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Business
Lexigo opens Singapore office
Lexigo, a translation services and technology provider, has opened a new Singapore office.
Lexigo www.lexigo.com
Language I/O receives first seed round funding
Language I/O, a provider of software that combines human and machine translation to automate the translation of customer support content, has closed a seed round for an undisclosed amount. The round was led by Wyoming-based seed fund Breakthrough 307.
Language I/O LLC www.languageio.com
People
Recent industry hires
Omnia Group, providers of translation services and global communications consulting, has hired Carlo Serafini as business development manager for the Italian market.
Omnia Group www.omnia-group.com
mt-g medical translation GmbH & Co. KG, a provider of language services, has restructured its management team. Bernd Mayer is responsible for project and sales management, Jessica Giardini for human resources and Samuel Aubin for quality management.
mt-g medical translation GmbH & Co. KG www.mt-g.com
Xillio, a content migration and content integration company, has hired Nancy Hähnel as sales director for its localization hub.
Xillio www.xillio.com
Lionbridge, a provider of localization services, has announced that Tony Stoupas has joined the company as chief technology officer.
Lionbridge www.lionbridge.com
Products and Services
SDL, Workfront collaborate, MultiTrans compatible with RelativityOne
SDL, a provider of global customer experience management, has announced that it is collaborating with Workfront, a work management application platform.
SDL MultiTrans, SDL’s translation management system, is now compatible with RelativityOne, Relativity’s cloud-based eDiscovery platform.
SDL www.sdl.com
XTM v12.1
XTM International, developers of a translation management system and computer-aided translation tool, has released XTM v12.1. The latest version provides users with backup options for translated segments, connectivity of XTM to SDL BeGlobal machine translation, and is fully compatible with Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.
XTM International https://xtm.cloud
lexiQA selected by Deezer
lexiQA, an application program interface solution for online linguistic quality assurance, has been selected by Deezer, an online music streaming service, to provide localization quality assurance services.
lexiQA www.lexiqa.net
Website-Translator 1.0
LinguaSol, a provider of linguistic solutions, has launched Website-Translator 1.0, a subscription-based website translation solution for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Linguasol www.linguasol.net
GTP 2.0
Janus Worldwide Inc., a language service provider, has released a second edition of its web-based Global Technology Platform (GTP 2.0). It encompasses the entire spectrum of translation process functionalities, and is intended to simplify engagement between the client and the contractor.
Janus Worldwide Inc. www.janusww.com
AppTek integrates with Modzy
AppTek, a speech recognition company, has formed an alliance with Booz Allen Hamilton, a management and information technology consulting firm, to integrate AppTek’s technologies into the newly launched Modzy platform. Modzy is an open architecture software solution available to customers on-premise, in the cloud or via custom deployments.
AppTek www.apptek.com
Clients and Partners
lexiQA partners with Straker Translations
lexiQA, an application program interface solution for online linguistic quality assurance (QA), has partnered with Straker Translations to provide locale-specific QA checks for Straker’s AI-powered RAY platform.
lexiQA www.lexiqa.net
Straker Translations www.strakertranslations.com