Uniting the World Through (English) Content
Documentum is a developer of well-regarded content management software. It also offers a software package that helps companies manage multilingual Web sites. And yet the Documentum Web site itself could …
Month: February 2004
Microsoft: Death by a Thousand Languages?
Microsoft likes to make a big deal of how global a company it is, and for good reason. The company now makes more money from outside the US than from …
Globalization and the Next Generation
The Pew Global Attitudes Project recently released the results of a study that show remarkable differences between how different age groups (and cultures) view globalization. You can download the complete …
Opportunism, Thy Name is Spanish
From Verizon Wireless to Office Depot, executives have finally awakened to the importance of the Spanish-speaking market within the US. Consider the following stats, compliments of The Cobalt Group: The …
Global Warming and the Presidency
It looks like global warming is going to be a key issue this election season, and for good reason. I, for one, do believe that global warming is happening and …
Words Without Borders
The NY Times published an article yesterday about a relatively new literary journal that publishes only translated prose. It is called Words Without Borders: www.wordswithoutborders.org. Why is such a journal …
The Globalization of Autodesk
The San Francisco Chronicle recently interviewed with Carol Bartz, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Autodesk. Clearly, this is one company commited to taking full advantage of globalization — …
Notes From Antarctica, Part 2
And now for the sobering aspect of my trip to the Antarctic. The naturalists on board our ship told us that the water temperature in the region has increased a …
Notes From Antarctica, Part 1
I was fortunate to spend 10 days in Antarctica recently. It was an experience that I haven’t quite shaken, and probably never will. Frankly, I still can’t quite believe I …
Globalization Notes…
I’m getting caught up after a very long trip and came across a few interesting items worth mentioning: * From the law firm Baker & McKenzie: As of March 1 …
Global Internet Usage Trends
The UCLA World Internet Project released findings from a recent survey of more than a dozen countries. Key findings include: • Television viewing is lower among Internet users than non-users …