Lionbridge announced recently the completion of software localization for the new Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. This project entailed the localization of the user interface and documention, which included an estimated 15 million words across 8 languages. This project sure kept a lot of translators busy.
This is also the type of project that [...]
The standards organization OASIS recently approved Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) version 1.0 as an OASIS Standard — a “status that signifies the highest level of ratification.”
So what exactly is DITA?
According to the press release, “DITA consists of a set of design principles for creating “information-typed” modules at a topic level. [...]
If you’re a tech who develops Microsoft apps for the world, you probably already know about Microsoft’s TechEd event in June.
But if not, they have a Global Development & Deployment track planned.
The track promises that “developers will be provided with the tools needed to develop World-Ready solutions that support multiple [...]
Sun says that it localize its StarOffice software suite into five additional languages over the next year, which will include Russian, Polish and Dutch. The software is currently available in 11 languages.
StarOffice costs a great deal less than Microsoft’s Office suite, which makes it particularly appealing in an emerging market like Russia. While [...]
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