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FedEx and UPS in China

May 24, 2004 by John Yunker

Steve Rivkin of the Naming Newsletter posted an short piece on why FedEx and UPS may be benefitting in China simply because of their names. Here’s an excerpt: The name …

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Categories Business globalization, Translation, Web Globalization

The World’s Largest Translation Agency Faces Backlog

May 13, 2004 by John Yunker

From The Wall Street Journal today: The European Union has passed a law requiring all EU-based companies to publish quarterly reports — a measure that is meant to force firms …

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Categories Translation, Web Globalization

Byte Level Included in 2004 Bull Market

May 11, 2004 by John Yunker

Seth Godin has published a very useful guide of business consultants, in which we are happy to be included. It’s a great idea, and I encourage you to download a …

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Categories Business globalization, Translation, Web Globalization

Translation Companies Aren’t Good at Translating Themselves

May 6, 2004 by John Yunker

I read today that the translation firm RWS Group has changed its name to ENLASO Corporation. Now I understand that the letters RWS hardly roll off the tongue, but is …

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Categories Translation, Web Globalization

Life Sciences Translation Demand Booming

May 6, 2004 by John Yunker

Bowne Global Solutions cites the results of a study it commisioned through Capgemini that finds translation demand booming in the life sciences industry. The ever-expanding European Union is driving this …

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Categories Business globalization, Translation, Web Globalization

Siemens and Translation: Outsourcing vs. Insourcing

April 25, 2004 by John Yunker

Large companies are in a constant state of flux about how to best manage translation. Should they do the work in house or should they outsource it to a translation …

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Categories Business globalization, Translation, Web Globalization

World’s Largest Translation Agency Is Getting Larger

April 8, 2004 by John Yunker

The BBC writes about the expanding translation demands of an expanding European Union. When 10 additional countries join the European Union on May 1st, they bring with them the demands …

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Categories Translation, Vendors, Web Globalization

Pull-Down Menus Are A Global Problem

March 28, 2004 by John Yunker

As companies add more and more localized Web sites to their portfolio, they are increasingly resorting to using pull-down menus for navigation. Yet as the FedEx gateway (below) illustrates, pull-down …

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Categories Business globalization, Translation, Web Globalization

Web Site Review: Dura Automotive

December 25, 2003 by John Yunker

We received a press release this week from DURA Automotive Systems regarding their Web globalization efforts. Here is an excerpt: With locations in more than 14 countries, Web-based communication transcending …

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Categories Business globalization, Translation, Web Globalization

Can You Find the Global Gateway?

August 28, 2003 by John Yunker

I’m a strong advocate for “global gateways.” A global gateway is the term I used to refer to the navigation system that directs users to their language-specific or locale-specific Web …

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Categories Business globalization, Translation, Web Globalization
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