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SDL Contenta S1000D 4.0, Nov 20, 2009
Verztec partners with Creative, Nov 20, 2009
ES Ltd. celebrates 15 years, Nov 20, 2009
TDA and AILIA partner, Nov 20, 2009
AGM online Japanese translation community, Nov 19, 2009
Dynamic Coalition for a Global Localisation Platform, Nov 19, 2009
DeSoto Trademark License Program, Nov 17, 2009
Lido-Lang rebrands, Nov 17, 2009
Lionbridge collaborates with Microsoft, Nov 16, 2009
SOPHIA EN 9001:2009 and EN 15038:2006 certified, Nov 16, 2009
UN and MIIS sign new agreement, Nov 16, 2009
The Translator's Tool Box: A Computer Primer for Translators, ..., Nov 16, 2009
 
     
 
 
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TECHNICAL TRANSLATOR (English to Korean), National Instruments
 
     
 
 
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Post Editing: Culture morphing
Across Language Server v5
Off the Map: Managing local government expectations
World Savvy: Culture crashes
Developing strategies for internationalization
If and when to internationalize
Internationalizing websites for search success
In-house localization and internationalization
China localizes online games for global players
Client-vendor lessons from iStock's localization program
Localizing structured content
Takeaway: Common industry practices are not best practices
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Facebook I18N: Way More Than A Token Gesture
 Tokens (markers that are replaced at run-time by other text or values) in strings can be the bane of a translator's life if used incorrectly because they frustrate a correct translation being made. However, I love the way that the Facebook translation tool allows you to comment on their use as you translate.

Facebook: Available in How Many Languages?
 I'm sure we're all very familiar with the vaunted Facebook crowdsourcing translation model by now. It's been central to Facebook's phenomenal international growth, and it's a fantastic innovation even subject to a U.S. patent application. Anyone who supports the global sharing of information can only but admire what Facebook have done, meself included!

iPhone's Pic Translator translates for you
 A new application for the iPhone allows you to take a picture of some text and then translate it. Not only that, with text-to-speech technology, it will pronounce the text as well. With translation capability from English into 16 languages and pronunciation in FIGS plus Portuguese, the Pic Translator ...

Facebook and Google: new translation tools free to the masses
 Facebook's recent announcement that it is releasing a new translation tool free of charge to other websites has caught the attention of such media giants as the New York Times. Scooped by the Times once again!

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Introduction to Translation: English to Spanish, Sep 02, 2009 - Dec 14, 2009
Machine Translation: Twenty-Five Years On, Nov 21, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
Presentation of the study on the size of the language industry in the EU, Nov 27, 2009
XIII International Translation and Interpretation Conference, Nov 28, 2009 - Nov 29, 2009
Gilbane Conference Boston, Dec 01, 2009 - Dec 03, 2009
The Construction of Translation Studies through Translation, Dec 02, 2009
Online Educa Berlin 2009, Dec 02, 2009 - Dec 04, 2009
Localization and Translation Thailand, Dec 02, 2009 - Dec 04, 2009
Australasian Language Technology Workshop, Dec 03, 2009 - Dec 04, 2009
Canadian Language Industry Showcase 2009, Dec 04, 2009
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