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| Localization Maturity Model |
| Don DePalma, Common Sense Advisory |
| Localization is the process of adapting websites, software, documentation, and other products to satisfy the needs and requirements of other markets or cultures. It is a black art to some companies, a well-defined process to others, and a continuing journey for most. More. |
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| Buying Maturity in Localization |
| Bert Esselink, Lionbridge Technologies |
| Since the early days of localization many buzzwords have come in and out of fashion. For example, "web globalization" and "global content management" have become the pet topics for pretty much every industry conference speaker over the past few years. However, fairly recently a new term and concept has popped up: "maturity. "
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| Maturity Levels for Localization Suppliers |
| Joergen Danielsen, Eule Lokalisierung GmbH |
| In the software publishing and testing industries, CMM (Capability Maturity Model) levels give a clear indication of how well defined and robust the processes are in a given company. In a recent white paper , Common Sense Advisory (CSA) for the first time provides a maturity assessment proposal for the localization industry. More. |
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| Message from the Board |
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| Message from the Board Q4 2006 |
| Aki Ito, GALA Board Chair |
| On September 19, Alchemy Software Development provided GALA members with the first of GALA’s hosted webinars designed to present members with available industry tools. The seminar attracted over 60 participants, and it was a great success. I attended the webinar. The presenter focused on providing in-depth information about the tool in a sales-free atmosphere. More. |
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| Community |
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| 2007 Localization Certification Program workshops |
| Enrollment is now open |
| California State University, Chico Continuing Education, in partnership with the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) and The Localization Institute, announces open enrollment for the 2007 Localization Certification Program for professionals, business executives, web managers, and other professionals wanting to learn localization and international e-business. More. |
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| Language Standards for Commerce and Communication |
| Serge Gladkoff , Hans Fenstermacher and Don DePalma |
| We are in the year 2006, and the only common, indisputable standard in the language industry, it seems, is money. Everything else " from communications through technical specifications, tools, processes, and expectations to language quality itself " is proprietary and can't be measured because it varies by client, supplier, and sometimes even by individual. They say you can't fix what you can't measure, so are we doomed to live with broken language standards? More. |
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| Meet GALA’s Newest Member Companies |
| GALA would like to welcome its newest members. GALA's 215 member companies worldwide include translation agencies, localization service providers, globalization consultants and technology developers. More. |
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| GALA in Tokyo 2006: Post-Event Report |
| Terukazu Konishi, Moravia Worldwide |
| The first GALA event was held in Tokyo on 26 September, 2006 at the Ginza Montray Hotel. Almost all of the participants were service providers in Japan. This event was a good example of how GALA provides a space for industry professionals to communicate and share information useful to their own businesses. More. |
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| Localization World Montreal and GALA Montreal Events |
| Laura Brandon, Globalization and Localization Association |
| This autumn’s Localization World in Montreal brought together over 450 participants from 29 countries (October 16-18, 2006) for a three-day conference packed with workshops, networking events, a healthy exhibit hall, and a line-up of sessions focused around the theme of how to maximize translation memories and other technologies. More. |
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| tcworld 2006: a GALA member perspective |
| Spyros Konidaris, Commit |
| I attended tcworld 2006, which was held in the beautiful city of Wiesbaden, Germany (November 8-10). GALA and GALA members were present to support the first global Localization Expert Forum and composed a significant group of international GALA exhibitors. This year’s event saw growth in attendance and exhibitors, and it offered new value to visitors with its growing international perspective. More. |
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| Unicode 30: Post-event Report |
| Fotini Limes, Globalization Partners International |
| Unicode is the standard that drives interoperability for numerous software companies and standards organizations. The key importance of Unicode in today’s world of development was clear throughout this year's Internationalization & Unicode Conference 30 (November 15 -17, 2006 in Herndon, VA). I attended the conference as a GALA representative. More. |
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| Localization World Shanghai |
| This spring, Localization World will host its first conference in Asia. The program will cover a wide range of issues in the world of translation and localization, from discussions about Asia to more general topics, with case studies from a wide range of applications. GALA will host a member meeting on the pre-conference day. More. |
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Newsletter |
Q4 2006 |
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| Stephen Ryan presents outgoing GALA Board chairman Aki Ito with a recognition plaque at the 2006 GALA Annual meeting |
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| Fotini Limes (Globalization Partners International) represented GALA during the IUC30 conference in Washingon D.C. |
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| Pere Grive (iDISC Information Technologies, S.L.), Cándida Valdés (Celer Soluciones, S.L.) and Jorge Passos Marinho (2tr Soluções Globais Ltda.) |
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| GALA members take part in a small group discussion during the GALA Annual Meeting |
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| across systems GmbH booth at the 2006 tekom conference |
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| Terukazu Konishi (Moravia Worldwide) presented at GALA in Tokyo and was a key volunteer in organizing the event |
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| Six GALA member companies took part in the GALA group exhibit at Localization World Montreal |
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| Kevin Watson (MultiLingual Computing) presents a prize at the GALA-hosted prize session during Localization World |
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| Arancha Caballero (GALA Board) presents during the 2006 GALA Annual Meeting |
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| Eight GALA member companies took part in the GALA group exhibit at tekom |
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| Ying-Lin Xia during a GALA-hosted discussion, ?The Real Value of Linguistic Resources: The Vendor Perspective? at Localization World Montreal |
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