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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Adwords is Google’s revenue engine. Advertisers pay to be included on Google’s search engine results page as well as on targeted Web sites that host Google ads, ranging from personal …
SDL announced today the launch of the LSPZone, an online directory of translation agencies who support Trados/SDL products. While I like the idea of having such a site, the execution …
The Economist has just made its US editor John Micklethwait the new editor-in-chief. According to this NYT article the promotion will result in greater coverage of the US market… The …
First, here is a picture of the billboard in question: According to the WSJ, VW was using this billboard to pitch its new GTI to young, bilingual Hispanics. But it …
IBM announced today that it is acquiring Langauge Analysis Sytems (LAS). I interviewed LAS co-founder and CEO Jack Hermansen just a few weeks ago for the March issue of Global …
With so much going on with translation giants SDL and Lionbridge, it’s nice to cover the not-so-gigantic players from time to time. Take OmniLingua. This privately owned firm has been …