Asian-Language Support in the Solaris Operating Environment

This paper is intended for developers who are interested in developing internationalized software for the Asian-language Solaris operating environment. The first section presents the benefits of internationalizing software in global markets, followed by an overview of the Solaris internationalization framework. The next section is an overview of Asian languages, specifically Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The Technical Considerations section addresses the Asian-specific architecture, and the Common Development Issues section explains issues related to developing for multibyte applications. Finally, the product overview section provides specific information about Asian-language Solaris operating environment products.