PUNE:
In order to cater to the complexities of Indian languages as far as search
engines are concerned, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
has come up with new software, designed in such a way that users can search and
ask queries in Indian
languages.
Gist-Cross Language
Search Plug-ins Suite (G-Class) enhances search capabilities by providing a
suite of linguistic tools. Speaking to TOI, Mahesh Kulkarni, programme
co-ordinator, graphics and intelligence-based script technology (GIST), said,
"Indian languages are complex and searching in them poses specific problems
which the best of the existing search engines cannot
resolve."
With over two decades
of cutting-edge research and development in multilingual technology, the GIST
research labs have provided a peace of mind solution to the problem. Currently
it is available in eight languages — Marathi, Bangla, Gujarathi, Hindi,
Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil and Urdu. Software for Punjabi, Kokani, Kannada and
Telugu will be developed
soon.
