Language and localization really became their own ‘industry’ forty years ago. That’s when professionals began to establish language service providers (LSP), professional quality became tantamount and companies began to respect the value of project management and translators with subject matter expertise. Since then the industry has grown very successfully. Today there are more than 5,000 LSPs...read more...

Cost, time and quality should be balanced when structuring translation programs and, more specifically, translation project processes. We consistently hear that quality needs to take a back seat to cost and time, especially in the current economic climate. It is more important than ever to get products to market in a timely and cost-effective manner.read more...

  Very often language and regional barriers restrain the free flow of information, products and services. The project “Centre for Next Generation Localisation” – an Academia-Industry partnership with over 100 researchers – helps to break down these barriers. It enables people to collaborate and disseminate their innovations and ideas without the barrier of language and cultural conventions.read more...

“Companies optimizing their resources and investing in development will emerge as winners from the current economic downturn,” said a language service provider executive in responding to the Globalization and Localization Association’s recent survey on the economic downturn. In fact, a downturn in business can be a great time to look forward; that is, to build and educate in order to jumpstart...read more...

Meet Nelda, Jesus, and Mauricio. Three continents, one language. They are independent translators who have never met and rarely communicate with each other, but who complete projects in real time seamlessly. They are part of a new vision: a new way of working together that streamlines the translation cycle without jeopardizing quality.  read more...

Ever wondered what is on the other side of that wall? Or maybe, really: Who is on the other side of it?read more...

From 2002 to 2005, STAR Servicios Lingüísticos, a Barcelona- based localization vendor, developed from a single into a multilingual language vendor. In doing so, it faced some typical problems regarding the ever-growing complexity of translation management. Soon it became obvious that the existing tools were no longer sufficient for the job. Searching for the right Translation Management System,...read more...