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Translation Demand-Supply Mismatch
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Posted by
Donald A. DePalma
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May 17, 2012
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Given the US$31.4 billion in language service revenue booked in 2011, it may seem counterintuitive to state that high-quality human translation may soon become a scarce, if not more expensive, offering. However, in our recent report on translation providers, we saw a coming shortage caused by burgeoning demand for translation, a chronic shortfall of
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New Year’s Resolutions for Global Businesses
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Posted by
Benjamin B. Sargent
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December 30, 2011
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Rather than list our predictions for 2012, we’ve prepared a set of resolutions that any director, manager, or vice president responsible for translation and localization can adopt without further ado.
“Get onto our CEO’s radar with globalization.” In fact, how about meeting directly with your CEO? Begin by reading
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XTM International Pushes the Promise of TMS in the Cloud
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Posted by
Benjamin B. Sargent
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March 15, 2011
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Last year we wrote about all the activity of vendors trying to bring TMS in the cloud to market, but progress has been slow. XTM International (previously XML-Intl) today announced general availability of its XTM Cloud platform based on the new release its translation management system (TMS), XTM version 5.5. The cloud-based system has been in “soft
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New Online Tools Move Translation into the Cloud
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Posted by
Benjamin B. Sargent
on
March 1, 2010
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While established players Lingotek, Lionbridge, Sajan, SDL, and Welocalize continue to make noise about crowd-in-the-cloud translation management, upstart entrepreneurs are jumping into the fray with innovative technologies modeling new approaches to crowd and cloud-based translation systems. Most are web-resident applications (metaphorically "in the
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Translation Providers Cast Their Gazes toward ISO 9001:2008
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Posted by
Nataly Kelly
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January 22, 2009
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This week, Eurotext Translations announced that it obtained certification for the hot-off-the-press ISO 9001:2008 quality management standard, making the Dublin-based company one of the first language services providers (LSPs) to do so. Many LSPs in the industry --such as Lionbridge, Tek Translation, and thebigword-- currently have ISO 9001:2000
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Localization Maturity Model Becomes an Inspirational Poster
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Posted by
Renato S. Beninatto
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July 1, 2007
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Several companies have adopted the Localization Maturity Model (LMM) to benchmark their journeys to a functional localization organization. One supplier has even illustrated the model as an aid to improving customer interactions.
After learning how they could apply the maturity model to their client relationships, staff members at the Moravia
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