ArabianBusiness.com - Middle East Business News
Monday, 23 November 2009 05:51 UAE time

YOUR DIRECTORY /

| Share |

New website simplifies Arabic web

by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  on Wednesday, 28 November 2007

US-based internet startup Language Analytics launched the beta version of Yamli.com, a web-based tool that will revolutionise the Arabic web.

The founders of the company are of Arab descent and have been grappling with a problem that has limited the growth of the Arabic web. Although the Arab world has one of the highest internet usage growth rates, access to and development of Arabic content has been difficult, mainly because of the complexity of typing Arabic. While Arabic keyboards are available, the vast majority of Arabic-speaking Internet users are accustomed to typing on an English (QWERTY) keyboard. Users often resort to spelling Arabic words out phonetically using English characters, a process known as transliteration. Yamli allows users to convert these English characters into Arabic.

Cofounder Habib Haddad said: "I would often experience frustration trying to find Arabic news on the web. Like millions of users, I could easily express my Arabic words using English letters, but I had difficulty typing them in Arabic. The need for a technology that efficiently converted those phonetic spellings into meaningful Arabic words seemed natural to me. It would have to be so seamless that users would be able to write Arabic text and forget they were using English characters. This is how Yamli was born."

Story continues below
advertisement

Yamli's initial release encompasses two tools: Yamli Search and Yamli Editor. Yamli Search allows users to search the web using Arabic keywords with Google. Users can search for general web content, videos, news, images and blogs. Yamli Editor allows users to write Arabic text that can then be copied into any electronic medium.

Yamli can be found at http://www.yamli.com.

| Share |


READERS' COMMENTS

Disclaimer: The views expressed here by our readers are not necessarily shared by ArabianBusiness.com or its employees.

Click here to post a comment


Add your Comment
All posts are sent to the administrator for review and are published only after approval. ArabianBusiness.com reserves the right to remove any comment at any time for any reason. Please keep your responses appropriate and on topic.
Arabian Business would like to point out that only comments relevant to the story will be published. Any containing personal insults or inappropriate language will not be approved.
Name *
Remember me on this computer
Email *
(Your email address will not be published)
City
Country
Subject *
Comment *
Notify me of further comments


Please click post only once - your comment will not be published immediately.


MORE FROM ARABIANBUSINESS.COM

From  Current Issue

SHARE PRICE CHECK

RELATED STORIES

Yamli
| 3 stories
  1. Free Arabic transliteration tool released
  2. Going to seed

RELATED LINKS

  1. Yamli»

 EMAIL ALERTS

  1. Yamli

  2. Technology


Tell us your story

READER COMMENTS

  1. Dubai population grows 1.9% in Q2 04
    22 Nov ' 09 at 21:41
    the figures on 'population' do not come from rental stats and who is living where, it comes from the number of visas issued that are...   More  »
  2. The Roubini Vs Rogers debate 04
    22 Nov ' 09 at 14:44
    Simon, I agree with everything you say. The paper gold games of Comex and the gold fractional reserve banking system of the LBMA are...   More  »
  3. RTA to lease last batch of retail outlets on Red Line 04
    22 Nov ' 09 at 15:33
    Dont really know how well these outlets do. No feedback.   More  »

Read all user comments >

Gitex 2009

MORE FROM ARABIANBUSINESS.COM