The error review functionality in the open TAUS DQF API allows providers of language services to integrate quality review in their day-to-day tool environment and to track and benchmark their translation performance on the TAUS Quality Dashboard. The error review API is based on a harmonization of the DQF (Dynamic Quality Framework) and MQM (Multidimensional Quality Metrics) error typologies that was funded by the European Commission as part of the QT21 project.

In the language services technologies market one of the newest entrants and fastest moving sectors is that of the Interpretation Management System (IMS) and the Interpretation Delivery Platform (IDP). There are a handful of tech companies able to provide robust cloud-based solutions that support both IMS and IDP in the LSP community. How can this next generation of interpretation tools and technologies expand financial and business opportunities for both LSPs and interpreters alike and what are some of the requirements for each to successfully deploy or support these solutions?

US Translation Company specializes in language services for the life sciences and manufacturing sectors. However, the company has had difficulty standing out in a crowded field. Especially when hundreds of competitors are likewise claiming expertise in those same sectors. To differentiate themselves, USTC launched an aggressive research and publishing campaign, producing in-depth, quality articles in major trade magazines. This session will describe the considerations and lessons-learned from the campaign.

For some it is hard to believe that large in-house teams of linguists still exist in corporations, considering the abundance of Language Service Providers nowadays. At Rotary, the in-house team not only had to find a way to stay relevant, but also change their approach by performing tasks beyond turning content from one language to another. This sessions will discuss how this transformation has occurred and what strategies were put in place to make it all happen.