Those individuals flying into Dublin to attend this week’s Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA) conference might have noticed something intriguing upon settling into their hotels, connecting to the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot, and loading up their Facebook pages. Our interest was piqued too, when one of our contacts visiting Éire from the U.S. alerted us of […]

This week, suppliers of translation management systems issued a flurry of press releases as they raced for position in this evolving market segment. Across reaffirmed its pledge to remain independent, while Lionbridge renewed its commitment to the sector with a new program and new hires. SDL and Welocalize also weighed in with news before most […]

What do you get when you bring together a country’s Commissioner of Official Languages, translation and technology providers, and expert speakers under the auspices of a language industry association? A stand-out language industry event, that’s what.

Microsoft, Oracle, and VMWare went to Argentina to tell some 170 delegates from ten countries which flavor of Spanish they prefer for their software in the first event organized by the Localization World producers south of the Equator. Although several badges were never picked up from the registration table by those participants forced to stay […]