CSOFT International Ltd., a global communications company and provider of multilingual globalization services and language technology solutions, has launched Term Assist. Content authors and translators alike can use Term Assist to look up term definitions and approved translations in real time as they write or translate content, allowing them to deliver multilingual content faster, with better accuracy and reduced costs while also reducing international regulatory compliance risks.

In an approach to connect professionals and employers across international borders, tcworld will soon advertise positions in the field of international information management. If you are interested in advertising a position, please contact sales[at]tekom.de.

Located near Portland, Oregon, Atril’s new West Coast location allows for maximum time zone coverage in the United States and Canada. Initially focused on sales and business development, in the coming months the new office will expand its technical support capabilities as well.

Cloudwords, a cloud-based translation management application provider, has partnered with Acquia, who runs the Drupal open cloud platform, to deliver Cloudwords for Drupal. The new module provides translation management and automation capabilies for Drupal-based websites.

Clay Tablet Technologies, a developer of integration software, has created a Connector for Adobe Experience Manager. The connector provides several options for content editors and translation managers to select any content in the Adobe solution to be sent for translation.

idioma, a provider of language services, has released CrossCheck Online, a cloud service intended to help translators, editors and other language professionals perform quality assurance on translated text files. It supports all languages based on the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets.

April 2013

Call for Papers for the new CHAT subtrack at the tcworld conference

The new CHAT subtrack focusing on the Creation, Harmonization and Application of Terminology Resources will run as a one-day subtrack on November 7th during the tcworld conference 2013. Practitioners, developers and researchers are now invited to submit their papers.read more...
April 2013

Top technology trends impacting information infrastructure in 2013

Research firm Gartner, Inc. has identified the top technology trends that will play key roles in modernizing information management (IM) in 2013 and beyond, making the role of information governance increasingly important. "Information is one of the four powerful forces changing the way business is done," said Regina Casonato, managing vice president at Gartner. read more...
April 2013

Lingo24 warns brand name disasters can cost millions

In the wake of the recent Kia brand name issue, business localization expert Christian Arno of translation provider Lingo24 warns companies run the risk of wasting millions and damaging their brand’s reputation by overlooking basic localization checks.read more...
April 2013

Language impacts behavior and health

According to recent research by Yale University behavioral economist Keith Chen, the language you speak plays an important role in how you approach saving money. This might seem absurd, but his research has shown a strong correlation between language and future decision-making.read more...
March 2013

Business success goes hand in hand with multilingualism

More than two-thirds (70 percent) of the world’s most prominent websites are multilingual – and the number of languages offered correlates statistically to a company’s successread more...
February 2013

Businesses start monetizing their information assets

The financial demands of storing and managing big data will lead 30 percent of businesses to directly or indirectly monetize their information assets by trading, bartering or outright selling them by 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. Many enterprises are starting to appreciate the real market value that their harvested information assets have within their own industries or beyond. However, the...read more...
February 2013

Ensuring compliance with EU medical device directive regulations on e-labeling

Merrill Brink International, a global provider of language solutions for global companies and law firms, has announced that it has published a new white paper, “Best Practices to Ensure Compliance with EU Medical Device Directive Regulations on e-Labeling.”read more...