Machine Translation Developments: Yahoo! and Google
Yahoo! has launched Yahoo! Babel Fish. You may have used it on the AltaVista site and this is basically the same thing, with some additional bells and whistles. Under the …
Month: April 2006
Lionbridge Launches Freeway 2.0 (What happened to 1.0?)
Lionbridge today formally launched its new hosted translation memory service: Freeway 2.0. The press release features glowing testimonials from Sybase, Nikon, and Ryanair. These companies, and roughly 70 others, have …
Google Earnings Further Validate Web Globalization
If you’re looking for further evidence that Web globalization drives revenue growth, look at the latest earnings numbers for a company that relies exclusively on the Internet for revenues. Google …
Tips for Creating Bilingual Software and Web Sites
I got an email last week from Chris Wood, one of the authors of “Bilingual Software Standards and Guidelines in Wales.” I realize that this may not sound like the …
The .eu Domain is Spawning .edu Hacks
I should have seen this one coming. According to Bret Fausett’s blog, the .eu domain is being registered by individuals hoping to capitalize on Web users who leave off the …
The .eu Land Rush Has Begun
I’m not surprised to see the feeding frenzy over .eu. This article reports that more than half a million domains were registered within the first hour of sales. According to …
Are You Certified?
Two certification-related announcements in the localization industry… SDL has launched a certification program for its products. According to the press release, “SDL TRADOS Certification is a comprehensive program of placement …
How Localized is Your Search Engine?
When it comes to Web globalization, localizing your search engine is one of those projects that generally gets pushed down the to-do list, because it’s, well, a minor nightmare to …
China Expansion: UPS and Accor
UPS continues to invest heavily in China, announcing today that it was beginning flights from Germany to Shanghai and increasing the number of flights from the US to China. UPS …
Of Interwoven, SDL, and Idiom
Interwoven held its user fest this week and unleashed a slew of press releases, two of which caught my eye… SDL and Interwoven partner SDL wisely keeps partnering up with …