Translation between Arabic and other languages is hard enough without having to wrestle with the technical details of file format or hunting for the correct spelling of foreign names — a time-consuming task, but vital for an accurate translation.

Basis Technology has developed the Arabic Desktop Suite to tame the language and computer complexities of the Arabic language.

• Arabic Editor –This easy-to-use text editor for Microsoft Windows permits the input of Arabic text using a standard keyboard layout. Suitable for typists from linguistic experts to beginning Arabic students. Save plain text files to the desired encoding: CP1256, ISO-8859-6 or Unicode.
• Transliteration Assistant - With this plug-in, highlight a Romanized Arabic name in a Microsoft Word or Excel document and get back the corresponding vocalized Arabic spelling or the equivalent transliteration in any of several schemes.
• Geoscope – This map viewer lets the user verify the spelling of geographic features in the Middle East or see where they are located.