According to Deloitte’s 2005 report on the retail industry, the “need to go global” is one of the top 10 issues facing retailers. Here are two interesting excerpts… Globalization gained further ground in 2003. Currently, these 250 retailers sell in…
I’ve been writing so many blogs about China over the past few months that today I went ahead and created a new “China” category. It’s impossible to keep up on all the China-related business globalization news, but here are a…
After missing its Q1 revenues estimate, Lionbridge is taking a hit in the stock market, down about 10% over the past two weeks. And here’s why, according to an AP article: “The company — whose services help clients such as…
Perhaps I expected too much. I loved The Lexus and the Olive Tree, and when I heard the title of Tom Friedman’s new book back in the fall, I got my hopes up. Just by the title, I knew what…
This LA Times article nicely sums up many of the reasons why globalization has been good for US businesses, that is, those US businesses who take full advantage of globalization. Here’s an excerpt: Take General Electric Co., where rising profit…
This article in the New York Times about the lack of language support in four New York City hospitals is as sad as it is maddening: When a Spanish-speaking hospital receptionist refused to interpret during her lunch hour, doctors at…
Based on a recent batch of Q1 earnings numbers, it’s safe to say that strong non-US revenues is the recurring theme. In eBay’s case, non-US revenues are especially critical as the US growth continues to slow. Here are a few…
TRADOS is promoting version 7 of its translator desktop software, and it looks like the key improvement in this edition is full XML support, including the hot new DITA standard. These acronyms mean very little to marketing teams, but will…
Apparently needing to boost its Arabic-language localization capabilities, SDL acquired Dubai-based Lingua Franca. Here’s the press release. Arabic is one of the more expensive languages to support — and it can be brutal finding good talent these days, particularly since…
Two days ago I wrote about Best Western’s Web globalization efforts. I took the Best Western Web site to task for a relatively poor global gateway. However, it was pointed out to me this morning that I missed one of…
Sears is hoping to expand sales to the US Latino market with a new line of clothing called Latina Life, due out this fall. In preparation for this marketing push, I suggest that Sears rethink and re-invest in its Spanish-language…
The hospitality industry is embracing Web globalization in a big way these days, and that’s a very good thing, because the world is relying on the Web to book hotel rooms and flights like never before. Here’s a press release…
I spent some time with the folks at Idiom earlier this week and they are looking bullish on the future of their company in particular and the globalization industry in general. So are their investors, who just ponied up an…
In yet another sign that language services vendors believe software is key to their future growth, Transware has acquired GMS vendor GlobalSight. Tom Kelly, the newly appointed CEO of the company — to be called Transware (not GlobalSight) – recently…
Emerging markets are driving the Web globalization revolution. Investment bankers use an acronym that is going to have a major impact on the future of the globalization industry: BRIC. BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China, the four countries…