THE HINDU

Thursday, August 19, 1999

Email Software for Indian Languages

E-MAIL SOFTWARE for Indian Languages was a launched recently by Chennai-based Lastech Systems. The new software facilities sending E-mails in Asamesse, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu. It is to be noted that except in the case of Tamil, IndoMail is the first E-mail software for all other 11 Indian languages according to a company press release. In addition it supports Sinhala and English.

IndoMail has been developed in such a way that any E-mail client software such as Netscape Mail, Microsoft Outlook and Eudora can be used to read the Indian language mail. It also supports E-mail services like Hotmail. A free evaluation copy is available at Lastech's website http://www.lastech.com.

The other user-friendly features offered by IndoMail include Indian language menu supprt (People who are familier with only Indian languages will find it easy to use.) These are various easy-to-use keyboard layouts: DOE Phonetic, Typewriter and Romanised. Indian language message can be composed easily by using the onscreen keyboard layout.

The other features include automatic font selection while changing the language, and togging between Indian language and English by pressing a key. The Mail receipient can read the Indian language mail without installing any additional software including IndoMail. There is also facility to create WEB pages in 12 Indian languages.

Economic Times

Monday, June 14,1999

Lastech’s IndoMail speaks 12 languages

CHENNAI-based Lastech Systems Private Ltd has launched its e-mail Software - `IndoMail', which facilitates sending e-mails in 12 Indian Languages.The Languages covered by IndoMail are Assamesse, Bengali, Gujarati, hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu. A release claimed that except in the case of Tamil, IndoMail is the first Email software for all other 11 Indian Languages.IndoMail, priced at Rs.400, ensures that any Email client software like Netscape Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Eudora can be used to read the Indian Language mail. It also supports Email services like Hotmail.

The other features offered by IndoMail include Indian Language Menu Support (People who are familiar with only Indian languages will find it easy to use due to the availability of menu items in Indian languages), keyboard layouts (DOE Phoenetic, Typewriter and Romanised) and automatic font selection while changing the languages.

The release said, Indian Language message can be composed easily by using the Onscreen Keyboard Layout and Layout-Sensitive Character Set Window. It also allows to toggle between Indian language and English by pressing a key. The Mail receipient can read the Indian language Mail without installing any additional software including IndoMail.

Lastech Systems also provides Indian language solutions for the areas of Desk-top publishing, video-titling, database management systems, accounting, multimedia and web authoring systems.

Indian Express

Wednesday, June 16, 1999

Software to read e-mail in vernacular

Chennai: Lastech Systems Pvt Ltd has launched an e-mail software - `Indomail' that would facilitate sending e-mail in 12 Indian languages, according to a release. The languages include Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Asamesse, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi and Sanskrit. This software will enable users read mail from Netscape, Microsoft Outlook, Eudora in Indian languages. A free evaluation copy is available at Lastech's website:www.lastech.com, the release added.

I.T.

August 1999

New E-mail Software for Indian Languages

Lastech Systems has launched a new product IndoMail - an E-mail software for Indian Languages. The Software features the facility to send E-Mails in 12 Indian Languages and has various easy-to-use keyboard layouts like DOE Phoenetic, Typewriter, and Romanised. It also supports Web-based E-mail services such as Hotmail and the Indian Language menu.

The DQ Week

28 June - 4 July, 1999

ndoMail breaks language barrier in e-mailing

IndoMail is an exclusive e-mail software which allows the user to send mails in 12 different Indian languages. There is no other software that allows the user to send mails in regional languages other than Tamil" said M.Thulukkanam, Director, Lastech Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Express Computer

June 14, 1999

E-mail Software for Indian Languages

Lastech Systems have recently launched a new product IndoMail-E-mail Software for Indian languages.

This software makes it possible to send e-mail in 12 Indian languages. It also allows you to use as many as 14 languages in a mail message. The availability of Menu of items in Indian languages makes it easier for people familiar with only Indian languages.

There are easy keyboards layouts such as DOE Phonetic, Typewriter, Romanized. The Indian messages can be composed easily by using the OnScreen keyboard layout and layout-sensitive character set window, there is the automatic font selection while changing the language

The mail recipient can read the Indian language mail without installing any additional software including IndoMail. Any e-mail client software such as Netscape Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Eudora can be used to read the India language mail. It also supports Web-based e-mail services such as Hotmail.