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| A Holistic Approach to Reusing Terminological Data in Software Localization |
| Silvia Cerrella Bauer, SIS SegaInterSettle AG and Detlef Reineke, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| This article highlights how an organization's internal process of production and localization of software interface texts (SITs) can be developed into a proactive, contextualization-oriented workflow across several departments, enabling data storage of these SITs with their appropriate context description in a universal format such as XML to ensure continuous data security and exchange. More. |
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| A Growing Market: Spanish Speakers in the US |
| John Watkins, ENLASO |
| There is no question that as the Hispanic population has grown in the US, and so has interest in reaching this Spanish speaking demographic, be it for political or marketing needs. Perhaps the earliest indication of the increasing influence of this demographic is the address made in 1996 by Madeleine Albright to the United Nations after Cuban jet fighters downed two unarmed civilian planes from Miami: “Frankly, this is not cojones, this is cowardice.” More. |
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| Thought Leaders |
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| Small Businesses Going Global |
| Don DePalma, Common Sense Advisory |
| The globalization, localization, and translation industry is full of small businesses offering their products and services across borders. As such, the following article is designed to help you know if your business is ready to branch out overseas. Specifically, who is a good candidate, who is not? More. |
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| Message from the Board |
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| Message from the Board Q3 2006 |
| Aki Ito |
| As I was working in my office one morning recently, three good pieces of news came into my e-mail inbox. More. |
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| Community |
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| Meet GALA’s Newest Member Companies |
| GALA would like to welcome its newest members. GALA's 200 member companies worldwide include translation agencies, localization service providers, globalization consultants and technology developers. More. |
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| Events |
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| IQPC Web Globalization Conference, May 2006 |
| Evan Norman, McElroy Translation |
| Smart global companies know that their brands, the supporting content and media, and the way that customers and prospective buyers experience their brands must be conceived and managed with an entirely global perspective. More. |
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| The “Atomic” Localization World in Barcelona, June 2006 |
| Magda García-Masana, LocTeam |
| Well, finally a big localization event came to my home town, Barcelona. This event, organized by MultiLingual Computing and the Localization Institute (in cooperation of GALA), was a big success: over 500 attendees and more than 50 exhibitors took part. One of the aspects that was broadly discussed during this event was “atomization” – truly the buzz word of the event. More. |
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| GALA in Tokyo |
| September 26, 2006. Tokyo |
| The theme of GALA’s first event in Tokyo is "Globalization of the Japanese Localization Industry." This event provides participants with discussion on new trends in the global market as well as sales and marketing issues and language technologies. GALA Chairman, Aki Ito, will launch the event and Renato Beninatto, guest speaker, will present trends in the localization industry from a global point of view. More. |
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| Localization World Montréal |
| October 16-18, 2006. Montréal |
| The theme of this conference is "Increasing the Value of Linguistic Assets." As in all Localization World conferences, the program will cover a wide range of issues in the world of translation and localization. With three concurrent tracks, the program is filled with information and discussions about linguistic assets, with case studies from a wide range of applications. More. |
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| GALA Activities at Localization World Montréal |
| Next month at Localization World, GALA will host its annual meeting, a member networking cocktail, and the closing session of the conference, including prizes donated by member exhibitors. GALA member companies will also present two valuable panel discussion sessions during the conference – one on business strategies for localization companies, the other on the value of linguistic resources from the vendor perspective. In addition, members will receive discounts on conference registration and exhibits. More. |
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| tcworld Localization Forum |
| November 8-9, 2006. Wiesbaden |
| GALA has cooperated with tekom to organize the Localization Forum at the tekom 2006 fall conference. The tcworld Localization Forum program will cover high level management, practical applications, and cultural or regional issues in the field of translation and localization. GALA will also host a booth featuring eight member companies. More. |
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| Internationalization & Unicode Conference (IUC 30) |
| November 15-17, 2006. Washington DC, USA |
| This three-day conference will feature a full day of tutorials followed by two days of presentations, panels and discussions. There will also be technology exhibits and demonstrations. Sessions will cover a range of topics including internationalization, globalization, the Web, security, and localization to name a few. GALA is organizational sponsor of this event. More. |
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Newsletter |
Q3 2006 |
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| GALA hosted a panel discussion at Localization World Barcelona entitled, ?Vendor Management: Perspectives from the Buyer and the Supplier.? |
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| Six students received full scholarships to attend the summer localization certification program at CSU Chico in June. |
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| Over 100 GALA member company representatives gathered in Barcelona for the GALA semi-annual member meeting in June. |
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| GALA hosted a group exhibit booth of eight member companies during the Localization World Barcelona conference. |
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| Dr. Nitish Singh was instrumental in launching the certification program at CSU Chico. The 2006 program, co-certified by GALA and the Localization Institute, issued certificates to 60+ students. |
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| 25 GALA companies gave away prizes during the closing session at Localization World. Pictured above: Arancha Caballero (GALA Board and TSG) and Mohamed Aly (eLocalize). |
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| Spyros Konidaris (Commit) and Claudia Fricke (Pass Engineering) represented their respective companies during the closing session at Localization World Barcelona. |
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| Michael Rosenblatt (Lionbridge Technologies) taught a workshop on localization workflow processes, tools and strategies during the CSU Chico certification program. |
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