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December 2005


Contents:

  • Global By Design in 2006: Results from our subscriber survey
  • Mastering Your Domains: The costs of registering domain names around the world
  • A New Approach to Web Globalization: A first look at MotionPoint
  • Nation Branding and Beyond: Q&A with Simon Anholt
  • Web Globalization News: Dell demotes its global gateway; Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia
  • Vendor News: UnifiedRoot, Babel Media, Translations.com
  • The Byte Level Internet Language Index: Analyzing language trends of Internet users around the world
  • The Top 15: Tracking the world’s largest translation vendors
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Iron Mountain, MotionPoint, Nation Brand Index, Babel Media, Dell, Harry Potter, Disney, Etsy, SDL, Crutchfield

November 2005


Contents:

  • The Byte Level Internet Language Index: Analyzing language trends of Internet users around the world
  • Select Language(s): Instron’s new “language filter” puts the user in control
  • SDL/Trados Status Report: SDL announces plans for software integration
  • Web Globalization News: Tiffany, DeWalt
  • Language Weaver Targets Enterprises: Statistical machine translation to begin making headway in companies
  • The Top 15: Tracking the world’s largest translation vendors
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Instron, Tiffany, DeWalt, Black & Decker, British Airways, Google, SDL, Trados, Language Weaver, Idiom

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October 2005


Contents:

  • Are You Ready for .eu?: It’s almost time to register
  • Outsourcing Global eCommerce: What you should know
  • Apple Takes .Mac Global: Lessons from a localized Web application
  • Web Globalization News: Google, Wedgwood
  • The Top 15: Tracking the world’s largest translation vendors
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Apple, Bombay Company, EURid, Simultrans, Transware, Wedgwood, Google, Xerox, Amazon Services, Iron Mountain, HP Shopping, BroadVision, Fry, GSI Commerce, RadioShack, Venda

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September 2005


Contents:

  • The 2005 Web Globalization Survey: Key findings from our highly focused survey
  • Localizing for the US: How PriceRunner did it
  • Qualcomm’s Global BREW: Insights into serving multiple audiences across multiple languages with one Web site
  • The Top 15: Tracking the world’s largest translation vendors
  • Globalization Events
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Qualcomm, PriceRunner, SDL, TRADOS, Lionbridge

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August 2005


Contents:

  • The Next Generation of Machine Translation: What you need to know
  • Change of Address: Emerging best practices in URLs
  • Globalization News: John Deere, eBay, Apple
  • The Top 15: Tracking the world’s largest translation vendors
  • Globalization Events
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Acrolinx, Apple, Babel Fish, BMW, Costco, CrossLang, eBay, Home Depot, H&R Block, John Deere, Language Weaver, Microsoft, Qantas, SDL, Systran, Welocalize

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July 2005


Contents:

  • Consolidation Has Arrived: What clients need to know ...
  • Thrifty’s Global Roadmap: A Web globalization profile
  • The Lexus and the Globe: A global icon gains momentum
  • SDL + TRADOS: The executive interview
  • The Top 15: Tracking the world’s largest translation vendors
  • Vendor News: Arbortext, Idiom
  • Globalization Events
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
SDL, TRADOS, Thrifty Rental Car, Arbortext, Idiom, Bose, RedHat, Dow Corning, Starbucks, Renesas, LGE, Skype, Hertz, Lexus

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June 2005


Contents:

  • Web Globalization Checks In: InterContinental Hotels sees big return from Web globalization
  • Trends in Global Design: Expert Q&A
  • When Brand Web Sites Go Global: The challenges and opportunities of brand-specific Web globalization
  • The Big 10: The world’s 10 largest translation vendors
  • What's Cooking at Lionbridge: Is hosted translation memory a killer app?
  • Vendor News: Basis Technology, GPI, Vasont
  • Globalization Events
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Microsoft Xbox, Viagra, InterContinental Hotels, Pantene, NikeID, Lionbridge, Basis Technology, Bowne Global Solutions, Globalization Partners

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May 2005


Contents:

  • Olympic Competition: Which City Web Site Wins the Gold?
  • Secrets of Global Customer Service: Expert Q&A
  • Wanted: A Few Good Translators: Translator Portals
  • CMS Meets GMS: Notes from the Gilbane Conference
  • Seen on the Net: More Global Gateways
  • Web Globalization News: eBay, Best Western, UPS
  • Vendor News: Transware, Idiom, TRADOS
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Google, ProZ, eBay, Idiom, Giant Bicycles, Evian, Fairmont Hotels, Best Western, Hilton, Transware, Welocalize

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April 2005


Contents:

  • Web Globalization with Flash: How NIVEA Uses Macromedia Flash Globally
  • Brand Names That Travel: Q&A with a brand name expert
  • Web Globalization Takes to the Air: How Connexion By Boeing Localizes Wi-Fi to Global Travelers
  • To .eu or not to .eu? What you need to know about the new .eu domain name
  • Globalization News: NASCAR, Audible.com
  • Vendor News: TRADOS, Bowne Global, Babel Media
  • Globalization Events: Gilbane, Localization World
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Nivea, Fork Interactive, Steve Rivkin & Assoc., Audible, SAS, Japan Airlines, NASCAR, MLB, Babel Media

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March 2005


Contents:

  • The Global IA Opportunity: Information architecture globalization
  • Global as Dell: How Dell takes its Web site (and brand) global
  • Is eBay Going Global Quickly Enough?: Report highlights
  • Global Gateway Update: E*TRADE, Monster, Air New Zealand
  • Vendor News: P.H. Brink, TransPerfect, and more
  • Globalization Events: SDL, Gilbane, and more
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
E*TRADE, Monster.com, Dell, eBay, Air New Zealand, Translations.com, Merrill Brink, Boffin Technologies

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February 2005


Contents:

  • Spider-Man Takes On The World: Analysis of a Global Movie Web Site
  • Gartner Takes Research Global: Invests in Web Globalization
  • Global Gateway Analysis: Polycom
  • Best Practice: Localize Your Web Site’s Error Messages
  • Coffee Culture in Japan: Starbucks, Coca-Cola, and Liv Tyler
  • Companies Going Global: Monster, Starwood, Le Meridien
  • Vendor News: Welocalize, TRADOS, Bowne Global, Lingo Systems
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
Sony, Gartner Research, Overture, Polycom, Starbucks, Mt. Ranier, GE, Translation Automation User Society

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January 2005


Contents:

  • Secrets of HP’s Success: Lessons from a Leading Global Web Site
  • World Wide Navigation: Global Gateways That Speak to the World
  • (Geo) Location Matters: What You Need to Know About Geolocation
  • The Making of a Global Name: Book Review
  • Vendor News: What’s New with SDL, Trados and Lionbridge
Companies mentioned in this issue include:
TRADOS, HP, Quova, Merck, Palm, Akamai, Philips, Digital Envoy, Xerox, SDL, Ektron

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