December 7, 2011

Rheinschrift Übersetzungen, a language services provider, has updated its website. Although the company specializes in localization for the German language market, it also provides translations into most other western European languages.

Rheinschrift Übersetzungen, E-mail: contact@rheinschrift.de, Web: http://www.rheinschrift.de

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Across Systems GmbH, a manufacturer of corporate translation management systems, has established a new business unit for language service providers offering special solutions, products and services.

Across Systems GmbH, E-mail: international@across.net, Web: http://www.across.net

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Osborne Solutions, previously Osborne Localization Services, has relocated to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In addition to multilingual translation and localization services, the company has expanded to offer multimedia, audio and video production and language tuition for professionals wanting to learn or improve their English or Brazilian Portuguese.

Osborne Solutions, E-mail: info@osborne-solutions.com, Web: http://www.osborne-solutions.com

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Ccaps Translation and Localization, a language services provider with expertise in Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish, has redesigned its website and revamped its logo. The website is localized in three languages and features the company's presence in social media.

Ccaps Translation and Localization, E-mail: info@ccaps.net, Web: http://www.ccaps.net

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Global Lingo Ltd., a language services provider, has promoted Fiona Lindley to junior project manager. Lindley was originally hired through the company's program to develop professional working skills for interns.

Global Lingo Ltd., E-mail: info@global-lingo.com, Web: http://www.global-lingo.com

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Andrä AG, a manufacturer of translation management software, has hired Oliver Collmann as director of business development. Collmann is the former managing director of Acrolinx, and has worked in consulting and as a lecturer.

Andrä AG, E-mail: info@andrae-ag.de, Web: http://www.andrae-ag.de

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Netwire, a provider of translation solutions, has added Letícia Abreu to its quality assurance team and Fábio Martins has been hired for project management.

Netwire, E-mail: transdiv@netwire.com.br, Web: http://www.netwire.com.br

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Janus Worldwide Inc., a language services provider, has hired Ulrich Boehme as sales director. Boehme has worked in the translation and localization sector for over 20 years.

Janus Worldwide Inc., E-mail: management@janus.ru, Web: http://www.januswwi.com

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Lingoport, Inc., a provider of software internationalization tools and services, has released a white paper on global keyboards and input methods. The white paper was authored by the company's lead globalization engineer, Olivier Libouban.

Lingoport, Inc., E-mail: info@lingoport.com, Web: http://www.lingoport.com

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The European Language Resources Association (ELRA) has added the European Parliament Interpretation corpus, a parallel corpus of European Parliament speeches and their corresponding simultaneous interpretations. The corpus includes source speeches in Italian, English and Spanish and interpreted speeches in all possible combinations and directions. It has been orthographically transcribed.

European Language Resources Association, E-mail: mazo@elda.org, Web: http://www.elda.org

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The TAUS Data Association (TDA), a not-for-profit, web-based platform for sharing language data, has launched the TAUS Tracker, a directory of machine translation, translation memory and language technology tools. The tracker is currently a beta version listing over 100 tools in 12 categories.

TAUS Data Association, E-mail: customerservice@tausdata.org, Web: http://www.tausdata.org

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Plunet GmbH, a provider of business management software for translation services and agencies, has created an advanced interface for memoQ 5. New interface features include an expanded filter import to prefilter texts and symbols that should not be translated; the ability to predefine whether memoQ should generate desktop or server documents for translation projects; and PoolJob, allowing several in-house translators for each language to work on a project at the same time.

Plunet GmbH, E-mail: info@plunet.de, Web: http://www.plunet.de

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Rosetta Translation Limited, a translation and language services provider, has added interpretation to the list of services offered at its Shanghai, China, location.

Rosetta Translation Limited, E-mail: info@rosettatranslation.com, Web: http://www.rosettatranslation.com

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Vasont Systems, a provider of component content management solutions, has released interim version Vasont ST2.2. The release includes integration refinements for XML editors, and improvements to the translation management and modular content environments.

Vasont Systems, E-mail: info@vasont.com, Web: http://www.vasont.com

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MemSource Technologies, a developer of cloud translation software, has released a new version of MemSource Cloud. Updates include new Microsoft Excel import options, machine translation improvements and the ability to email translation jobs directly to translators.

MemSource Technologies, E-mail: david.canek@memsource.com, Web: http://www.memsource.com

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Localization World Ltd. has announced a call for papers deadline of 9 January 2012 for its next conference to be held in Paris, France, on 4-6 June 2012.

Following the theme of "Reaching the Mobile World," proposals should address issues in reaching the international mobile market, including topics such as business decisions driving a move to mobile, general communication issues, application development, games, content management and brand integrity on mobile devices. All localization topics will be considered.

Localization World, Ltd., E-mail: info@localizationworld.com, Web: http://www.localizationworld.com

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Glyph Language Services, Inc., a provider of customized language services for the software, web media and training industries, is seeking a localization project manager for a future location in either Barcelona, Paris or London.

For more information and contact details, visit http://www.multilingual.com/careers

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Common Sense Advisory, Inc., an independent market research firm specializing in the language services industry, has issued a call for participation in a survey to explore the connection between translation and information disparities in Africa. Translation professionals living in Africa are encouraged to participate, as well as translators who are originally from Africa but now live elsewhere.

The survey is being conducted in partnership with Translators without Borders and will be open until December 31, 2011.

Common Sense Advisory, Inc., E-mail: info@commonsenseadvisory.com, Web: http://www.commonsenseadvisory.com

Translators without Borders, E-mail: twb@translatorswithoutborders.org, Web: http://translatorswithoutborders.com

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The American Translators Association has designed a survey to gauge the awareness and interest of translators in the language standards initiative. The survey will close December 14, 2011.

American Translators Association, E-mail: ata@atanet.org, Web: http://www.atanet.org

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TransPerfect Translations, Inc., a provider of language services, has received Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification for its GlobalLink OneLink solution for website localization. PCI DSS is a set of requirements designed to ensure that companies that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment.

TransPerfect Translations, Inc., E-mail: info@transperfect.com, Web: http://www.transperfect.com

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Yamagata Europe, a print services, translation and publishing services provider, has received certification for ISO 9001:2008 standard for quality management systems, and ISO 14001:2004 standard for environmental management systems.

Yamagata Europe, E-mail: info@yamagata-europe.com, Web: http://www.yamagata-europe.com

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The next issue of MultiLingual features a focus on the future of language technology. If you are a subscriber, this issue will be at your fingertips later in December. Not a subscriber? Subscribe now with our special offer to MultiLingual News readers. All subscribers have full access to our digital archive going back to 2007.

I.1. The automated interpreter by Hassan Sawaf & Jonathan Litchman

Automatic speech recognition (ASR) has been advancing rapidly, hitting the consumer market at full force and making a case for being the hottest technology of 2011 and possibly 2012. Today, the most sophisticated consumer and enterprise machine translation engines have fully integrated ASR technology for speech-to-speech and speech-to-text translation capabilities.

I.2. Ten essential steps to TMS selection for LSPs by Benjamin B. Sargent & Vijayalaxmi Hegde

What distinguishes a service provider as being 'technology-savvy' is not the style or where it sits on the adoption continuum, but rather how closely its adoption style matches the business strategy of the company, and by extension the interests and proclivities of its owners or operators. TMS selection by LSPs should start with a frank assessment of the organization's technology adoption style based on the tech-savvy typology.

I.3. Localizing worldwide mobile apps by Talia Baruch

Mobile web traffic is already surpassing PC-based traffic. According to ABI Research, by 2015, mobile commerce will have reached $119 billion worth of goods and services purchased via mobile phone.... Therefore, when we examine pipeline paths for the localization industry, it is the mobile vertical that waves frantically for our attention.

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