SDL + TRADOS: The Executive Interview
Last week I interviewed Mark Lancaster, CEO of SDL, and Joe Campbell, CEO of TRADOS (now on the board of SDL), about the merger and their visions for the SDL …
Young Asians Study
My colleagues at Future Tense have posted an entry on a recent Synovate study on young Asians. Here’s a quote from the study: Head of Sales Yahoo! Hong Kong, Ivy …
PayPal China To Debut This Year
PayPal has confirmed in the WSJ that it will launch PayPal China by the end of this year. PayPal currently offers a dozen localized Web sites. its growth strategy is …
SDL/TRADOS Deal is Official
On Wednesday, SDL shareholders approved the SDL acquisition of TRADOS. This makes SDL the hands-down leader of the globalization software market. So let the games begin! The timing of this …
The 2005 Web Globalization Survey
If your company offers a multilingual Web site (or plans to offer one), I encourage you to take a moment to complete our landmark Web globalization survey. You can participate …
Dell vs. Lenovo in China
A heated battle is brewing between computer makers Lenovo and Dell in China. And The Wall Street Journal has a very good article on the many issues involved. While Lenovo …
Does .com = USA? Yahoo! Thinks So
The .com domain is technically not synonymous with the USA. There is, in fact, the country domain .us available (though few companies actually use it). IBM is one company that …
Burger King Enters China
While McDonald’s has operated in China for some time now, Burger King now appears close to opening its first branch in the country — in Shanghai. BK has high hopes …
Making Sense of Global Authoring
Writing for the world means writing for translation. And, because translation isn’t cheap, writing for the world can be a fairly expensive process. It also can be a fairly complex …
Of Flags and Languages: A Live 8 Case Study
When an organization begins offering Web content in multiple languages, it must decide how best to direct Web users to these languages. Enter the “global gateway.” The global gateway is …
Idiom Tries to Capitalize on TRADOS Acquisition
With SDL buying TRADOS, the maker of the leading desktop translation memory (TM) tool, globalization tools competitor Idiom is betting that translation agencies will be reluctant to buy TM tools …
The Other Shoe Just Dropped: Lionbridge Acquires Bowne Global
The rumors were true: Lionbridge announced that it is acquiring Bowne Global Solutions (BGS) “for at least $180 million (excluding cash received), in a combination of cash and common stock. …
Engadget Launches Japanese Site; Spanish Coming
My favorite tech news site, Engadget, announced today the launch of its Japanese language site. It already offers a Chinese site and I expect the Spanish site to be announced …
SDL/TRADOS Reactions Mostly Positive
Last week, I asked for reactions to the SDL/TRADOS acquisition and boy did I get an earful, most of it positive and most if it from translation agencies. Here are …
Lionbridge & Bowne: Waiting For the Other Shoe To Drop
So now that SDL has announced its plans to buy TRADOS, the buzz around the industry is when Lionbridge is going to finally pull the trigger on purchasing its larger …