Free Translation Plug-in for IBM Lotus Sametime - Send translated text to your colleagues using Lotus Sametime.

Do you Instant Message colleagues in different countries? Do they speak a different language? While the Epilio Translation Plug-in can't help you translate management speak into English, it can help you translate many other language pairs.

The Epilio Translator for IBM Lotus Sametime integrates tightly into your Sametime Connect client, giving you the ability to chat with other users in their native language. The Epilio Translator plug-in requires Sametime 8.0.1 or later.

Important Update:
Please be sure to understand the following limitations with this free product.

Google have decided to officially deprecate the Google Translate API as of May 26, 2011. The Google Translate API is used by Epilio Translator to translate Instant Messages. The number of requests you may make per day may be limited and the Google Translate API will be shut off completely on December 1, 2011.

For organizations requiring continued translation capabilities through a secure on-premises solution, please visit our partner LinguaSys and take a look at the TGChat product which was developed in conjunction with Epilio.

Epilio will stop shipping Epilio Translate when Google disables their Translate API in December.

Further Update
We now also offer a free translation plug-in utilizing the Microsoft Translation service. Please note, for companies requiring secure translation services please contact our partner LinguaSys

Once you've installed the plug-in, select File, Preferences, Translation and select the language pairs you wish to use. Now when you have a chat with another Sametime user you'll see the translation drop down button on the toolbar. Select the language you want to use and type away! To send the translated text, press the send button next to the translated text.

Known issues:
The translation plug-in uses the Google Translation Server, the plug-in does not work with proxies and requires an active internet connection.

If you're looking for a secure, supported on-premises solution, please visit our partner LinguaSys and take a look at their TGChat Product.