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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation)
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
September 9, 2016
La Jolla, California—Wenlin Institute Inc., SPC announces the release of Wenlin CDL JavaScript, bringing Chinese character stroke animations, quizzes, and visualizations to mobile app and website developers. The Wenlin CDL JavaScript website shows tools that easily animate character strokes as well as demos for stroke order quizzing and stroke fanning features. The Wenlin CDL JavaScript library provides utilities for parsing, rendering, and modifying CDL. Wenlin CDL JavaScript rendering works via a JavaScript library that outputs SVG so that CDL can be used to render characters on web, Android, iOS and anywhere that JavaScript and SVG run. The CDL font database contains over 100,000 characters, and there is no limit on the number or complexity of Chinese characters that can be expressed using CDL. The CDL JavaScript library outputs pure SVG path strings providing complete control of every aspect of how CDL characters are used in apps and websites. David Chanin, a key member of the development team, comments: “The CDL JavaScript library makes it possible for the first time ever for web and mobile app developers to easily add character stroke animations and interactive character drawing quizzes to their apps.” Wenlin CDL JavaScript is free for use under the AGPL open source license. Wenlin CDL JavaScript for closed-source projects can be licensed by contacting licenses@wenlin.com. See our Terms of Service for more information. To get started using Wenlin CDL JavaScript, click here.
Wenlin CDL JavaScript was developed using Wenlin's Character Description Language (CDL), an XML application and standards-based font and encoding technology designed for precise and compact description, rendering, and indexing of all 漢/汉 Han (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese = CJKV) characters, encoded and unencoded. Breaking the 64k glyph barrier, Wenlin CDL technology gives full Unicode 7 CJK support in less than 1.4 megabytes and is resolution independent with handwriting recognition built right into the font. Wenlin CDL is a revolutionary core infrastructure technology that provides a rock-solid framework for data structure, data storage, and data interchange. Expanding the Unicode set infinitely, Wenlin CDL technology reads, writes, and recognizes CJKV faster and more accurately than other technologies allow. It is the next paradigm for CJKV input, indexing, recognition, and output. Wenlin CDL sequences the CJKV genome. To learn more about Wenlin CDL technology, click here.
Developers of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese (Wénlín Wánzhěngbǎn, 文林 完整版) and dictionary add-ons, Wenlin Institute Inc., SPC (Social Purpose Corporation) provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, appreciation, peace, and cooperation; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques. To learn more about Wenlin Institute, Inc. SPC, see wenlin.com.
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
August 9, 2016
La Jolla, California— Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC announces the software release of Dr. Axel Schuessler’s ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese《古代汉语字源字典‧文林电子版》(Wenlin ABC EDOC), a dictionary add-on for Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese 4.3.2 Deluxe Edition (Wénlín Wánzhěngbǎn, 文林 完整版). Fully integrated with Wenlin’s ABC dictionary, the Wenlin ABC EDOC add-on is priced at $59, offered now for only $39 through October 1st, 2016. Wenlin ABC EDOC dictionary add-on follows the recent release of Wenlin ABC HDC, An Alphabetical Index to the Hanyu Da Cidian by Victor H. Mair (editor) in software edition. Wenlin 4.3.1 users will receive a free update to 4.3.2.
Based on the ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, part of the University of Hawai’i Press’s highly touted ABC Series, the Wenlin ABC EDOC is the first searchable etymological dictionary of Old Chinese written in digital form, placing primary emphasis on the sounds and meanings of Sinitic roots. Designed for use by nonspecialists and specialists alike, the dictionary is highly accessible, being arranged in alphabetical order and possessed of numerous innovative lexicographical features. Each entry offers one or more possible etymologies as well as reconstructed pronunciations and other relevant data. Words that are morphologically related are grouped together into "word families" that attempt to make explicit the derivational or other etymological processes that relate them. The Wenlin ABC EDOC software edition includes a substantive and significant introduction that outlines the author’s views on the linguistic position of Chinese within Asia and details the phonological and morphological properties, to the degree they are known, of the earliest stages of the Chinese language and its ancestor.
Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation) provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, appreciation, peace, cooperation, unity, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques.
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
April 6, 2016
La Jolla, California— Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC announces the release of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese 4.3 Deluxe Edition (Wénlín Wánzhěngbǎn, 文林 完整版). The new 4.3 release provides full support for the corrected, unabridged, and expanded alphabetical index to Hànyǔ Dà Cídiǎn 汉语大词典 (Wenlin ABC HDC)—fully integrated with Wenlin’s ABC dictionary —as an add-on for only $49. The Wenlin ABC HDC index software edition provides easy access to the more than 350,000 multisyllabic entries found in HDC. The Wenlin ABC HDC add-on is an advanced research tool, with a combined total of more than 568,000 entries. Many ABC words (whether occurring in HDC or not) can be better understood with reference to HDC entries. Likewise, many HDC entries do not occur in ABC, but can be better understood in conjunction with ABC glosses. ABC+HDC look-ups will often lead to relevant information, either directly in Wenlin, or indirectly through Wenlin’s new web-search features. Prof. Victor H. Mair, HDC index and ABC Chinese Dictionary Series editor (UPenn), writes: “I am delighted that the complete, single-sort alphabetical index to the Hanyu Da Cidian is being made available through Wenlin in an electronic edition. This is bound to be a boon to everyone with a serious interest in the study of Chinese language.”
Wenlin 4.3 also includes full support for Adobe Source Han Sans font, a new open source Pan-CJK typeface family (available as a free download) with convenient new methods of font selection. Other new and updated features include: compact MP3 format sound recordings; built-in web searching; and new pronunciation, navigation, and list feature enhancements. Wenlin 4.3 provides full Unicode 8 CJK Extension E Support bringing the total number of Wenlin’s proprietary CDL font engine character descriptions to 103,510. Wenlin 4.3 retails for $99 at www.wenlinshangdian.com. Upgrade pricing available for qualified users. A full list of improvements can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/wen43.
Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation) provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, appreciation, peace, cooperation, unity, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques.
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
Monday, September 7th, 2015
La Jolla, California—Wenlin Institute, developer of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese and CDL font technology, now supports fantizi (full form characters) in its software edition of the Chinese-English Hàn- Yīng Yànyǔ Cídiǎn ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs, edited by John S. Rohsenow. Modern Language Journal describes Rohsenow’s dictionary as “delightful and easy-to-use…open[ing] the treasure house of Chinese folk wisdom to a general English-speaking readership….appealing and useful to language students at any level and to anyone who may need a pithy aphorism" (89, 2005). The new software edition, created by Wenlin Institute (preparer of the paper edition), adds new dimensions of accessibility to this valuable text. The software edition is designed to be used with Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese, version 4.1 or later. Full integration with Wenlin’s powerful electronic ABC dictionary means that readers of Simplified and Traditional Chinese will have instant access to the wide variety dictionary entries available for exploring nuances of Prof. Rohsenow's fine translation, and for understanding deeper meanings of Chinese proverbs. An edition for use in any web browser is under preparation. This new electronic edition is of interest to English and Chinese readers in general, and to specialists in a wide variety of fields, including anthropology, linguistics, literature, sociology, psychology, and history. The new software edition for Wenlin 4.2 or later is available online at www.wenlinshangdian.com for $19.99.
Published in book form by the University of Hawai‘i Press, the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs consists of approximately 4,000 Chinese proverbs alphabetically arranged by the first words (詞/词 cí) of the proverb according to the Hànyǔ Pīnyīn transcription and Chinese characters (standard simplified), followed by a literal (and when necessary also a figurative) English translation. Additional data such as brief usage notes, sources, parallel expressions, cross-references, and famous instances of use are provided where available. The proverbs are supplemented by an index of key words (both Chinese and English) found in all entries and of all topics addressed. The author has provided a scholarly introduction analyzing the definition, structure, usage, and history of these Yànyǔ in traditional and contemporary China as well as a bibliography of collections and relevant scholarly studies of Yànyǔ.
Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation) provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, appreciation, peace, cooperation, unity, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques.
To order Wenlin products, go to wenlinshangdian.com
More about Wenlin Software for learning Chinese: guide.wenlininstitute.org
More about the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs: wenlinshangdian.com/product/abc-dictionary-of-chinese-proverbs
More about Wenlin CDL font technology: wenlin.com/cdl
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
June 30th, 2015
La Jolla, California — Wenlin Institute, Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation), publishers of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese 4.2, announced the formation of its first board of directors. The board members are: Dr. Cynthia Ning, Associate Director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and Director of its Confucius Institute; Dr. Zheng-sheng Zhang, Chinese Program Advisor at San Diego State University and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association; Dr. Richard Cook (VP Research and Development); Elisabeth Nuboer-Ranjhan (VP Strategic Relations); Mark Roblee (VP Marketing); and Tom Bishop (President).
President Tom Bishop comments, “This new board is a dream come true. Jǔ dàshì zhě bì yǐ rén wéi běn — the success of any great enterprise depends on the people involved.”
Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation) provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, appreciation, peace, cooperation, unity, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques.
To order Wenlin products, go to wenlinshangdian.com
More about Wenlin Software for learning Chinese: guide.wenlininstitute.org
More about the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs: wenlinshangdian.com/product/abc-dictionary-of-chinese-proverbs
More about Wenlin CDL font technology: wenlin.com/cdl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
April 11, 2015
New Free Edition of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese version 4.2 Released
La Jolla, California — Wenlin Institute, developer of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese and CDL font technology, announced the release of Wénlín Miǎnfèibǎn 4.2 (文林‧免费版 Wenlin 4.2 Free Edition). The new free software edition for Wenlin 4.2 is available online (wenlinshangdian.com) free of charge. The free edition includes three dictionaries with a total of 1100+ dictionary entries, 200+ pre-made flashcards for included vocabulary items and the ability to create new ones; stroke-by-stroke character display of 1,400+ common characters; sample text in simple, full, and Pinyin characters. The robust free edition displays over 80,000 Chinese characters with complete Unicode 7.1 Unihan character support including input of characters by phonetic Pinyin conversion, handwriting recognition, and phonetic conversion of Pinyin for single characters and for compound words/phrases
Complete information about Wénlín Miǎnfèibǎn 4.2 (文林‧免费版 Wenlin 4.2 Free Edition) here:
guide.wenlininstitute.org/wenlin4.2/Wenlin_Mianfeiban
Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation) provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, appreciation, peace, cooperation, unity, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques.
To order Wenlin products, go to wenlinshangdian.com
More about Wenlin Software for learning Chinese: guide.wenlininstitute.org
More about the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs: wenlinshangdian.com/product/abc-dictionary-of-chinese-proverbs
More about Wenlin CDL font technology: wenlin.com/cdl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
April 11, 2015
Wenlin 4.2 Released, Website Revised, ABC Proverb Dictionary Special Offer
La Jolla, California — Wenlin Institute announces the release of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese version 4.2 to coincide with a substantial makeover of the company website (wenlin.com). New and updated features in Wenlin 4.2 include expanded Zìdiǎn (字典 Chinese character dictionary), Cídiǎn (詞典 Chinese word dictionary), Yīng-Hàn (英汉[-漢] English-Chinese dictionary), Shuōwén Jiězì (说文解字 Ancient Chinese character dictionary) and numerous improvements to Wenlin’s proprietary CDL font (wenlin.com/cdl which now has more than 96,000 CDL descriptions. Other enhancements include improved interface for the Search Files feature, new Radical interface features and several new and improved Advanced Options. For Mac OS X (10.7 or later), the entire application has been rebuilt as a 64-bit Cocoa application supporting high-resolution Retina displays at full resolution.
Wenlin 4.2’s release comes on the heels of a substantially redesigned company website that includes Hànyǔ Pīnyīn, simple, and full form translations. The Wenlin 4.2 upgrade is available online (wenlinshangdian.com) for a nominal fee of $10 to support development. Purchasers of Wenlin’s recently released software edition of John Rohsenow’s Chinese-English Hàn-Yīng Yànyǔ Cídiǎn: ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (汉英语词典), also available online for $19.99, will receive the Wenlin 4.2 upgrade at no charge.
A full list of new and improved features can be found here: guide.wenlininstitute.org/wenlin4.2/What_is_New_in_Version_Four#New_In_Wenlin_4.2
More on the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs: Modern Language Journal describes Rohsenow’s dictionary delightful and easy-to-use…open[ing] the treasure house of Chinese folk wisdom to a general English-speaking readership….appealing and useful to language students at any level and to anyone who may need a pithy aphorism" (89, 2005). The new software edition, created by Wenlin Institute (preparer of the paper edition), adds new dimensions of accessibility to this valuable text. The software edition is designed to be used with Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese, version 4.2 or later. Full integration with Wenlin’s powerful electronic ABC dictionary means that readers of Simplified and Traditional Chinese will have instant access to the wide variety dictionary entries available for exploring nuances of Prof. Rohsenow's fine translation, and for understanding deeper meanings of Chinese proverbs.
Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation) provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, appreciation, peace, cooperation, unity, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques.
To order Wenlin products, go to wenlinshangdian.com
More about Wenlin Software for learning Chinese: guide.wenlininstitute.org
More about the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs: wenlinshangdian.com/product/abc-dictionary-of-chinese-proverbs
More about Wenlin CDL font technology: wenlin.com/cdl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
March 13, 2015
Wenlin Institute Now Social Purpose Corporation (SPC)
La Jolla, California — Wenlin Institute, developer of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese and CDL font technology, has changed its legal status from an ordinary corporation (Inc.) to a “Social Purpose Corporation” (Inc. SPC). President Tom Bishop explains the decision: “Our educational mission is now, legally, our essential reason for existence. This new status paves the way for bringing more people into our organization and raising our development to new levels. We are in various ways now entitled, and/or required, to make education -- and other social purposes defined in our articles of incorporation -- our highest purpose.” In addition to expanding the team of skilled workers, including top experts in lexicography, linguistics, programming, and education, Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC intends to put dictionaries and other learning materials online in such a way that qualified contributors around the world can collaborate to make improvements and corrections to the central repository. The new corporate status anticipates the imminent release of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese version 4.2 which will coincide with a substantial makeover of the company website.
The core of Wenlin’s mission, as specified in the new articles of incorporation, is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, appreciation, peace, cooperation, unity, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques. In addition to supporting current and future users of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese and the ABC series of dictionaries, by maintaining, expanding, improving, licensing, and publishing these works and other works, Wenlin is committed to upholding the integrity, reputation, and principles of these works, adhering to the principle of using both Pinyin (alphabetical writing) and Hanzi (Chinese characters in all of their various forms) for learning Chinese, and striving for the highest standards of accuracy, correctness, scholarship, reliability, fairness, utility, and quality. Furthermore, as an SPC, the Institute will teach the skills used by its expert team, enabling future generations to continue its work.
To order Wenlin products, go to wenlinshangdian.com
More about Wenlin Software for learning Chinese: guide.wenlininstitute.org
More about the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs: wenlinshangdian.com/product/abc-dictionary-of-chinese-proverbs
More about Wenlin CDL font technology: wenlin.com/cdl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
September 29, 2014
Wenlin Institute Releases Chinese-English Hàn-Yīng Yànyǔ Cídiǎn:
ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (汉英谚语词典)
La Jolla, California — Wenlin Institute, developers of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese and CDL font technology, announces the release of the software edition of the Chinese-English ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs, edited by John S. Rohsenow. Modern Language Journal describes Rohsenow’s dictionary as “delightful and easy-to-use…open[ing] the treasure house of Chinese folk wisdom to a general English-speaking readership….appealing and useful to language students at any level and to anyone who may need a pithy aphorism" (89, 2005). The new software edition, created by Wenlin Institute (preparer of the paper edition), adds new dimensions of accessibility to this valuable text. The software edition is designed to be used with Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese, version 4.1 or later. Full integration with Wenlin’s powerful electronic ABC dictionary means that readers of Simplified and Traditional Chinese will have instant access to the wide variety dictionary entries available for exploring nuances of Prof. Rohsenow's fine translation, and for understanding deeper meanings of Chinese proverbs. An edition for use in any web browser is under preparation. This new electronic edition is of interest to English and Chinese readers in general, and to specialists in a wide variety of fields, including anthropology, linguistics, literature, sociology, psychology, and history. The new software edition for Wenlin 4.1 or later is available online at www.wenlinshangdian.com for $19.99.
Recently published in book form by the University of Hawai’i Press, the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs consists of approximately 4,000 Chinese proverbs alphabetically arranged by the first words (詞/词 cí) of the proverb according to the Hànyǔ Pīnyīn transcription and Chinese characters (standard simplified), followed by a literal (and when necessary also a figurative) English translation. Additional data such as brief usage notes, sources, parallel expressions, cross-references, and famous instances of use are provided where available. The proverbs are supplemented by an index of key words (both Chinese and English) found in all entries and of all topics addressed. The author has provided a scholarly introduction analyzing the definition, structure, usage, and history of these Yànyǔ in traditional and contemporary China as well as a bibliography of collections and relevant scholarly studies of Yànyǔ.
Wenlin Institute provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, cooperation, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques.
More information about Wenlin Software for learning Chinese version 4.1.1please reference our Wenlin User Guide For more information about Wenlin CDL font technology: www.wenlin.com/cdl.
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
December 8, 2012
Wenlin 4.1.1 Release, Dramatic Price Drop Makes Wenlin More Affordable
Eureka, California — Following its major upgrade to version 4 last year, Wenlin Institute today released Wenlin 4.1.1. The new version is available at www.wenlinshangdian.com. Current Wenlin 4.0 or 4.1 users may update for free. In order to make Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese even more affordable, Wenlin Institute has announced it is dropping the price of the full version from $179 to $99 and the upgrade from $49 to $29. New users may purchase Wenlin for only $99 (with CD, $119 plus S&H); Wenlin 3.x users may purchase the downloadable upgrade for only $29 (with CD, $49 plus S&H). Both the downloadable and CD versions are available at www.wenlinshangdian.com and through Chinese language software retailers.
Wenlin 4.1.1 contains new and updated features, including:
Wenlin Character Description Language Tool Unveiled in version 4.0:
Wenlin 4.1.1 includes an innovative core infrastructure technology and authoring tool for input, transmission, and display of new, variant, and rare characters not contained in Unicode. Character Description Language (CDL) emerges as a more compact, efficient, and accurate way of handling Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) characters and data solving a problem OS and small device platform developers hoped would go away. Wenlin CDL handles the 3000 most commonly used characters better than Unicode while expanding the set infinitely to provide a freedom and ease of use the rest of the world takes for granted. Giving end-users access to the CDL technology in version 4 paves the way to a revolution in CJK functionality.
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
September 6, 2012
Wenlin 4.1 Pre-Release Ready for Beta Testers
Eureka, California — Following its major upgrade to version 4 last year, Wenlin Institute today released Wenlin 4.1 update in beta for qualified users of Wenlin 4.0 who wish to participate in testing. Testers should go to www.wenlinshangdian.com and "order" the free update using their Wenlin 4.0 serial number. The final version of Wenlin 4.1, a free update to all 4.0 users, is expected to be released later this fall.
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
January 30, 2011
Wenlin app for Chinese language soothes Asia tech woes
Eureka, California — Who knew that making better software for learning Chinese could change the world of Asian computing? In releasing its latest version of educational software, Wenlin Institute unveils a whole new paradigm for handling Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) characters. The long awaited release comes amidst a spike in Chinese language learning programs and a flurry of speculation about the future of the Asian market for computer and smart phone developers. Chief Strategist Elisabeth Nuboer-Ranjan gets right to the point, "The impact of Wenlin's technology on finger-centric devices and OCR tech is going to rock the industry." This is good news for end-users but it may shake things up while developers adjust accordingly.
Wenlin software for learning Chinese version 4.0 includes an innovative core infrastructure technology and authoring tool for input, transmission, and display of new, variant, and rare characters not contained in Unicode. Character Description Language (CDL) emerges as a more compact, efficient, and accurate way of handling Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) characters and data solving a problem OS and small device platform developers hoped would go away. Wenlin CDL handles the 3000 most commonly used characters better than Unicode while expanding the set infinitely to provide a freedom and ease of use the rest of the world takes for granted. Giving end-users access to the CDL technology in version 4 paves the way to a revolution in CJK functionality. "Once end-users start using the CDL authoring tool in version 4.0 we expect our licensing business to expand significantly as the scenarios for a core infrastructure integration become clearer," says VP of Marketing Mark Roble e.
Wenlin means "a gathering of scholars." In keeping with the company name, the lead programmers at Wenlin Institute are both Chinese linguists and computer science engineers. Seeing both sides of the equation allowed Wenlin Institute founder and President Thomas E. Bishop to rediscover the secret Chinese "alphabet" of 36 strokes, solving Unicode's "missing character" problem once and for all. These traditional script elements have been overlooked by software developers until now. "CDL has always been a part of Wenlin, but the underlying language was invisible until Wenlin version 4.0. Now it is possible to view and manipulate the CDL description for any character that can be viewed in the stroking box," notes President Tom Bishop. Honorary members of the Unicode Consortium, Wenlin Institute has been working on bridging the gap in CJK data handling since 2000.
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
January 30, 2011
Wenlin version 4 released
Wenlin 4.0 is NOW available. This long awaited upgrade to Wenlin 3.4.1 is available at our web store www.wenlinshangdian.com.
We are particularly excited by the new Character Description Language (CDL) authoring tool. New, variant, and rare characters can now be created, published, and shared with other Wenlin users or CDL friendly devices. We've essentially circumvented Unicode’s limitations and intend to expand the data set infinitely. See below. Other features include:
Contrary to the rest of the world, we are maintaining our old pricing structure.
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Mark Roblee, VP Marketing
Wenlin Institute, Inc.
1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2)
mark@wenlin.com
www.wenlin.com
April 12, 2010
Wenlin at NCLC 2010
Wenlin will be at the National Chinese Language Conference 2010 in Washington D.C., April 22-24.
If you plan on attending, I hope you will be able to stop by our table (#31) and introduce yourself.
If the prospect of spending 30-45 minutes talking with other users and linguists about your experiences with Wenlin appeals to you, let me know. We will happily provide you a free upgrade to Wenlin 4.0 in thanks.
For more information about NCLC 2010, click on the link below:
http://sites.asiasociety.org/nclc2010/