What do you get when you bring together a country’s Commissioner of Official Languages, translation and technology providers, and expert speakers under the auspices of a language industry association? A stand-out language industry event, that’s what. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft, Oracle, and VMWare went to Argentina to tell some 170 delegates from ten countries which flavor of Spanish they prefer for their software in the first event organized by the Localization World producers south of the Equator. Although several badges were never picked up from the registration table by those participants forced to stay home by travel bans and spending freezes, the three tracks of the program provided for informative sessions and lively discussions. Read the rest of this entry »

When companies brief us, we always ask how business is going. These days, the table is turned, and companies are increasingly asking us, “How’s business in general for the industry?” In some recent conversations with LSPs, we have probed for feedback about the unrelenting flow of bad economic news and how — or if — it is affecting their businesses. Read the rest of this entry »