ELL: Strategic Partnership: MIT2 and TAAI

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Strategic Partnership between MIT2 and TAAI

A strategic alliance has just been announced between
Mason Integrated Technologies Ltd (MIT2) and the
Transnational Arctic and Antarctic Institute (TAAI).

MIT2, founded by Marilyn Mason in 1996, is a software
development and service provider specialized in language
processing solutions for several minority and less-prevalent
languages. Although initially focused on Creole languages,
MIT2 has been extending its efforts to meet the needs of other
cultural and language groups.

TAAI, founded by Peter Wilkniss in 1997, has been undertaking
the Computer-assisted Translation of Alaska Native Languages
(CATANAL) project as a means of preserving and improving
communication between the various native languages of Alaska
and between these languages and English.

Jeffrey Allen, who has held advisory roles with both MIT2 and
TAAI since 1998, states that "many people talk about wanting
to implement language technologies into contexts for neglected
languages. MIT2 and TAAI are two of the only organizations in
the world that have taken this beyond an idea on paper. They
have both heavily invested time, money and resources into
creating networks of technically competent and culturally
sensitive teams to make their efforts beneficial for the
intended users."

The cooperative effort between MIT2 and TAAI will allow both
organizations to combine their efforts for reaching even wider
communities and populations with their products and services.

For more information, please contact:

Mason Integrated Technologies Ltd (MIT2)
P.O. Box 181015, Boston, MA 02118 USA
Tel: (+1) 617 247-8885, Fax: (+1) 617 262-8923
E-mail: mit2usa at aol.com
Web: http://hometown.aol.com/mit2usa/Index2.html

Transnational Arctic and Antarctic Institute (TAAI)
1305 West Seventh Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 USA
Tel: (+1) 907 278-2085; Fax: (+1) 907 278-2035 fax
E-mail: polarinst at aol.com


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Mason Integrated Technologies Ltd (MIT2)
P.O. Box 181015
Boston, MA  02118  USA
(617) 247-8885 (office & answering machine)
(617) 262-8923 (FAX)
MIT2USA at aol.com (e-mail)
Mason Integrated Technologies Ltd Home Page:
  http://hometown.aol.com/mit2usa/Index2.html
Introducing CreoleScan and CreoleConvert:
  http://hometown.aol.com/mit2usa/IntroCrScCrConv.htm
Meet the Creator of CreoleScan and CreoleConvert:
  http://hometown.aol.com/marilinc/Index3.html
Strategic Partnership with Creole Translation Firm:
  http://hometown.aol.com/mit2usa/HTart.htm
Strategic Partnership with Haiti Online:
  http://hometown.aol.com/mit2usa/HOL-MIT2.htm
Jeff Allen New MIT2 CEO:
  http://hometown.aol.com/mit2usa/JA-MIT2CEO.htm
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