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Month: February 2004

Uniting the World Through (English) Content

February 28, 2004 by John Yunker

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 use a little help in the globalization department. If you …

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Categories Web Globalization

Microsoft: Death by a Thousand Languages?

February 27, 2004 by John Yunker

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 within. But the company still has a long way to …

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Categories Business globalization, Software Localization, Web Globalization

Globalization and the Next Generation

February 26, 2004 by John Yunker

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 report here. It’s an excellent read. Here’s an excerpt: Older …

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Categories Culture, Web Globalization

Opportunism, Thy Name is Spanish

February 26, 2004 by John Yunker

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 US Hispanic population is the fastest-growing demographic group in the …

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Categories Vendors, Web Globalization

Global Warming and the Presidency

February 23, 2004 by John Yunker

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 is a serious threat. And it seems that more and …

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Categories Web Globalization

Words Without Borders

February 19, 2004 by John Yunker

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 important? As the journal itself notes: Few literatures have truly …

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Categories Culture, Web Globalization

The Globalization of Autodesk

February 15, 2004 by John Yunker

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 — be it through offshoring jobs or selling products around the …

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Categories Web Globalization

Notes From Antarctica, Part 2

February 13, 2004 by John Yunker

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 few degrees over the past 50 years. This change seemed …

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Categories Web Globalization

Notes From Antarctica, Part 1

February 7, 2004 by John Yunker

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 was there. The trip opened my eyes to a few …

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Categories Web Globalization

Globalization Notes…

February 6, 2004 by John Yunker

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 2004, it will become possible to apply for the registration …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization
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