We are pleased to present our 2012 Q1.1 release. The main features of this release are:
- Addition of ‘Report’ method to Cloud API
- Added Parse and Country methods in command line batch processor and API
- New AIX port available
- New Visual Studio 2003 port available
- Improvements in Hangul and Simplified Chinese transliteration
- Recognition of country names in native character sets
This document describes these changes in greater detail along with installation instructions, things to be aware of and other helpful tips.
API updates
- Revision to country identification process to improve use of DefaultCountry option
- Added FieldNameWeight option
Fixed Bugs
- Fixed an issue where if installing into a non-standard location on Windows the link to the Demonstration UI was incorrect.
Country Updates
We are continually improving our country data and rules/lexicons to support them. The table below shows which countries have been enhanced, and how, in this release.
Country Name |
ISO Code |
Context Rules |
Lexicons |
Reference Data |
Address Format |
AFGHANISTAN | AF |
x |
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ÅLAND ISLANDS | AX |
x |
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ALBANIA | AL |
x |
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ALGERIA | DZ |
x |
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AMERICAN SAMOA | AS |
x |
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ANDORRA | AD |
x |
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ANGOLA | AO |
x |
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ANGUILLA | AI |
x |
|||
ANTARCTICA | AQ |
x |
|||
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AG |
x |
|||
ARGENTINA | AR |
x |
|||
ARMENIA | AM |
x |
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ARUBA | AW |
x |
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AUSTRALIA | AU | x |
x |
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AUSTRIA | AT |
x |
|||
AZERBAIJAN | AZ |
x |
|||
BAHAMAS | BS |
x |
|||
BAHRAIN | BH |
x |
|||
BANGLADESH | BD |
x |
|||
BARBADOS | BB |
x |
|||
BELARUS | BY |
x |
|||
BELGIUM | BE |
x |
|||
BELIZE | BZ |
x |
|||
BENIN | BJ |
x |
|||
BERMUDA | BM |
x |
|||
BHUTAN | BT |
x |
|||
BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF | BO |
x |
|||
BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA | BQ |
x |
|||
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BA |
x |
|||
BOTSWANA | BW |
x |
|||
BOUVET ISLAND | BV |
x |
|||
BRAZIL | BR |
x |
|||
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO |
x |
|||
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | BN |
x |
|||
BULGARIA | BG |
x |
|||
BURKINA FASO | BF |
x |
|||
BURUNDI | BI |
x |
|||
CAMBODIA | KH |
x |
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CAMEROON | CM |
x |
|||
CANADA | CA |
x |
|||
CAPE VERDE | CV |
x |
|||
CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY |
x |
|||
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CF |
x |
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CHAD | TD |
x |
|||
CHILE | CL |
x |
|||
CHINA | CN |
x |
|||
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | CX |
x |
|||
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CC |
x |
|||
COLOMBIA | CO |
x |
|||
COMOROS | KM |
x |
|||
CONGO | CG |
x |
|||
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CD |
x |
|||
COOK ISLANDS | CK |
x |
|||
COSTA RICA | CR |
x |
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE | CI |
x |
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CROATIA | HR |
x |
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CUBA | CU |
x |
|||
CURAÇAO | CW |
x |
|||
CYPRUS | CY |
x |
|||
CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ |
x |
|||
DENMARK | DK |
x |
|||
DJIBOUTI | DJ |
x |
|||
DOMINICA | DM |
x |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO |
x |
|||
ECUADOR | EC |
x |
|||
EGYPT | EG |
x |
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EL SALVADOR | SV |
x |
|||
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | GQ |
x |
|||
ERITREA | ER |
x |
|||
ESTONIA | EE |
x |
|||
ETHIOPIA | ET |
x |
|||
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | FK |
x |
|||
FAROE ISLANDS | FO |
x |
|||
FIJI | FJ |
x |
|||
FINLAND | FI | x |
x |
||
FRANCE | FR |
x |
x | ||
FRENCH GUIANA | GF |
x |
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FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF |
x |
|||
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | TF |
x |
|||
GABON | GA |
x |
|||
GAMBIA | GM |
x |
|||
GEORGIA | GE |
x |
|||
GERMANY | DE |
x |
|||
GHANA | GH |
x |
|||
GIBRALTAR | GI |
x |
|||
GREECE | GR |
x |
|||
GREENLAND | GL |
x |
|||
GRENADA | GD |
x |
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GUADELOUPE | GP |
x |
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GUAM | GU |
x |
|||
GUATEMALA | GT |
x |
|||
GUERNSEY | GG |
x |
|||
GUINEA | GN |
x |
|||
GUINEA-BISSAU | GW |
x |
|||
GUYANA | GY |
x |
|||
HAITI | HT |
x |
|||
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM |
x |
|||
HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) | VA |
x |
|||
HONDURAS | HN |
x |
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HONG KONG | HK |
x |
|||
HUNGARY | HU |
x |
|||
ICELAND | IS |
x |
|||
INDIA | IN |
x |
|||
INDONESIA | ID |
x |
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IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF | IR |
x |
|||
IRAQ | IQ |
x |
|||
IRELAND | IE |
x |
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ISLE OF MAN | IM |
x |
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ISRAEL | IL | x | x |
x |
|
ITALY | IT |
x |
|||
JAMAICA | JM |
x |
|||
JAPAN | JP |
x |
x |
||
JERSEY | JE |
x |
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JORDAN | JO |
x |
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KAZAKHSTAN | KZ |
x |
|||
KENYA | KE |
x |
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KIRIBATI | KI |
x |
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KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF |
KP |
x |
|||
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | KR |
x |
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KUWAIT | KW |
x |
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KYRGYZSTAN | KG |
x |
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LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | LA |
x |
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LATVIA | LV |
x |
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LEBANON | LB |
x |
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LESOTHO | LS |
x |
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LIBERIA | LR |
x |
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LIBYA | LY |
x |
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LIECHTENSTEIN | LI |
x |
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LITHUANIA | LT |
x |
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LUXEMBOURG | LU |
x |
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MACAO | MO |
x |
|||
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF |
MK |
x |
|||
MADAGASCAR | MG |
x |
|||
MALAWI | MW |
x |
|||
MALAYSIA | MY |
x |
|||
MALDIVES | MV |
x |
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MALI | ML |
x |
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MALTA | MT |
x |
|||
MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH |
x |
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MARTINIQUE | MQ |
x |
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MAURITANIA | MR |
x |
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MAURITIUS | MU |
x |
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MAYOTTE | YT |
x |
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MEXICO | MX |
x |
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MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | FM |
x |
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MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | MD |
x |
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MONACO | MC |
x |
|||
MONGOLIA | MN |
x |
|||
MONTENEGRO | ME |
x |
|||
MONTSERRAT | MS |
x |
|||
MOROCCO | MA |
x |
|||
MOZAMBIQUE | MZ |
x |
|||
MYANMAR | MM |
x |
|||
NAMIBIA | NA |
x |
|||
NAURU | NR |
x |
|||
NEPAL | NP |
x |
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NETHERLANDS | NL |
x |
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NEW CALEDONIA | NC |
x |
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NEW ZEALAND | NZ | x |
x |
||
NICARAGUA | NI |
x |
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NIGER | NE |
x |
|||
NIGERIA | NG |
x |
|||
NIUE | NU |
x |
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NORFOLK ISLAND | NF |
x |
|||
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | MP |
x |
|||
NORWAY | NO |
x |
|||
OMAN | OM |
x |
|||
PAKISTAN | PK |
x |
|||
PALAU | PW |
x |
|||
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED | PS |
x |
|||
PANAMA | PA |
x |
|||
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG |
x |
|||
PARAGUAY | PY |
x |
|||
PERU | PE |
x |
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PHILIPPINES | PH |
x |
|||
PITCAIRN | PN |
x |
|||
POLAND | PL |
x |
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PORTUGAL | PT |
x |
|||
PUERTO RICO | PR |
x |
|||
QATAR | QA |
x |
|||
RÉUNION | RE |
x |
|||
ROMANIA | RO |
x |
|||
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | RU |
x |
|||
RWANDA | RW |
x |
|||
SAINT BARTHÉLEMY | BL |
x |
|||
SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA |
SH |
x |
|||
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | KN |
x |
|||
SAINT LUCIA | LC |
x |
|||
SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART) | MF |
x |
|||
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | PM |
x |
|||
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC |
x |
|||
SAMOA | WS |
x |
|||
SAN MARINO | SM |
x |
|||
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | ST |
x |
|||
SAUDI ARABIA | SA |
x |
|||
SENEGAL | SN |
x |
|||
SERBIA | RS |
x |
|||
SEYCHELLES | SC |
x |
|||
SIERRA LEONE | SL |
x |
|||
SINGAPORE | SG | x | x |
x |
|
SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH PART) | SX |
x |
|||
SLOVAKIA | SK |
x |
|||
SLOVENIA | SI |
x |
|||
SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB |
x |
|||
SOMALIA | SO |
x |
|||
SOUTH AFRICA | ZA |
x |
|||
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS |
GS |
x |
|||
SOUTH SUDAN | SS |
x |
|||
SPAIN | ES |
x |
|||
SRI LANKA | LK |
x |
|||
SUDAN | SD |
x |
|||
SURINAME | SR |
x |
|||
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | SJ |
x |
|||
SWAZILAND | SZ |
x |
|||
SWEDEN | SE |
x |
|||
SWITZERLAND | CH |
x |
|||
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | SY |
x |
|||
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | TW |
x |
|||
TAJIKISTAN | TJ |
x |
|||
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | TZ |
x |
|||
THAILAND | TH |
x |
|||
TIMOR-LESTE | TL |
x |
|||
TOGO | TG |
x |
|||
TOKELAU | TK |
x |
|||
TONGA | TO |
x |
|||
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TT |
x |
|||
TUNISIA | TN |
x |
|||
TURKEY | TR |
x |
|||
TURKMENISTAN | TM |
x |
|||
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TC |
x |
|||
TUVALU | TV |
x |
|||
UGANDA | UG |
x |
|||
UKRAINE | UA |
x |
|||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE |
x |
|||
UNITED KINGDOM | GB |
x |
|||
UNITED STATES | US |
x |
|||
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | UM |
x |
|||
URUGUAY | UY |
x |
|||
UZBEKISTAN | UZ |
x |
|||
VANUATU | VU |
x |
|||
VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF | VE |
x |
|||
VIET NAM | VN |
x |
|||
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | VG |
x |
|||
VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. | VI |
x |
|||
WALLIS AND FUTUNA | WF |
x |
|||
WESTERN SAHARA | EH |
x |
|||
YEMEN | YE |
x |
|||
ZAMBIA | ZM |
x |
|||
ZIMBABWE | ZW |
x |