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<p><!-- google_afm --><b>What is BabelServer</b><br/>
Put it in a simple way, Babel<b>Server</b> is a suite of tools that parses input, 
applies rules to the parsed content and then outputs the result - in real time. 
The main purpose of this instance of Babel<b>Server</b> is to show the concept and 
run it with real users. This implementation only parses html but the 
concept can be applied to any input and output can be anything that the current 
ruleset dictates. Babel<b>Server</b> will make your old WAP phone usable with all
html based content on the web.
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Presenting content and functionality on a small screen, be it on an old wap 
browser or the more full fledged browsers in new smart phones, has other 
requirements than a browser on a desktop or portable computer. Babel<b>Server</b> 
will always construct output tailored to the client device, identified by its user 
agent. But in most situations, automated conversion to meet the various constraints 
of the browsers simply isn't enough! We therefore enabled Babel<b>Server</b> with 
rulesets that describe various parts of one or different pages as well as 
specialized rules for the conversion of the parts one wishes to publish. This way,
one can for example break down the menu and content of an existing page into 
separate pages or even rearrange it to enhance the user experience. One could say 
that Babel<b>Server</b> splits the content and presentation and makes it possible 
to rearrange both when generating output.
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Babel<b>Server</b> is still work in progress and we're working with functionality for 
not only presenting webclips optimized for a particular device, but also tailoring 
the output, both content and presentation to each user's preference. 
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<p align="center">You're surfing with<br/><img src="http://babelserver.org/img/bl.gif" width="48" height="60" alt="BabelServer.org"/><br/>
Babel<b>Server</b>.org<br/>It's personal</p>

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