Many Microsoft Word documents are not made ready for translations. We typically deal with Word formatting that is optimized for the source content. When we prepare Word documents for translation, we anticipate where we would be spending a lot of manual time fixing...
Back Translation is the process of translating a translated document back into the original language of the source content. The goal of managing this process is to ensure that the target and source language accurately match. This process is often required by law in...
XML or (eXtended Markup Language) has revolutionized how we deal with translation of online content and offline content. XML based content can now be found in almost about anything. In the translation industry, we have been working for a while with XML Localisation...
Here’s an interesting activity we did recently. Last week we attended an educational course on Strategic Leadership by the Leadership Exchange at Enterprise University. The course used a set of cards with skills and competencies that you needed to sort by...
When do organizations actually consider a Translation Technology Investment to be a priority? “Termbases are Fun” was a phrase overheard in a webinar this week by SDL on their new Terminology Workflow Management platform. The platform is designed for...
What does the translation cost? Is it by word count, per page, per document? This is a question we get sometimes from new clients and the short answer typically is: it depends on your needs. For customers who have never had any experience with translation or who are...
