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  TAUS, the translation innovation think tank and interoperability watchdog, is pleased to announce that Achim Ruopp has joined the TAUS Labs team as a Product Development Manager. Achim Ruopp specializes in translation automation, internationalization and multi-lingual natural language processing. He is well known for driving the open source initiative, Moses for Localization, and introducing …

8th March 2012, Amsterdam – TAUS, the translation innovation think tank and interoperability watchdog, signs a partnership agreement with the MFE (Association of Hungarian Translation Companies). The Association of Hungarian Translation Companies constantly works on raising the translation and interpreting activities to a higher level and increasing public recognition within Hungary. Over the years the …

  TAUS, the translation innovation think tank and interoperability watchdog, announces a partnership with SKTOL (Association of Finnish Translation Companies). This partnership allows the respective members access to the networks, communities and knowledge of the two organizations as well as preferential rates on membership. SKTOL’s guiding purpose is to monitor and further the development of the …

February 14, 2012 – Skrivanek Group, a premier provider of translations, localization and related languages services, has been awarded ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management in recognition of its high standard of environmental best practice. This globally recognised certification – as yet quite rare in the translation business – sets conditions regarding aspects of environmental …

22 November, 2011, Amsterdam – TAUS, the translation innovation think tank, and Translators Association China (TAC) have entered a partnership, allowing their respective members access to the networks, communities and knowledge of the two organizations. Members of TAC receive a 20% discount on TAUS membership fees and members of TAUS receive a 20% discount on …

    Boulder, Colorado voters gave the city authority yesterday to form a green municipalutility, replacing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy, one of the nation's largest electric utilities, with a municipal power authority intended to deliver energy from greener, more local sources, and also passed a companion measure to fund its preparation. Local Power Inc. (localpower.com) consulted for the City on the unique …

New research from Common Sense Advisory reveals how some b2c websites hit, and miss, the U.S. Hispanic demographic. (Boston, MA) – Ford, McDonald’s, Nestlé, and Pepsi each take a different approach to targeting the Spanish-speaking market online, but all have one thing in common. They offer content for Hispanics in Spanish as well as English. …

Based on interviews across multiple industries, new research from Common Sense Advisory links translation to the bigger picture of international business and outlines steps for building sustainable globalization strategies. Boston, MA – August 26, 2011 — Globally, businesses spend $31 billion a year on translation and localization services. But is paying for language services enough …

The former Director-General at the Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission will cover multilingual workforce development, economics of linguistic diversity, and the European market for the independent research firm. Boston, MA and Helsinki, Finland – July 25, 2011 — Market research firm Common Sense Advisory announces Karl-Johan (Juhani) Lönnroth will participate in the firm’s …

June 6th 2011 – Innovation has many faces. It can occur out of necessity, by chance or in a planned manner. Localization World 2011 will investigate these ideas with 50 presentations and discussions on the topic. The leading conference on international product and corporate communications, with its accompanying professional products and services exhibition, will serve …

May 31st 2011 – Future trends will play a central role in Barcelona from 14 – 16 June at Localization World in Barcelona. Patrick Dixon, one of the leading trends researchers in Europe, and considered one of the 20 most influential business thought-leaders in the world, will open the conference which focuses on international product …

Worldwide relaunch of 38 country websites based on streamlined content management platform Dortmund, Germany, May 17, 2011 – In an effort to streamline processes in managing its 38 country websites, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG has opted to implement the CMS solution from e-Spirit, FirstSpirit. With its user-friendly functions, the content management system …

May 10th 2011 – After meeting in Berlin for the past four years, the leading conference on international product- and business communication and its accompanying professional products and services fair returns to Barcelona. From 14 – 16 June 2011, decision makers, heads of communication departments, language service providers and translators will gather at the Gran …

Sunnyvale, California ( your-story ) March 25, 2011 – CSOFT International Ltd., a leading provider of multilingual globalization services and language technologies, announced today the launch of an online collaborative discussions forum as part of their fast growing social learning network, TermWiki.com. The new community-wide forum adds yet another layer of collaboration to the site, …

Sunnyvale, California (  your-story ) March 24, 2011 – CSOFT International Ltd., a leading provider of multilingual globalization services and language technology, announced today its participation in a newly formed committee responsible for developing standards for foreign language products and services. Sponsored by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Chief Terminologist and Co-Director …

New Enterprise Software Suite Integrates with ERP or Works as Standalone Solution to Optimize Merchandise and Assortment Planning and Allocations to Maximize Profits. New York, NY (March 22, 2011) — GrMAP (www.grmap.com) today announced the release of a new enterprise software solution for merchandise and assortment planning (MAP) for mid- and large-scale retailers. Supported by …

Prague, Czech Republic, March 14, 2011 – Skrivanek Language Solutions, a translation company dedicated to serving the language translation needs of large and small clients for over 17 years, announced its participation in the GALA 2011 Conference in Lisbon, Portugal on March 28-30, 2011. At this year’s GALA Conference Skrivanek Executive Manager in Germany & …

Market research firm Common Sense Advisory’s latest report for buyers of language services details the findings and best practices from more than 100 companies. Boston, MA – March 03, 2011 –Producing localized content has always required teams of people. Crowdsourced translation is one way to reach more markets and constituencies. To separate perception from reality, …

Sunnyvale, California (  ) February 26, 2011 – CSOFT International Ltd., a leading provider of multilingual localization, testing, and software development services for the global market, announced today the official launch of the “language race” on TermWiki.com. This wiki-based competition on the rapidly growing social learning network and online multilingual reference site encourages anyone, writers, …

Research by Common Sense Advisory helps companies localize products for new countries more quickly and cost-effectively. Boston, MA — February 05, 2011 — What is localization? Companies often define it as adapting their products and services into the languages and needs of local markets. Translation comes with the territory. But, as a new collection of …

New report from Common Sense Advisory helps developers benchmark their spending on localization and translation as part of global expansion efforts. Boston, MA – November 23, 2010 — Facebook is now available in more than 70 languages. Google search is possible in 136. How many languages does your company offer? Multilingual software products and applications …

Program presents specialized classes for contract document reviewers. St. Paul, Minn. — Merrill Corporation (www.merrillcorp.com), a leading global provider of technology-enabled services, today announced its Lextranet Certification Program for contract attorney reviewers. Lextranet is a single, secure and scalable online review and hosting platform that provides on-demand access for easy review of small or large …

Prague, Czech Republic, November 11, 2010 – Based on the continuing quality increase of its translation and localization processes, Skrivanek has managed to defend its ISO certification with an upgrade to the newer EN ISO 9001:2008 standard. The quality audit took place across the company during October 2010, after the successful completion of internal audits …

Beijing, China (your-story) November 9, 2010 – CSOFT International Ltd., a leading provider of multilingual localization, testing, and software development services for the global market, announced today the addition of a powerful new feature to the free terminology management, dictionary reference, and translation portal, TermWiki.com. The new feature, called Term in the News, is aimed …

Chaoyang, Beijing,  November 8, 2010 – CSOFT International Ltd., a leading provider of multilingual localization, testing, and software development services  for the global market, announced today its participation in the International Team Excellence Award (ITEA), a competition hosted by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). At the competition, Tammy Werner, the Director of MedL10N, CSOFT’s …

As the number of international visitors at U.S. trade shows grows, and businesses expand into new international markets, so does the challenge of communicating with non-English-speakers Orange County, CA – March 10, 2010 — In 2008, nearly 2 million people travelled overseas to the U.S. for conferences and conventions; 6.3 million for business purposes (U.S. …

Translation Agency Skrivanek has expanded its services and is now offering consultancy for corporate translation management processes and intercultural issues.