Starbucks in Russia
According to the Moscow Times, Starbucks has opened its first retail location in Russia. No Russian Web site yet, but I have no doubt that one is in the works. That makes it 19 countries (and counting) for Starbucks. And, …
Month: June 2005
Microsoft China: Localization or Capitulation?
The news that Microsoft’s new China MSN blogging portal is censoring “prohibited language” such as “democracy, freedom and human rights” is unsettling to say the least. “MSN abides by the laws, regulations and norms of each country in which it …
Apple iTunes Japan Planned for August
According to Engadget, the iTunes Music Store will indeed open in 2005 in Japan. That would make it a total of 20 iTunes country stores, with still plenty of room left to grow.
Engadget Going Global
The techie news blog engadget is launching a China site, with more countries/languages to follow. According to engadget, the site “will feature translations of Engadget posts, as well as original stuff specifically for the Chinese market, and will be the …
DITA Becomes a Standard (Now What Is It Exactly?)
The standards organization OASIS recently approved Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) version 1.0 as an OASIS Standard — a “status that signifies the highest level of ratification.” So what exactly is DITA? According to the press release, “DITA consists of …
Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies Still Going Strong
In 2002, Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies published. That’s a very long time ago in book publishing years, so I’m pleased to say that New Riders Press (now known as Peachpit Press) is re-printing the book. Web globalization is hot …
China: A $1.3bn Translation Market?
According to this article China’s translation market is anywhere between US$1.3bn and US$2.5bn; this is according to the Translators Association of China. Also according to the assocation, there are 3,000 registered translation companies in China, although the article mentions that …
What’s Worrying Global Executives
TRADOS recently held a globalization summit in France with attendees from companies such as SAP, VERITAS, FedEx, Credit Suisse, Monster, GlaxoSmithKline, HP, Intel, Symantec, World Health Organization, and Cisco Systems. According to the press release, executives identified their top five …
PayPal Launches in Spain
PayPal continues its strategy of following in eBay’s footsteps by lauching PayPal.es to support eBay.es. According to the press release the “new site (https://www.paypal.es) is written in Spanish, offers information customized for Spanish PayPal account holders, and enables payments in …