[Lexicog] TshwaneLex 3.0 Released -- Professional Software Suite for Lexicography and Terminology

[David Joffe]

June 27, 2007: TshwaneDJe HLT announces the release of TshwaneLex 
Suite 3.0

TshwaneLex 3.0 is now available. This version contains many new 
features, and is now organised as a suite that bundles several 
tools, including TshwaneTerm and TshwaneReader. Highlights include:

INTEGRATED CORPUS: New built-in corpus query functionality, 
integrated directly into the editing process, with timesaving 
features such as headword auto-search and usage example extraction.

TSHWANETERM: The TshwaneTerm Terminology Management System is now 
included in the TshwaneLex Suite. This tool brings many of the 
unique and powerful features of TshwaneLex to the compilation and 
management of termbases, and its inclusion will help facilitate data 
exchange between lexicographers and terminographers.

TSHWANEREADER: The TshwaneLex/TshwaneTerm Reader is a freely 
downloadable viewer application for TshwaneLex dictionaries or 
TshwaneTerm termbases.

USER STATISTICS / MONITORING: New management tools allow you to 
easily track the progress of individual members of a team, or of a 
dictionary or termbase project as a whole.

TRANSLATION EQUIVALENT FANOUTS: For multilingual databases, this 
powerful feature automatically shows all entries related to the 
current one via a shared Translation Equivalent as you work.

SCRIPTING: An integrated scripting language allows (amongst other 
things) attributes to become 'calculation fields', similar in 
principle to formulas in Excel. External scripts can also be written 
to perform various kinds of modifications on the database.

Many other new features:
- "Formatted XML" Exporter generates XML that more closely follows 
the Preview and RTF output, making it even easier to interface with 
typesetting software such as Adobe InDesign or to republish data 
electronically.
- Compare/Merge now truly allows you to continue editing in the main 
window while the Compare/Merge window is open, and contains several 
other improvements.
- "Sort By" function allows you to re-sort all entries on any field, 
e.g. by frequency or 'last modified date'.
- Filters for individual cross-reference types.
- Inline cross-references (allowing cross-references to be included 
within the text of a field).
- Border styles, and many more.


ABOUT TSHWANELEX 

TshwaneLex is the world's only [TRULY OFF-THE-SHELF] professional 
software suite for the compilation of monolingual, bilingual and 
multilingual dictionaries or termbases, and for the publishing 
thereof in hardcopy, online and electronic formats. TshwaneLex and 
TshwaneTerm are fully customisable and localisable, are known for 
their focus on ease of use, for accelerating the compilation of any 
type of reference work, and for helping ensure accuracy and 
consistency.

TshwaneLex and TshwaneTerm are currently in use by over 300 users 
worldwide, from individuals to large organisations, and for over 150 
different languages. To date, over 100 people have received formal 
TshwaneLex training. 

This latest release builds on [EXISTING MAJOR FEATURES] such as: 
- Multi-user and network editing support, OR work on a standalone 
machine without the need for a database. 
- A high degree of flexibility and customisability via the DTD 
(Document Type Definition) system. 
- A strong foundation based on industry standards such as XML and 
Unicode. 
- Automated numbering of homonyms, senses and other types of 
information. 
- Integrity-checking and automatic tracking and updating of cross-
referenced homonym or sense numbers. 
- Special bilingual editing features, such as Side-by-Side View, 
Linked View, and automated lemma reversal. 
- Support for images and sounds, an automated backups system, and a 
unique Ruler Tool that ensures balanced treatment on 
multidimensional levels. 

Clients who ordered TshwaneLex or TshwaneTerm between 1 April 2007 
and 27 June 2007 will receive a free upgrade to version 3.0. 

More details about TshwaneLex, TshwaneTerm, TshwaneReader, the 
TshwaneLex Electronic Dictionary and Online Dictionary Modules can 
be found on our website: 
http://tshwanedje.com/ 


TshwaneDJe HLT also offers custom development, support, training and 
consulting services for every aspect of the dictionary or 
terminology compilation process, both technical and linguistic.





 
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