Paul, I am forwarding your inquiry to the Unicode list. I hope someone on the list will be able to address your question.
Regards, Magda Danish Administrative Director The Unicode Consortium 650-693-3921 > -----Original Message----- > Date/Time: Wed Nov 13 09:32:39 EST 2002 > Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Report Type: Other Question, Problem, or Feedback > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > I am writing on behalf of a global software company called > Rebus iS. Rebus iS has developed an underwriting package that > has been very successful in Europeon markets. > > The application runs on an AS400 device but was developed > primarily for English speaking countries. > > We are now looking to expand the market for this product into > countries such as China. To achieve this I have been informed > we need to enable our application for Double Byte Character > Set (DBCS). > > This confuses me when I read of UNICODE. If the AS400 > supports UNICODE, and assuming DBCS & UNICODE are mutually > exclusive, would it not make more sense to enable for UNICODE > only from the outset? > > I would be grateful for your assistance in this matter. > > Kind Regards > > Paul Downey > Rebus Insurance Systems Limited > Registered No. 508212 England > Registered Office > Suffolk House, > 102 - 108 Baxter Avenue, > Southend-on-Sea, > Essex SS2 6JP > United Kingdom > > Tel: +44 (0) 1702 236691 > Fax: +44 (0) 1702 353276 > http://www.rebusis.com -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (End of Report)
