Tuladhar bags Microsoft award KOL Report KATHMANDU, Apr 2 - Alen Bailochan Tuladhar, executive officer of Unlimited NuMedia has bagged Microsoft Corporation?s Most Valuable Professional Award (MVP) for 2005. This year is the 11th year of the Microsoft MVP Program, which has recognized more than 2,600 Microsoft experts in the technical community across 81 countries and 32 languages. Tuladhar is among the 173 first-time MVPs named by the US-based software giant since October. He is the first Nepali to receive the award. The award has been conferred to Tuladhar for his work on localizing the Microsoft Windows, MS Office and Spell Checker for the Nepali language, a press release issued here Friday said. ?He developed first Nepali Open Type Font in 2000, starting the use and promotion of local language in IT,? the release says. The MVP Program, says Microsoft?s website, recognizes outstanding members of the technical community for their community participation and willingness to help others. The program, it says, celebrates the most active community members from around the world who provide invaluable online and offline expertise that makes a difference in technical communities featuring Microsoft products. Tuladhar, who been active in promoting the Nepali language in the IT sector here for the last 15 years, developed Typshala, the first Nepali typing tutor software, in 1997 and distributed a Nepali spellchecker software for the word processor MS Word (6.0 version) in 1998. (dds/yv)