The increasing globalization and internationalization presents many companies and organizations with challenges in language and translation management. This affects nearly all business divisions. Strategies, processes, technologies, data, interfaces - a constant balancing act between costs, time and quality!
Processes
- Technical writing processes (text creation, text management)
- Project management processes
- Translation processes (translation, proofreading, editing)
- Localization processes (software and websites)
- Terminology processes (compilation, maintenance and publishing)
- Quality assurance
- Data exchange between systems
- Process automation
File formats and interfaces
- Document and resource formats in translation and localization
- Exchange formats for language and translation data (XML, XLIFF, TBX, TMX, SRX, etc.)
- Interfaces between editing and translation systems (Across, memoQ, Phrase, memoQ, Trados, Trados GroupShare, RWS Language Cloud, XTM, etc.)
- Interfaces between web content management systems (e.g. TYPO3, WordPress) and translation systems
- Interfaces between ERP systems, PIM systems, online shops and translation systems
- Interface development
Software
- Defining economic and functional requirement criteria
- Comparing and evaluating software products
- Editing systems (Adobe FrameMaker, Microsoft Word, TIM-RS, Quanos ST4)
- Terminology management systems (Across crossTerm, memoQ, qTerm, MultiTerm)
- Translation management systems (Plunet Business Manager, XTRF)
- Integrated translation systems (Across, Déjà Vu, memoQ, Phrase, Trados, Trados GroupShare, RWS Language Cloud, Wordfast, etc.)
- Software localization tools (Alchemy Catalyst, Passolo, QtLinguist etc.)
Are you looking for independent,
practical and solution-oriented advice
about optimization possibilities for your company?
4 divisions, 4 departments, 3 continents
30+ languages, 20+ language service providers
Decentralized translation management
Redundant and inconsistent language data
No defined processes, no KPI High amount of manual work (copy & paste)
Issues with quality
Technical documentation, product information, marketing brochures, websites
Several source languages
10+ target languages
Multilingual InDesign documents
Various country websites in different systems
TYPO3 localization management
Translation of technical documentation and websites
Using SDL Trados & MultiTerm
Compiling and maintaining terminology
Automated quality assurance
Optimizing workflows
Advice on CAT tools (memoQ, SDL Trados)
Training of project managers
Support on demand by phone and remote maintenance
Localization Engineering (pre-and post-processing of files)
Workflow optimization
Product information, online shop and website
11 languages
Optimization of data exchange
Translation management
Reducing the costs of translation
Quality assurance
Analysis of processes, technologies, systems, data, interfaces, actors & roles
Definition of selection criteria
Definition of recommendations and optimization possibilities
Evaluation of 4 software solutions
Proof-of-concept demonstrations
Your advantages
- Optimization of the entire internationalization process
- Implementation of defined objectives
- Keeping translation and localization costs under control
- Optimization of internationalization and globalization costs related to language
- Time savings thanks to access to our extensive expertise
- On-demand support, adapted to your needs and budget