Language technology supplier MultiCorpora today announced that it has acquired Beetext, another developer of translation management systems (TMS). The deal underscores the importance of offering a complete solution for companies managing large-scale projects.

Language services help the world go ’round. We’ve written before about how interpreters and translators help thwart public health outbreaks, end bomb scares, communicate with populations affected by oil spills and earthquakes, enable fans to enjoy the World Cup, and assist diplomats with international relations snafus. We thought we’d seen it all, until some bright [...]

Inc. magazine publishes an annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. This year’s list includes 14  language services providers (LSPs) — many of which are growing at a significantly faster rate than the average market growth rate we last reported of 13.15%.

We’re avid readers of Engadget, a web magazine with in-depth reviews and coverage of electronic devices for consumers. And, we’re longtime observers — and occasional participants — of the practice of community, crowdsourced, and collaborative translation. So, when we saw a review of a new tablet PC with, “We wish we spoke Hindi” in the [...]