GoDB, Chennai-based technology company specilizing in enterprise mobility solutions in association with Intel has launched 'Project Darpan' in order to simplify the computing experience for people.
Project Darpan is a free, multi-lingual graphical user interface (UI) initiative which increases the PC usage in the Indian market. It provides graphical access to the internet and provide the comfort of accessing relevant Indian content.
Project Darpan is a software application based on an intensive research study conducted by Intel to explore ways to improve usage of computing devices among masses. The research also touched to find out methods to remove fear of technology that prevent usage of internet and computing in India. The local language effort of Darpan will provide menus/ commands of Darpan application in 6 languages - English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Telugu.
Project Darpan will create an ecosystem of content providers and innovative software companies which will impact the consumption of internet content in a big way, thus by fuelling a local language content ecosystem spiral. This initiative will also explore robust business models for all the ecosystem players and will benefit the end consumer immensely.
Mahavir Chand, director, GoDB Tech, said, "The internet browsing experience is often limited to technology savvy and English literate users. Project Darpan will simplify the PC user experience for the common man and provide an easy to use internet graphical user interface."