Common Internationalization System

Figure 1-2 shows a view of how internationalization is pervasive across a specific single-host system. The goal is that the applications (clients) are built to be shipped worldwide for the set of locales supported in the underlying system. Using standard interfaces improves access to global markets and minimizes the amount of localization work needed by application developers. In addition, country representatives can be ensured of consistent localization within systems adhering to the principles of the desktop.

Figure 1-2 Common internationalized system