The U.K.’s Sunday Times reported that 2005 was the best year for the buyout industry "since the boom days of 2000 with deals worth GBP 23 billion." Forbes wrote that U.S. mergers and acquisitions volume reached US$1.1 trillion.

In May 2005 we commented on the overuse of "lost in translation." The excess usage continues, and the term has spawned derivatives.

"The release of the new PASSOLO version is scheduled for next spring [northern hemisphere, that is]. In addition to enhanced support for the latest Microsoft .NET generation, PASSOLO 6.0 will offer brand new workgroup functions and will also include the new PASSOLO HTML Editor and PASSOLO Layout Engine."

Most film production happens outside Hollywood and there are some implications for the translation industry as film releases become more similar to software releases.