This week in Luxembourg nearly 200 conference delegates temporarily forgot about “Pop Idol, “American Idol,” and “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” as the European Commission (EC) heard and evaluated proposals for its newest translation technology idols. Representatives from universities, research centers, and commercial organizations were looking for a share of the 100 million euros that the [...]

This week, Lionbridge announced the upcoming release of Translation Workspace, the long-promised production management system that it says will be available early in 2010. The company will offer its software as a service (SaaS) product to freelancers, translation agencies, and enterprises — although it’s aiming its initial marketing effort squarely at the translation industry rather [...]