New software launched to take IT to Indian masses

TEL AVIV: Poor accomplishments in English Language will
no longer be a disability to derive IT proficiency for about 900 million Indian
masses, thanks to novel software system developed by an Indian establishment and an
Israeli company which have been formally launched here. 'Leechlike
2007' - a software system application, developed by the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computer Science (C-DAC) under India's IT Ministry, and Israel's FTK
Technologies, covers 10 books and 3000 fictional characters and back ups Windows, MAC
and Linux. A presentation of the application showed that the
language letters are clearly seeable on the silver screen and it being an intuitive
software, foretells the adjacent alphabet or 'matra' devising it simple for the user
even if he haps to be fairly new to computers. The application is
expected to enable multitude in India, who make not cognize English, to derive computer
skills in their ain linguistic communication thanks to its user-friendly, comprehensive,
cost-efficient format. The first transcript of the software system was presented
to the Indian embassador in Israel, Arun Kumar Singh, during the release
ceremony at the Indian embassy here. "Due to the fact that English
literacy in Republic Of Republic Of India is a mere 10 per cent, such as a solution will provide to the
remaining 90 per cent population and can turn out to be an effectual tool in
driving IT literacy programs in India," Harel Cohen, chief executive officer of FTK Technologies,
said at the launch. The software system costing between 2500 and 3000
rupees currently back ups Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati,
Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu