FlorèsTM,Character set conversion to automate
standardization for universal access
The problem
You want to internationalize your application so you can
market it around the world. Right away, you're faced with
a client that has to process text (e.g. multilingual database)
in different character sets, at least those that are supported
by the platforms the application runs on. The traditional
solution is to develop separate versions that are each linked
to a specific language/platform combination. This method
is no longer viable, first due to the cost of maintaining
all the versions, and second because users--most likely
already online--want to transmit information in more than
one character set.
The solution 
Part of the solution lies in developing applications that
are based on Unicode,
which eliminates the problem of multiple versions and allows
your applications to run in several languages. Until Unicode
has been adopted worldwide, conversion will continue to
be necessary to handle the different platforms, pre-existing
data, etc. That's why we developed Florès--to provide
a powerful character set conversion tool that can cover
all the bases. Florès converts between any pair of
character sets on the following list using Unicode as the
pivot:
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Advantages of Florès:
- Based on Unicode, eliminates
the problem of multiple versions and allows your
applications to run in several languages
- Provides a powerful character
set conversion tool
- Converts between any pair
of character sets
- Is platform-independent
- Adapts to multilingual environments
- Supports multiple languages
at the same time
- Has a conversion API that
handles the simplest as well as the most complex
cases symmetrically
- Accesses the filters directly
- Selects character sets automatically
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