diff --git a/navalplanner-business/pom.xml b/navalplanner-business/pom.xml
index e6e0a400b..f1517225f 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/pom.xml
+++ b/navalplanner-business/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
     <name>Naval Planner Business Module</name>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <!-- Gettext commons -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.xnap.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>gettext-commons</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <!-- JDBC driver -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${jdbcDriver.groupId}</groupId>
@@ -85,4 +90,4 @@
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/i18n/I18nHelper.java b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/i18n/I18nHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df5f088b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/i18n/I18nHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of ###PROJECT_NAME###
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Fundación para o Fomento da Calidade Industrial e
+ *                    Desenvolvemento Tecnolóxico de Galicia
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package org.navalplanner.business.i18n;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.utils.I18n;
+
+public class I18nHelper {
+
+//    private I18nHelper() {
+//    }
+//
+//    private static HashMap<Locale, I18n> localesCache = new HashMap<Locale, I18n>();
+//
+//    public static I18n getI18n() {
+//        if (localesCache.keySet().contains(Locales.getCurrent())) {
+//            return localesCache.get(Locales.getCurrent());
+//        }
+//
+//        I18n i18n = I18nFactory.getI18n(I18nHelper.class, Locales
+//                .getCurrent(),
+//                org.xnap.commons.i18n.I18nFactory.FALLBACK);
+//        localesCache.put(Locales.getCurrent(), i18n);
+//
+//        return i18n;
+//    }
+//
+//    public static String _(String text) {
+//        return getI18n().tr(text);
+//    }
+//
+//    public static String _(String text, Object o1) {
+//        return getI18n().tr(text, o1);
+//    }
+//
+//    public static String _(String text, Object o1, Object o2) {
+//        return getI18n().tr(text, o1, o2);
+//    }
+//
+//    public static String _(String text, Object o1, Object o2, Object o3) {
+//        return getI18n().tr(text, o1, o2, o3);
+//    }
+//
+//    public static String _(String text, Object o1, Object o2, Object o3,
+//            Object o4) {
+//        return getI18n().tr(text, o1, o2, o3, o4);
+//    }
+//
+//    public static String _(String text, Object[] objects) {
+//        return getI18n().tr(text, objects);
+//    }
+}