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You and several of your classmates are part of a task force to help develop the multicultural skills of your workforce. Your transnational corporation conducts business in 17 different countries, with a total of six different languages. Today you are asked to evaluate the feasibility of developing a digital device to enhance the multicultural and foreign language skills of your workforce. The product description is as follows: Next time you find yourself linguistically challenged, whip out the Universal Translator UT 106 from Ectaco Inc. Here's how it works: Simply speak the desired phrase into the unit's built-in microphone. The palm-size machine uses speechto-speech technology to translate the phrase into one of six languages. Then the translator talks back, providing the correct pronunciation via a built-in speaker. Easy to use, the unit can store 2,000 sentences in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. And you can go to the Web to download additional phrases. Bravo! The Universal Translator UT 106 retails for about $200. Visit Ectaco on the Web (https://www. ectaco.com). Discuss the merits of the Universal Translator (or competitive product) for helping your workforce become more multicultural, and reach a conclusion about equipping your international workers with the Translator. As part of your evaluation, visit the company Web site. See whether you can obtain a demonstration that can be played through the speakers connected to your computer and monitor.