St Jerome’s Day, as International Translation Day is commonly known, is celebrated on September 30th.

Three U.S. firms announced changes in global operations, including 2 investments in other markets and 1 relocation.

"Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2005, GITEX [Gulf Information Technology Exhibition] continues to reflect the importance and phenomenal growth of the IT industry in the region by continually highlighting the latest technology and services from international manufacturers and suppliers. In 2004 GITEX welcomed over 939 Exhibitors representing over 2428 Companies from 41 Countries. The record-breaking show covered over 27,504 sqm and GITEX 2005 looks set to surpass these figures as the IT Market strengthens and IT spending in the Middle East and North Africa region is predicted to continue to rise."

"Business tendency surveys — also called ‘business opinion’ or ‘business climate’ surveys — ask about the current situation of business and expectations for the near future. We are currently running two quarterly surveys: 1) for users, buyers, and decision makers of translation and localization services and tools; and 2) for language service suppliers and tool vendors. We invite you to take the survey. Upon completion you can download the results of our previous surveys and be put on the list for receiving the results of this one."