Some 400,000 English words have been translated to make the Windows Vista Language Interface Pack available in Maltese.

The service pack, available in 48 languages, was introduced yesterday by Malta Information Technology Agency, in collaboration with Microsoft Malta, which developed the Maltese pack.

The process involved a translation by local professional translators, which was later reviewed by a Maltese language expert.

The language pack follows the publication of Windows XP Maltese interface pack in 2006.

Microsoft Malta country manager Pierre Mallia said the latest version will help professionals, government departments, students and companies who prefer to communicate in Maltese.

Owners of genuine Windows Vista can download the Maltese Language Interface Pack, which is live and available for free from Microsoft's website.

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