A new machine translation company, LinguaSys, announced its existence today. Responding to market requirements for MT software, CEO Brian Garr emphasized “extremely high quality” and the ability to “create whole new languages in a matter of months for an extremely low price.” We spoke to him about these oft-heard claims for his company’s product, Carabao [...]

Two years ago, the computer-aided translation (CAT) software industry resonated with major market consolidation, a declaration of independence, and open-source translation technology.  Since then, buyers on both the corporate and language service providers have watched a succession of translation memory (TM) and management systems (TMS) vie for traction in the marketplace. A new entrant joined the fray today [...]

Lionbridge today announced an agreement with IBM that will provide access to machine translation software, share patents for language technology, and partner on larger enterprise deals involving language.

It’s that time of year again. No, we’re not talking about Easter, Holi, Norwuz, Ostara, Maslenitsa, Passover, or Purim. It’s the season when Common Sense Advisory issues a call for participation in our annual global market study and ranking of language service providers. In the spirit of renewal that accompanies springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, [...]