HATTIE: (Voiceover) KMPInternet is the Manchester, England-based e-architecture firm specializing in e-business, e-marketing and portal development. Soon, Lingubots, like the virtual receptionist they developed, combined with their online language translation, will enable all Web users to learn anything with no language barriers.

BILL DARING: Hi. You must be Hattie.

HATTIE: (Voiceover) Founder Bill Daring is the chairman. You got the message?

BILL: We actually create the technology that allows you to push the button and translate, OK? (Voiceover) So it does it at a very fast speed, and I think we're talking about 500 words a minute that we are able to translate.

HATTIE: What is software?

BILL: Software is ... a language, essentially, that allows the computer to carry out some functions (of the mind). And we program software, we create software to make business easier or to deliver a message or to get some advantage out of the computer.