Microsoft has brought the latest in information technology to Indian languages. It has in essence localized the latest technology. The gifts of technology have revolutionized work as well as fun. Work and communication are no longer burdensome. The gifts of technology have revolutionized work as well as fun. Work and communication are no longer burdensome. As it is happening with all other popular applications, the hot favourite Windows messenger too is Indic enabled now. The fun and excitement of being able to chat in your own language is just a few steps away. To chat in your language all you need to do is to use the language options in Office 2003 package of your own language. You just need to select your preferred keyboard from the IME available with it. Now your messages can be read in your language on any system supporting Unicode. 2000 versions of Office Marathi and Hindi also support display of Marathi and Hindi fonts. IMEs for these editions can be downloaded http://www.bhashaindia.com/downloads. Display in other Indian languages is supported only in Office 2003 and Windows XP versions. Messenger is one of the most widely used features of the Internet. In fact, there are a sizeable number of people who were introduced to computers and the Internet via chat only. Messenger is a unique mix of simplicity, fast moving technology, utility and informality. It’s a tool of real-time communication that combines all the convenient features of telephone, E-Mail, file transfer platform, SMS and video conferencing on a single platform. It’s an all-in-one platform that allows one to use its different features simultaneously or selectively. Be in touch with near and dear ones – any time The most remarkable thing with messenger is that you can not only use it as e-mail, file transfer platform or video conferencing, but it can also be used to escape from the irritants of any of them. Suppose you are troubled by frequently dropping unwanted e-mails, then you can use messenger for mailing and avoid those time consuming unwanted mails. Or you can use it as a phone but it would be a different from a phone. No one can disturb you by dialling you time and again. This is not all. You ‘chat’ on messenger quietly! It means you don’t disturb others. It is also much more economical than other means of communication. By paying for normal Internet charges you can use it for official communication. You can, not only send files and photos on it, but you can also share an application with your partner. Large organisations are saving huge amounts of money on phone calls by using messengers extensively and effectively. Messengers are economical in terms of time as well as money. You can keep all your chats as records and use them as reference when needed. You enjoy total control over your contacts. You can show your presence to just those that you want or you can delete whom you don’t want on your contact list. Now you know how useful a tool messenger is, then what are you waiting for! Start using it right away. Messenger comes in-built with Office 2003 and Windows XP. If you do not have these, you can download the latest messenger from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads. Read more on: How to enable Indic support on windows XP?