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Scott Schwalbach
Amazon Web Services (AWS) markets itself as a means for companies of all sizes to reach a global market and harness the power of the internet without the need to set up the necessary infrastructure and technical know-how. Naturally, with clients from all over the world, there’s no shortage of communication and language challenges to overcome.
The Week in Review: May 5, 2023
If this first week of May is any indicator of how the rest of the month will be, it looks like it’s going to...
Northern European Language Network formed to boost the language industry
The language industry associations in Northern Europe have decided to create a joint network to discuss industry-related matters and to take common action when needed. The Northern European Language Network (NELN), established in January 2023, is open to any language association in the Nordic and Baltic region.
Zachary Haynes joins Babelscape as vice president of sales and global business development
Zachary Haynes, former Director of Global Business Development for Oxford University Press/Oxford Languages (Previously Oxford Dictionaries: The world’s leading dictionary publisher for over 150 years), has joined Babelscape.
May 2023
Marketing is the lifeblood for many businesses, and for those that choose to go international, it takes localization to make your message sing.
Zaum Langs releasing 2.0 version of their quality assurance tool: ZQM (with AI)
In 2019, Zaum faced a major internal dilemma - to continue to use its own spreadsheets for LQAs (Language Quality Assessments) and some LQA tools available on the market or to create a proprietary tool. The decision to develop ZQM (Zaum Quality Management) solved the company's needs.
The Week in Review: April 28, 2023
If you enjoyed our November 2022 exploration of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, then this first story on our radar is for you: a team of...
ELRA shares new board for 2023-2025
Following the elections for the 2023-2025 board, which took place early this year, the new ELRA board largely consists of new members.
Khalid Choukri, ELRA...
Interprefy unveils next-generation AI event translator Aivia
Multilingual meeting technology and services provider Interprefy has today unveiled Interprefy Aivia, the world’s first advanced automated speech translation service for online and live events, at Event Tech Live in Las Vegas.
Smartling announces patent-pending technology that enables breakthrough improvements in translation using AI
Smartling, Inc., the enterprise translation company, today announced the introduction of patent-pending technology that brings human-quality machine translation closer to reality. With the help of Smartling’s AI technology, enterprises can now achieve breakthrough improvements in translation quality.
Translated unveils adaptive machine translation service in 200 languages
Translated, a global leader in language translation, has today announced a significant expansion of its machine translation services. Previously supporting 56 languages, Translated's adaptive machine translation technology, ModernMT, now supports 200 languages, setting a new benchmark in the industry.
Running Remote conference is back with a live event in Lisbon, Portugal, 25-26 April 2023.
SPONSORED — Now in its 6th year of operation, the world’s largest remote-work conference is back again! With over 8,500 previous attendees and 300 industry speakers, Running Remote has announced it will host its next live event in Lisbon, Portugal, April 25 - 26, 2023.
Euro-Com International renews ISO 9001, ISO 17100 and ISO 18587 certifications
Euro-Com International is pleased to announce that its translation and localization processes and business operations have been independently audited by Quality Masters, and is recertified to comply with the requirements of ISO standards ISO 9001:2015, ISO 17100:2015 and ISO 18587:2017 as of April 17, 2023.
The Week in Review: April 21, 2023
Over the next five years, Taiwan plans to put nearly $1 billion toward English education in the country. It’s a pretty hefty sum of...
Lexeri update offers continuous terminology checks in external systems
A new update of the Lexeri terminology management system will be released in April 2023. With this update, the web-based terminology solution will enable fully automated, continuous terminology checks in connected external systems. Lexeri will include numerous integrations for this purpose.
Acolad appoints Christine Wetzl as new general manager for DACH region
Acolad – global leader in content and language solutions – has just announced the appointment of Christine Wetzl as the new General Manager for the DACH region.
Lionbridge appoints Menaka S. Thillaiampalam as chief marketing officer
Lionbridge, a global leader in translation and localization solutions, today announced that Menaka Sri Pathe Thillaiampalam has assumed the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Thillaiampalam is responsible for leading Lionbridge’s world-class marketing organization.
Speechmatics to launch pioneering real-time speech translation capabilities in 69 language pairs
Speechmatics, the leading speech recognition technology scaleup, unveils plans to amplify its real-time transcription capabilities by providing real-time speech translation in an all-in-one API.
Globalization Partners International launches new translation services connector for Sitecore Content Hub
Globalization Partners International (GPI), a provider of website, software, and document translation services announced today the launching of its new Translation Services Connector for Sitecore Content Hub.
The Week in Review: April 14, 2023
The state of California is hard at work to improve the state’s language education programming — earlier this week, the state opened up applications...
ULG receives John Deere partnership award for 4th consecutive year
For the fourth consecutive year, United Language Group (ULG) has been awarded the John Deere Achieving Excellence Partner-Level Award for our innovative localization and transcreation solutions.
Protected: Buyer’s Guide
Because you are holding MultiLingual magazine, you may be looking for a solution for your translation or localization needs. This Buyer's Guide is meant to showcase some of the language industry's offerings, highlighting details you may need while you're shopping for language services or tools. Additionally, the listed associations and nonprofit organizations provide a great resource for networking opportunities and exploring the human side of the language industry.
Phil Shawe
It's been a steady climb over three decades for TransPerfect. A company that started in a college dorm room is now a massive operation and, according to the recently released Nimdzi 100 report, the largest language company in the world, as well as the only one with an annual revenue of more than one billion US dollars. With more than 30 years of growth under his belt, TransPerfect co-founder and CEO Phil Shawe can take a moment to pause and enjoy the view from the top.
BP23 Translation Conference: a business-focused hybrid event for freelance translators on May 8-10
Business and Practice – these are the two overarching themes at BP23 Translation Conference, to be held in Utrecht (Netherlands) and online on 8-10 May 2023.