Disney Acting Local in Hong Kong
The NY Times has a great article about the making of Disneyland Hong Kong It looks like Disney learned some painful but important lessons about the importance of localization from …
Global Retail Trends: Are Americans Too Slow?
According to Deloitte’s 2005 report on the retail industry, the “need to go global” is one of the top 10 issues facing retailers. Here are two interesting excerpts… Globalization gained …
What Do Best Buy, UPS, and Nike Have In Common?
I’ve been writing so many blogs about China over the past few months that today I went ahead and created a new “China” category. It’s impossible to keep up on …
What’s Ailing Lionbridge?
After missing its Q1 revenues estimate, Lionbridge is taking a hit in the stock market, down about 10% over the past two weeks. And here’s why, according to an AP …
The Book is Flat: A Review of “The World is Flat”
Perhaps I expected too much. I loved The Lexus and the Olive Tree, and when I heard the title of Tom Friedman’s new book back in the fall, I got …
Globalization is Good
This LA Times article nicely sums up many of the reasons why globalization has been good for US businesses, that is, those US businesses who take full advantage of globalization. …
Is There a Translator in the House?
This article in the New York Times about the lack of language support in four New York City hospitals is as sad as it is maddening: When a Spanish-speaking hospital …
Earnings Roundup: International Revenues to the Rescue
Based on a recent batch of Q1 earnings numbers, it’s safe to say that strong non-US revenues is the recurring theme. In eBay’s case, non-US revenues are especially critical as …
Why Upgrade TRADOS? It’s All About Compatibility
TRADOS is promoting version 7 of its translator desktop software, and it looks like the key improvement in this edition is full XML support, including the hot new DITA standard. …
SDL Acquires Arabic Language Services Firm
Apparently needing to boost its Arabic-language localization capabilities, SDL acquired Dubai-based Lingua Franca. Here’s the press release. Arabic is one of the more expensive languages to support — and it …
Update on Best Western’s Global Gateway
Two days ago I wrote about Best Western’s Web globalization efforts. I took the Best Western Web site to task for a relatively poor global gateway. However, it was pointed …
Sears Targets Latinos, But its Web Site Needs Work
Sears is hoping to expand sales to the US Latino market with a new line of clothing called Latina Life, due out this fall. In preparation for this marketing push, …
Best Western Bets Big on Web Globalization
The hospitality industry is embracing Web globalization in a big way these days, and that’s a very good thing, because the world is relying on the Web to book hotel …
Idiom Gets Another Boost of VC Cash
I spent some time with the folks at Idiom earlier this week and they are looking bullish on the future of their company in particular and the globalization industry in …
Breaking News: Transware Acquires GlobalSight
In yet another sign that language services vendors believe software is key to their future growth, Transware has acquired GMS vendor GlobalSight. Tom Kelly, the newly appointed CEO of the …