Inc. 4030 Porte La Paz #90 San Diego, CA 92122 USA Tel: +1 858 638 0206 Fax: +1 858 638 0504 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS All Conference papers will be published on CD. Printed proceedings will be offered as an option. EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES The Conference will have an Exhibition area for corporations or individuals who wish to display and promote their products, technology and/or services. Every effort will be made to provide maximum exposure and advertising. Exhibit space is limited. For further information or to reserve a place, please contact Global Meeting Services at the above location. CONFERENCE VENUE The Burlington Hotel Upper Leeson Street Dublin 4 Ireland Tel: +353 1 660 5222 Fax: +353 1 660 8496 THE UNICODE CONSORTIUM The Unicode Consortium was founded as a non-profit organization in 1991. It is dedicated to the development, maintenance and promotion of The Unicode Standard, a worldwide character encoding. The Unicode Standard encodes the characters of the world's principal scripts and languages, and is code-for-code identical to the international standard ISO/IEC 10646. In addition to cooperating with ISO on the future development of ISO/IEC 10646, the Consortium is responsible for providing character properties and algorithms for use in implementations. Today the membership base of the Unicode Consortium includes major computer corporations, software producers, database vendors, research institutions, international agencies and various user groups. For further information on the Unicode Standard, visit the Unicode Web site at http://www.unicode.org or e-mail * * * * * Unicode(r) and the Unicode logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. Used with permission. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd. From confirm-invite-qtiPP_QJZis2GmOyXijIgT4GKsY-i18n-sig=python.org@yahoogroups.com Thu Nov 8 17:43:34 2001 From: confirm-invite-qtiPP_QJZis2GmOyXijIgT4GKsY-i18n-sig=python.org@yahoogroups.com (locales moderator) Date: 8 Nov 2001 17:43:34 -0000 Subject: [I18n-sig] Invitation to join the locales group Message-ID: <1005241414.1969.27382.w7@yahoogroups.com> Hello, You've been invited to join the locales group, an email group hosted by Yahoo! Groups, a free, easy-to-use email group service. JOIN NOW, IT'S EASY: 1) REPLY to this email by clicking "Reply" and then "Send" in your email program -OR- 2) Go to the Yahoo! Groups site at http://groups.yahoo.com/invite/locales?email=i18n-sig%40python%2Eorg&iref=qtiPP_QJZis2GmOyXijIgT4GKsY By joining locales, you will be able to exchange messages with other group members. Yahoo! Groups also makes it easy to store photos and files, coordinate events and more. Here's an introductory message from the group moderator: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You are invited to join a new yahoogroup called Locales, which was created for discussions on the current definition of a locale and how it can be improved. Many people in various other mailing lists discussing globalization issues have expressed their dissatisfaction of the current model to identify a locale. The goal of this forum is to create a list of possible improvements and provide suggestions for new or updated standards. There is not just one way to describe a locale, and different business areas will have different understandings. A sound base for offering a common minimal identification of a locale is missing today, but it is dearly needed. To learn more about the locales group, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/locales You can subscribe by going to the site above, or by sending a note to: locales-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Regards, Moderator, locales ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you do not wish to join the locales group, please ignore this invitation. SPECIAL NOTE FROM Yahoo! Groups: Because Yahoo! Groups values your privacy, it is a violation of our service rules for moderators to abuse this invitation feature. If you feel this has happened, please notify us at abuse@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ From locales-owner@yahoogroups.com Thu Nov 8 17:48:18 2001 From: locales-owner@yahoogroups.com (locales Moderator) Date: 8 Nov 2001 17:48:18 -0000 Subject: [I18n-sig] Welcome to locales Message-ID: <1005241698.383.20020.m5@yahoogroups.com> Hello, Welcome to the locales group at Yahoo! Groups, a free, easy-to-use email group service. Please take a moment to review this message. To learn more about the locales group, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/locales To start sending messages to members of this group, simply send email to locales@yahoogroups.com If you do not wish to belong to locales, you may unsubscribe by sending an email to locales-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com To see and modify all of your groups, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups Regards, Moderator, locales Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ From locales-owner@yahoogroups.com Thu Nov 8 18:25:57 2001 From: locales-owner@yahoogroups.com (locales Moderator) Date: 8 Nov 2001 18:25:57 -0000 Subject: [I18n-sig] Welcome to locales Message-ID: <1005243957.1258.82021.m10@yahoogroups.com> Hello, Welcome to the locales group at Yahoo! Groups, a free, easy-to-use email group service. Please take a moment to review this message. To learn more about the locales group, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/locales To start sending messages to members of this group, simply send email to locales@yahoogroups.com If you do not wish to belong to locales, you may unsubscribe by sending an email to locales-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com To see and modify all of your groups, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups Regards, Moderator, locales Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ From fredrik@pythonware.com Thu Nov 8 18:46:55 2001 From: fredrik@pythonware.com (Fredrik Lundh) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 19:46:55 +0100 Subject: [I18n-sig] Welcome to locales References: <1005241698.383.20020.m5@yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: <002801c16885$be6ae4a0$ced241d5@hagrid> From: "locales Moderator" To: > Welcome to the locales group at Yahoo! Groups hmm. isn't adding one mailing list to another mailing list a rather rude thing to do? does mailman have a blacklist? From stopping@bizwonk.com Thu Nov 8 18:36:25 2001 From: stopping@bizwonk.com (Suzanne M. Topping) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:36:25 -0500 Subject: [I18n-sig] Welcome to locales Message-ID: <427F53DA8F48E9498ADF0F868763F88C05171F@wonkserver1.bizwonk.com> Apologies! I sent out an invitation rather than a subscription to several groups, but two of them resulted in actual subscriptions! The intent was to have an invitation blasted out to members of each of the groups. Not sure what the heck happened. At any rate, I removed the two lists which were subscribed, so this should no longer be an issue. > -----Original Message----- > From: Fredrik Lundh [mailto:fredrik@pythonware.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 1:47 PM > To: i18n-sig@python.org > Cc: locales Moderator > Subject: Re: [I18n-sig] Welcome to locales >=20 >=20 > From: "locales Moderator" > To: >=20 > > Welcome to the locales group at Yahoo! Groups >=20 > hmm. isn't adding one mailing list to another mailing list > a rather rude thing to do? >=20 > does mailman have a blacklist? >=20 > >=20 >=20 >=20 From dave_i18n@yahoo.com Thu Nov 8 18:56:16 2001 From: dave_i18n@yahoo.com (David Possin) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:56:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: [I18n-sig] Welcome to locales In-Reply-To: <002801c16885$be6ae4a0$ced241d5@hagrid> Message-ID: <20011108185616.37265.qmail@web20408.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1607171717-1005245776=:36545 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii First of all, I am not quite sure how the invitation was sent to i18n-sig, and I am sorry if the invitation is not desired. You have not been added to the group automatically. The invitation might have resulted from some cross-posting due to memberships in the www-international mailing list, to whom I sent an invitation. The locales forum does not intend to be a mailing list, but it is intended to support heavy discussions covering locales. There are multiple threads concerning locales currently on the www-international mailing list and we are trying to get some organization into the discussion by moving them to this forum. We want to reduce the load of emails on those not interested. Again, there was no intent to simply add your list. Dave Fredrik Lundh wrote: From: "locales Moderator" To: > Welcome to the locales group at Yahoo! Groups hmm. isn't adding one mailing list to another mailing list a rather rude thing to do? does mailman have a blacklist? --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume on Yahoo! Careers. --0-1607171717-1005245776=:36545 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

First of all, I am not quite sure how the invitation was sent to i18n-sig, and I am sorry if the invitation is not desired. You have not been added to the group automatically. The invitation might have resulted from some cross-posting due to memberships in the www-international mailing list, to whom I sent an invitation.

The locales forum does not intend to be a mailing list, but it is intended to support heavy discussions covering locales. There are multiple threads concerning locales currently on the www-international mailing list and we are trying to get some organization into the discussion by moving them to this forum. We want to reduce the load of emails on those not interested.

Again, there was no intent to simply add your list.

Dave

  Fredrik Lundh <fredrik@pythonware.com> wrote:

From: "locales Moderator"
To:

> Welcome to the locales group at Yahoo! Groups

hmm. isn't adding one mailing list to another mailing list
a rather rude thing to do?

does mailman have a blacklist?




Do You Yahoo!?
Find a job, post your resume on Yahoo! Careers. --0-1607171717-1005245776=:36545-- From fredrik@pythonware.com Thu Nov 8 19:39:42 2001 From: fredrik@pythonware.com (Fredrik Lundh) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 20:39:42 +0100 Subject: [I18n-sig] Welcome to locales References: <20011108185616.37265.qmail@web20408.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <010f01c1688d$1ec2e0d0$ced241d5@hagrid> David wrote: > First of all, I am not quite sure how the invitation was sent to > i18n-sig, and I am sorry if the invitation is not desired. You have > not been added to the group automatically. well, the invitation arrived about 30 seconds before the "welcome to the list" message. fyi, yahoo invitations contain a URL which automagically subscribes the to-address to the list: JOIN NOW, IT'S EASY: ... 2) Go to the Yahoo! Groups site at http://groups.yahoo.com/invite/locales? email=i18n-sig%40python%Eorg&iref=qtiPP_QJZis2GmOyXijIgT4GKsY ... obviously, someone on the i18n list thought he'd gotten a personal invitation, and clicked on that link... From Misha.Wolf@reuters.com Mon Nov 19 19:23:06 2001 From: Misha.Wolf@reuters.com (Misha.Wolf@reuters.com) Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:23:06 +0000 Subject: [I18n-sig] 20th Unicode Conference, Jan 2002, Washington DC, USA -- Register now! Message-ID: Twentieth International Unicode Conference (IUC20) Unicode and the Web: The Global Connection http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc20 January 28-31, 2002 Washington, DC, USA The Unicode Standard has become the foundation for all modern text processing. It is used on large machines, tiny portable devices, and for distributed processing across the Internet. The standard brings cost-reducing efficiency to international applications and enables the exchange of text in an ever increasing list of natural languages. New technologies and innovative Internet applications, as well as the evolving Unicode Standard, bring new challenges along with their new capabilities. This technical conference will explore the opportunities created by the latest advances and how to leverage them, as well as potential pitfalls to be aware of, and problem areas that need further research. Conference attendees will include managers, software engineers, systems analysts, font designers, graphic designers, content developers, technical writers, and product marketing personnel, involved in the development, deployment or use of Unicode software or content, and the globalization of software and the Internet. CONFERENCE DATES January 28-31, 2002 CONFERENCE WEB SITE, PROGRAM and REGISTRATION Visit the Conference Web site ( http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc20 ) to check the updated Conference program and register. To help you choose Conference sessions, we've included abstracts of talks and speakers' biographies. CONFERENCE SPONSORS Agfa Monotype Corporation Basis Technology Corporation Microsoft Corporation Netscape Communications Oracle Corporation Progress Software Corporation Reuters Ltd. Sun Microsystems, Inc. World Bank World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) GLOBAL COMPUTING SHOWCASE Visit the Showcase to find out more about products supporting the Unicode Standard, and products and services that can help you globalize/localize your software, documentation and Internet content. For details, visit the Conference Web site. CONFERENCE VENUE Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 USA Tel: +1 202 234 0700 Fax: +1 202 265 7972 CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT Global Meeting Services Inc. 4030 Porte La Paz #90 San Diego, CA 92122, USA Tel: +1 858 638 0206 (voice) +1 858 638 0504 (fax) Email: info@global-conference.com or: conference@unicode.org THE UNICODE CONSORTIUM The Unicode Consortium was founded as a non-profit organization in 1991. It is dedicated to the development, maintenance and promotion of The Unicode Standard, a worldwide character encoding. The Unicode Standard encodes the characters of the world's principal scripts and languages, and is code-for-code identical to the international standard ISO/IEC 10646. In addition to cooperating with ISO on the future development of ISO/IEC 10646, the Consortium is responsible for providing character properties and algorithms for use in implementations. Today the membership base of the Unicode Consortium includes major computer corporations, software producers, database vendors, research institutions, international agencies and various user groups. For further information on the Unicode Standard, visit the Unicode Web site at http://www.unicode.org or e-mail * * * * * Unicode(r) and the Unicode logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. Used with permission. ------------------------------------------------------------- --- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd. From Misha.Wolf@reuters.com Fri Nov 30 19:10:06 2001 From: Misha.Wolf@reuters.com (Misha.Wolf@reuters.com) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:10:06 +0000 Subject: [I18n-sig] Call for Papers - 21st Unicode Conference - May 2002 - Dublin Message-ID: Twenty-First International Unicode Conference (IUC21) Unicode and the Web: The Global Connection http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc21 May 14-17, 2002 Dublin, Ireland > > > > > > > C A L L F O R P A P E R S < < < < < < < Submissions due: January 11, 2002 Notification date: February 1, 2002 Completed papers due : February 22, 2002 (in electronic form and camera-ready paper form) * * * * * The Unicode Standard has become the foundation for all modern text processing. It is used on large machines, tiny portable devices, and for distributed processing across the Internet. The standard brings cost-reducing efficiency to international applications and enables the exchange of text in an ever increasing list of natural languages. New technologies and innovative Internet applications, as well as the evolving Unicode Standard, bring new challenges along with their new capabilities. This technical conference will explore the opportunities created by the latest advances and how to leverage them, as well as potential pitfalls to be aware of, and problem areas that need further research. We invite you to submit papers which either define the software of tomorrow, demonstrate best practice with today's software, or articulate problems that must be solved before further advances can occur. Papers should discuss subjects in the context of Unicode, internationalization or localization. You can view the programs of previous conferences at: http://www.unicode.org/unicode/conference/about-conf.html Conference attendees are generally involved in either the development, deployment or use of Unicode software or content, or the globalization of software and the Internet. They include managers, software engineers, systems analysts, font designers, graphic designers, content developers, technical writers, and product marketing personnel. THEME & TOPICS Computing with Unicode is the overall theme of the Conference. Presentations should be geared towards a technical audience. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following (within the context of Unicode, internationalization or localization): - UTFs: Not enough or too many? - Security concerns e.g. Avoiding the spoofing of UTF-8 data - Impact of new encoding standards - Implementing Unicode: Practical and political hurdles - Portable devices - Implementing new features of recent versions of Unicode - Algorithms (e.g. normalization, collation, bidirectional) - Programming languages and libraries (Java, Perl, et al) - The World Wide Web (WWW) - Search engines - Library and archival concerns - Operating systems - Databases - Large scale networks - Government applications - Evaluations (case studies, usability studies) - Natural language processing - Migrating legacy applications - Cross platform issues - Printing and imaging - Optimizing performance of systems and applications - Testing applications - XML and Web protocols - Business models for software development (e.g. Open source) SESSIONS The Conference Program will provide a wide range of sessions including: - Keynote presentations - Workshops/Tutorials - Technical presentations - Panel sessions All sessions except the Workshops/Tutorials will be of 40 minute duration. In some cases, two consecutive 40 minute program slots may be devoted to a single session. The Workshops/Tutorials will each last approximately three hours. They should be designed to stimulate discussion and participation, using slides and demonstrations. PUBLICITY If your paper is accepted, your details will be included in the Conference brochure and Web pages and the paper itself will appear on a Conference CD, with an optional printed book of Conference Proceedings. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE The Conference language is English. All submissions, papers and presentations should be provided in English. SUBMISSIONS Submissions MUST contain: 1. An abstract of 150-250 words, consisting of statement of purpose, paper description, and your conclusions or final summary. 2. A brief biography. 3. The details listed below: SESSION TITLE: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ TITLE (eg Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms): _________________________________________ NAME: _________________________________________ JOB TITLE: _________________________________________ ORGANIZATION/AFFILIATION: _________________________________________ ORGANIZATION'S WWW URL: _________________________________________ OWN WWW URL: _________________________________________ ADDRESS FOR PAPER MAIL: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ TELEPHONE: _________________________________________ FAX: _________________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS: _________________________________________ TYPE OF SESSION: [ ] Keynote presentation [ ] Workshop/Tutorial [ ] Technical presentation [ ] Panel PANELISTS (if Panel): _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ TARGET AUDIENCE (you may select more than one category): [ ] Content Developers [ ] Font Designers [ ] Graphic Designers [ ] Managers [ ] Marketers [ ] Software Engineers [ ] Systems Analysts [ ] Technical Writers [ ] Others (please specify): _________________________________________ _________________________________________ LEVEL OF SESSION (you may select more than one category): [ ] Beginner [ ] Intermediate [ ] Advanced Submissions should be sent by e-mail to either of the following addresses: papers@unicode.org info@global-conference.com They should use ASCII, non-compressed text and the following subject line: Proposal for IUC 21 If desired, a copy of the submission may also be sent by post to: 21st International Unicode Conference c/o Global Meeting Services, Inc. 8949 Lombard Place #416 San Diego, CA 92122 USA Tel: +1 858 638 0206 Fax: +1 858 638 0504 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS All Conference papers will be published on CD. Printed proceedings will be offered as an option. EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES The Conference will have an Exhibition area for corporations or individuals who wish to display and promote their products, technology and/or services. Every effort will be made to provide maximum exposure and advertising. Exhibit space is limited. For further information or to reserve a place, please contact Global Meeting Services at the above location. CONFERENCE VENUE The Burlington Hotel Upper Leeson Street Dublin 4 Ireland Tel: +353 1 660 5222 Fax: +353 1 660 8496 THE UNICODE CONSORTIUM The Unicode Consortium was founded as a non-profit organization in 1991. It is dedicated to the development, maintenance and promotion of The Unicode Standard, a worldwide character encoding. The Unicode Standard encodes the characters of the world's principal scripts and languages, and is code-for-code identical to the international standard ISO/IEC 10646. In addition to cooperating with ISO on the future development of ISO/IEC 10646, the Consortium is responsible for providing character properties and algorithms for use in implementations. Today the membership base of the Unicode Consortium includes major computer corporations, software producers, database vendors, research institutions, international agencies and various user groups. For further information on the Unicode Standard, visit the Unicode Web site at http://www.unicode.org or e-mail * * * * * Unicode(r) and the Unicode logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. Used with permission. ------------------------------------------------------------- --- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd.