Founded in 2002, Consoltec specializes in translation workflow and process improvement. We are dedicated to providing advanced expertise and technology in the translation industry and delivering high quality solutions to clients. Consoltec Inc offers a translation management solution called FlowFit, that facilitates and improves the management of your projects. The integration of FlowFit increases productivity and reliability within your company.
CSA Research is an independent market research company helping companies profitably grow their global businesses and gain access to new markets and new customers. Its focus is on assisting its clients to operationalize, benchmark, optimize and innovate industry best practices in globalization, internationalization, localization, interpreting and translation.
Dotsub provides technology and services to add captions and voiceovers in any language into online video. By offering translations in over 500 languages, Dotsub extends the influence of your video worldwide, adding accessibility and audience engagement. Our closed captions meet US federal standards for the deaf and hearing impaired. Dotsub enables captions and translations to be generated by our professional staff, your employees or crowd-sourced within your community. We work with companies from small and medium-sized businesses to the Fortune 100, nonprofit and educational organizations, as well as governmental agencies — all using Dotsub to empower their videos.
Easyling.com - Skawa Innovation Ltd.
Easyling.com is a technology provider specializing in website translation proxy.
eLocalize has been a well-established provider of all types of localization services into Middle Eastern and African languages for more than 11 years. It has grown over the years to encompass many services including translation, DTP, engineering, websites, testing, transcription, eLearning, subtitling, media and so on.
Founded in 2010, the Endangered Alphabets Project aims to support the preservation and revival of traditional writing systems. We have been doing this in three ways: by carving pieces of text from endangered scripts in beautiful woods; by exhibiting these carvings and giving talks and workshops on the subject; and by creating and publishing games, educational materials, playing cards, dictionaries and children’s books in endangered writing systems. Our next project, due for launch on January 1, 2019, is to create a digital Atlas of Endangered Alphabets.
Global App Testing helps global brands accelerate growth through their crowd-enabled testing platform for web and mobile apps. They allow tech teams to leverage over 20,000 vetted professional testers with real devices in real environments in over 105 countries. By taking a customer-focused approach to quality, hundreds of leading brands including Facebook, Microsoft, General Electric and iHeartMedia rely on Global App Testing’s platform to improve quality at a speed that allows agile and DevOps teams to release faster and more often.
Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)
The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) serves an international community of organizations and individuals that enable communication and business across languages and cultures. GALA’s mission is to help our members succeed and to drive our industry’s development by building professional communities, sharing knowledge and advancing best practices in the globalization sector.
Global Tone Communication Technology
Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (GTCOM) has inherited more than 40 years of extensive experience from China Translation Corporation. Relying on the Internet/mobile Internet, GTCOM has built the YeeCloud® platform with the help of language big data, cloud computing and other globally leading technologies. Additionally, it has developed a series of Internet/mobile Internet products for both corporate and individual users, and has completed some core business systems, including YeeSight™ big data service, YeeCloud language service ecosystem, language technology service, intelligent hardware service and more. The state-of-the-art language technologies, professional corpora with hundreds of millions of entries, capable and innovative staff, excellent management and operation practices are all key pillars sustaining the sound development of GTCOM as a language big data service supplier.
HansemEUG Asian Language Services
With a long standing history and excellence in deliverables, HansemEUG Asian Language Services has been chosen by numerous global enterprise clients and multilanguage vendors to provide content development, DTP, localization and translation services. HansemEUG Asian Language Services became the first and only language service provider in Korea certified in ISO 17100 and 9001 for its quality management process. With extensive experience in localization, HansemEUG Asian Language Services serves your localization needs in China, Korea and Vietnam.
Interverbum Technology is a research and development company with head offices in Stockholm and Chicago. We are composed of specialists within the translation management technology industry, providing terminology management solutions for global organizations. Our leading terminology management system, TermWeb, is a fully cloud-based solution that features an open architecture for easy integration, as well as advanced workflow and administration functionalities to automate and manage your processes. It is fully compatible with major software platforms such as Congree, Cosima, memoQ, Ontram, SDL Trados Studio, SDL WorldServer, XTM Cloud and others.
Since 1994, Jonckers has been a leading force in translation services and localization technologies, supporting top international brands in developing their message and global presence with speed and efficiency. Our service offerings cover everything required for you to reach your international audience. Whether you need word for word translation, multimedia localization or accredited translators and transcreative consultants, Jonckers promises a full range of experts and tools, which can be customized to your specification, to support your business in accelerating its presence on a worldwide stage. Jonckers provides a scalable experienced network of professionals. We have processes and technology to provide high-quality services at a competitive price to companies in a wide variety of industries.
Lionbridge partners with brands to break barriers and build bridges all over the world. For more than 20 years, we have helped companies connect with global customers by delivering marketing, testing and globalization services in more than 300 languages. Through our world-class platform, we orchestrate a network of 500,000 passionate experts in 5,000-plus cities, who partner with brands to create culturally rich experiences. Relentless in our love of linguistics, we use the best of human and machine intelligence to forge understanding that resonates with our customers’ customers. Based in Waltham, MA, Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 27 countries. Learn more at www.lionbridge.com.
The Localization Institute is the global leader in conferences and training for localization and global marketing. We organize comprehensive, vendor-neutral events where attendees build network connections and gain insights that help their companies better succeed in the international business market. We have partnered with top universities and professional associations to develop industry-specific training which creates limitless career pathways in the localization industry. Through our world-class training, thousands of industry professionals have dramatically improved their localization and global marketing knowledge and skills. From start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, from small and large teams to multibrand umbrellas — we have trained them all.
MateCat is an enterprise-level, online CAT tool designed to make post-editing and outsourcing easy and to provide a complete set of features to manage and monitor translation projects. MateCat provides the ideal environment for post-editing and translation. Thanks to the integration of the largest collaborative translation memory and the best machine translation, you will always get from 10% to 20% more matches than with any other CAT tool, which means you’ll translate faster than ever. MateCat is the only CAT tool that empowers you to accept all translation projects, even when your translators are busy or you do not cover one of the language pairs required by your client.
Memsource is the translation management system (TMS) for global enterprises and translation companies wanting to make their localization process more efficient. Founded in 2010, Memsource is internationally recognized for providing an intuitive yet powerful translation environment which processes two billion words per month from over 200,000 users around the world. 400+ languages, 50+ file types, 25+ machine translation engines, REST API and patented artificial intelligence make Memsource the TMS used by many of the world’s leading brands to reduce costs, automate workflows and optimize their overall translation process.
RWS Moravia is the first translation, localization and testing partner for the digital, multichannel, always-on world. We work with global companies to help them serve new markets with sharp, accurate and compelling content that understands local needs. We translate and localize content and products into over 250 languages using processes and technologies that are fit for the digital age. We’re a strategic partner for our customers, so you don’t just get great localized content and products — you also get advice, insight and value along the way.
At Mother Tongue, we help global brands speak their customers’ language. We are a worldwide network of creatives, strategists and linguists. From our hubs in London, Los Angeles and Singapore, we offer language services, powered by a passion for culture, creativity and communication.
For thirty years, MultiLingual has served as the world’s source of information for the language industry. Through our magazine, newsletter, website and social media platforms you will find anything you need to know about industry related events, news, development and opportunities.
Nimdzi Insights provides market research and consulting services for the language services industry. Through our innovative consultative research delivery model, we help our clients grow their international business by delivering practical insights through our market research and expert advisory through expert consulting services.
At Pactera, we know Global; we are Global. Pactera is a consulting and technology services provider with global headquarters strategically located in China and regional headquarters in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe. Pactera helps companies expand and thrive in a global marketplace with localization, globalization, in-market, speech recognition and language services. Since 1995, Pactera has leveraged a global footprint and technology development capabilities to deliver innovative globalization services to a portfolio of Fortune 500 companies in a wide range of vertical markets. With more than 24,000 employees worldwide, our proven experience and capability in software/hardware development and testing allows us to seamlessly collaborate with research and development teams. The result is exceptional localization services that help our clients bring applications and content to over 150 markets across the globe. Our teams specialize in globalization programs that require high technical competence such as enterprise software localization, localization testing and technical writing as well as full end-to-end construction of a global platform.
Parakeet Systems, Inc. is a technology company focused on helping organizations simplify and control their complex translation processes. Our Parakeet Translation Control Platform is a SaaS system that does much more than automate the flow of content from source systems to translation providers. Proprietary SMART Controls (TM) technology enhances complex human translation processes in real-time giving you control of turn-around speed, quality and costs that has not been possible before.
Plunet develops and distributes the leading translation management system for the language industry. With Plunet BusinessManager you can manage your entire workflow in a single solution, from client requests to quote, order, job and invoice management to reporting. Extensions for interpretation and quality management as well as integrations with CAT and financial accounting tools will further improve efficiency and automation in your work. Please ask for a detailed list of the extensive capabilities. For more information please visit: www.plunet.com.
Process Innovation Challenge
The Process Innovation Challenge (PIC) is a dynamic session to showcase process and technology innovations in our industry. Shortlisted innovators will pitch their creative ideas to the LocWorld audience. After a time-limited pitch, and with the clock still ticking, a panel of industry experts (aka the PIC Dragons) and the audience will challenge the candidates with tough questions. Dragons and attendees will then vote live for their favorite innovation and innovator to determine which innovations will go to the final round to find the PIC innovator of the year.
How to Get the Most Accurate MT Translations across All Industries – Heather Shoemaker (Language I/O)
Automation in Regulated Environments — The Final Frontier – John Tinsley (Iconic Translation Machines)
MagicUI – Lucio Gutierrez (Intuit)
A New Way to Setup Source and Target Languages – Robert Rogge (Zingword)
AI Dubbing – Lori Silverstein (SPi Global)
Automating Linguist Selection Using Topic Modeling – Dalibor Frívaldský (Memsource)
Note: Preliminaries and final round will be held in the one session.
SDL offers innovative market-leading translation software to the entire translation supply chain, including freelance translators, language service providers, corporate language departments and academic institutions. SDL is dedicated to supporting and developing translation productivity software and services, such as the industry-renowned SDL Trados Studio, and has supplied over 250,000 product licenses, hundreds of server installations and billions of translated words to the industry. For more information, visit: www.sdltrados.com.
SeproTec Multilingual Solutions
SeproTec is a multilingual service provider ranked among the Top 30 language service providers in the world by CSA Research. With nearly 30 years’ experience in providing high-quality, cost-effective, tailor-made solutions for our clients in the localization industry, SeproTec distinguishes itself by utilizing the most advanced technology and translator management techniques, specifically designed to maximize client satisfaction. SeproTec’s added value is based on our experience and knowledge of cultural adaptation processes. We carefully manage every software, video game or website project to provide the right word choices and idioms, no matter the project’s target language or dialect.
Smartling is a translation management platform and language services provider that enables customers to localize content across devices and platforms. The company is recognized by CSA Research as the #1 leader of the 2019 MarketFlex for Language-Oriented TMS, and by G2 Crowd as the leader of the 2019 G2 Grid for Translation Management. Smartling established Enterprise Translation Cloud, a data-driven approach to localization, which enables its customers to achieve higher quality translation at a lower total cost.
TAUS is a resource center for the global language and translation industries. Our mission is to enable better translation through innovation and automation. We envision translation as a standard feature, a utility, similar to the internet, electricity and water. Translation available in all languages to all people in the world will push the evolution of human civilization to a much higher level of understanding, education and discovery. We support all translation operators — translation buyers, language service providers, individual translators and government agencies — with a comprehensive suite of online services, software and knowledge that help them to grow and innovate their business. We extend the reach and growth of the translation industry through our execution with sharing translation data and quality evaluation metrics.
Translation Commons is our own self-managed volunteer community where we can share ideas, resources and work together for the common good. We are a nonprofit online community of volunteer language professionals including: linguists, translators, interpreters, terminologists, localization engineers, students, language service managers, academics and more. Our mission is to offer access to open source tools and resources, to facilitate community-driven initiatives, to empower linguists and to share educational and language assets powered by translators. We facilitate cross-functional collaboration among the diverse sectors and stakeholders within the language industry and instigate transparency, trust and free knowledge. We believe sharing is growing.
Translators without Borders envisions a world where knowledge knows no language barriers. The US-based nonprofit provides people access to vital knowledge in their language by connecting nonprofit organizations with a professional community of volunteer translators, building local language translation capacity and raising awareness of language barriers. Originally founded in 1994 in France as Traducteurs sans Frontières (now its sister organization), Translators without Borders translates millions of words per year, provides rapid response teams for crises and trains community and professional translators in places where translation is not well established. For more information and to volunteer or donate, please visit: www.translatorswithoutborders.org or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TranslatorsWB.
Transphere Globalization Solutions
As one of the world’s outstanding language service providers, Sunyu Transphere has adhered to its ‘Spread your ideas’ mission. Relying on its more than 20 years of industry experience and its worldwide native language resources, Sunyu Transphere is committed to providing domestic and foreign customers with personalized language services and solutions. With service areas covering software localization, global research and development management, technical document translation, processing and writing, global business operations services, enterprise internationalization consulting, website internationalization and so on, Sunyu Transphere can effectively assist enterprises in implementing their global development strategies. With a perspective of global development, Sunyu Transphere devotes itself to providing every client with truly reliable language solutions through continuously improving management, optimizing workflows, improving services and expanding the scope of services.
University of Washington Continuum College
Ureed functions as an online platform that connects employers with freelance translators and editors. Using our platform enables employers to post their linguistic needs online, view available bids and approve the most compatible applicants for their project’s deliverables and deadline. In return, freelancers will have the opportunity to sift through online projects, submit their bids and rates, and start with the project as soon as they’re matched.
Vistatec
We have been helping some of the world’s most iconic brands to optimize their global commercial potential since 1997. Vistatec is one of the worlds most innovative, progressive and successful localization solutions providers. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices in Mountain View, California, USA.
Webdunia offers an integrated portfolio of localization and software services to businesses across the world. We have over 19 years of industry experience and our benchmark of excellence is processes being assessed at CMMI Level 3 Maturity Model. With over 100 in-house/full-time equivalent linguists operating from four production centers in Asia, we specialize in Indian and Southeast Asian languages. To achieve maximum efficiency and streamline our processes, we have been using our own developed localization management system (LMS). This LMS — a mini-ERP — acts as a unified platform to manage and monitor the complete lifecycle of localization projects. And, it also integrates tightly with various client systems through web services/APIs.
Welocalize, Inc., founded in 1997, offers innovative language services to help global brands reach audiences around the world in more than 175 languages. We provide translation and localization services, talent management, language tools, automation and technology, quality and program management. Our range of managed language services include machine translation, digital marketing, validation and testing, interpretation, staffing and enterprise translation management technologies. We specialize in consumer, technology, manufacturing, learning, oil and gas, travel and hospitality, marketing and advertising, finance, legal and life sciences industry language solutions. With more than 1,000 full-time employees worldwide, Welocalize maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Romania, Poland, Japan and China.
Women in Localization is the leading professional organization for women and their allies in the localization industry with thousands of members globally. Started in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008, Women in Localization provides opportunities for networking, education, career advancement, mentoring and recognition for their accomplishments through its global chapters. Our aim is to foster a global community that inspires professional equality in the localization industry and supports women through all phases of their careers.
Wordbee offers fully scalable cloud translation management technologies for enterprises as well as language service providers. Wordbee Translator (TMS & CAT platform) combines project management with advanced business analytics features that enable you to monitor a wide variety of key performance indicators in your translation projects and forecast costs, dates and workload. Wordbee Beebox (CMS Plug-in) adds translation capabilities to content management systems, FTP date feeds, games, databases or code repositories. Beebox cuts localization project workload by 50% putting emphasis on automating and streamlining the translation process instead of individual file handling. To learn more visit www.wordbee.com and documents.wordbee.com.
Upgrade your content connector strategy with Xillio.
Xillio provides connectors for your migration projects and for integration with any content management system in your translation process. You can dramatically reduce your development costs, time to completion and the cost for maintenance and connector upgrades. Custom connectors are no problem with Xillio. Preparing for continuous localization and in-context translation? Make it easier and smoother with the special features in our connectors. Changing or upgrading your translation management system? This is also much easier with the Xillio solution. Plus you can take complete control of your connector strategy with Xillio’s API platform for IT.
XTM International develops and sells XTM Cloud, a European Union award winning web-based CAT tool and translation management system. The centrally-shared translation memory, terminology, workflow and translator workbench are accessed via a bowser and offer a complete translation solution for project managers and translators. XTM Cloud is cost effective, easy to use and reduces the technical barriers to installing and maintaining advanced CAT tools. Users around the globe who benefit from our latest technology include all sizes of organizations, from freelance translators to the largest translation agencies and enterprises. For more information contact sales@xtm-intl.com or register for a 30-day free trial at www.xtm-intl.com.