Translation & Localization

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Global Translation Agency

What to expect from a global translation agency

Listen to this article now: …well, besides global translation that is Selecting your translation & localization strategy really depends on your company’s processes, goals and products, but partnering with a translation agency for your globalization needs can boil down to a few simple things. Translation and localization is no easy task, but the business need …

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translation tools

Are translation tools threatening translation?

Listen to this article now: The question of whether translation tools (and technology in general) threaten translation depends on many different factors, and, basically, on how people conceive their purpose. The answer is indissolubly tied to how effectively the involved parties can leverage the advantages of technology, identify its disadvantages and set the limits. The …

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Why bilinguals cannot replace professional translators

Listen to this article now: by Eleftheria Tigka, Vendor Manager at Commit Global The common misconception When it comes to translation, there is this common misconception that people who speak a foreign language can translate any text of any level, and provide results comparable to the ones produced by professional translators. It is true that …

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How accurate is Google Translate?

Listen to this article now: We all had texts that needed translation at some point in our lives. In those cases, certain questions have arisen: How much will my translation cost? Can I use Google Translate instead of a professional translator to save money? Will the translation from Google Translate be accurate? While searching for …

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How important is localization?

Listen to this article now: by Yannis Nistas, Language Lead at Commit Global Have you ever thought about the importance of localization and language services? How translation and interpreting shape the world we live in as well as our everyday lives? The size of the translation and localization industry According to Common Sense Advisory, in …

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Software localization

11 best practices on software localization

Many companies seek to localize their online, desktop or client-server products for the worldwide market. But due to lack of appropriate preparation and planning, many software localization attempts are met with frustration once the software is built: the encoding doesn’t look right, the text is corrupted, sentences are cut off and in general, the software …

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Professional translation

Let’s talk about professional translation

Listen to this article now: A mapping of different quality levels to content types according to their visibility and risk classification Translation quality has long triggered fervent discussions on the topic. Debaters range from scholars and the academia to professional translators and reviewers alike, language service companies and translation buyers. The questions also span from …

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Quality control

An Introduction to Translation Quality Assurance

Listen to this article now: by Yannis Nistas, Language Lead at Commit Global Do you know anyone working in the production and services sector who has not ever heard of Quality Assurance (QA)? Sure, there might be a few, but nowadays QA has become ubiquitous in most economic activities. All organizations that take their mission …

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Project Management

Project Management: Our experience – our treasure

Listen to this article now: Far from trying to create a step by step guide to project management, with this article I want to give you some valuable insight, gained over my 20 years of PM experience. Even if the topics I am touching are relatively common, my perspective on some details could probably make …

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