Oracle Selects Idiom (Again?)
The title of this latest Idiom press release makes it sound as if Idiom just won the Oracle account. However, if you read past the first paragraph you’ll find that Oracle is not a new account. The deal appears to …
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Web Globalization Back on the “Front Burner”
Two months ago I began interviewing executives at a number of large multinationals about their global Web sites. As you know, I’ve been following this industry for many years now, and it has certainly seen its ups and downs along …
China: 80 Million Internet Users And Just Getting Started
According to a new report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) — the country’s Internet regulatory body — China now has 31 million broadband Internet subscribers, an increase of 79% over the past six months. Total Internet users …
EU Translation Crisis Update
According to this BBC article, the European Union translation backlog is becoming a serious problem. EU beaurocrats have been told to keep documents to fewer than 15 pages to help translators get caught up. According to the article: Prior to …
FedEx and UPS in China
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 FedEx has a strong association in Mandarin Chinese with fei, …
The World’s Largest Translation Agency Faces Backlog
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 to share uncomfortable truths. At the announcement of the so-called …
Byte Level Included in 2004 Bull Market
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 copy. Like most Seth Godin “idea viruses,” this one is …
Translation Companies Aren’t Good at Translating Themselves
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 ENLASO any major improvement? According to the press release, the …
Life Sciences Translation Demand Booming
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 demand, as all medical devices and pharmaceuticals must be translated …
Siemens and Translation: Outsourcing vs. Insourcing
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 agency? Ask any translation vendor and they will passionately tell …