There were many synergistic cycles of software development, followed by pilot testing at the university lab followed by failure due to software bugs, user-interface problems, unexpected data trends, and so on, and then another development round.
Depending on user interest, another development area will be to offer other language versions.
In another development on Wednesday, Mr. Thompson asked to be released from his role on "Law & Order" on NBC, The Associated Press reported.
In another development on Sunday, the Ukrainian Security Service said it was investigating some politicians on suspicion of what it called "actions aimed at seizing state power".
In another development on Friday, the Organization of American States announced that it would send a delegation of foreign ministers, led by Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, to Tegucigalpa on Tuesday.
In another development on Sunday, Israel said it would permit 29,000 Palestinian workers and businessmen to commute each day from the West Bank and Gaza.
In another development on Thursday, two American soldiers were shot dead and a third soldier was wounded in Diyala Province, the American military said.
In another development on Wednesday, advisers to Yasir Arafat denied a report in the British daily The Guardian that the Palestinian leader had recently suffered a "mild heart attack".
In another development on Monday, the National Labor Court temporarily barred a nationwide strike called by the country's large labor federation, the Histadrut.
