In a recent prediction by Slator for 2024, their fourth point highlighted a year of AI data challenges, lawsuits, and the role of Language Service Providers (LSPs). Enterprises are struggling with AI strategies due to poor historical data management, and LSPs find themselves well-positioned to assist. But why are LSPs the solution? 1. Bilingual Data […]
In a fiercely competitive world, finding collaborations that truly stand the test of time can be as rare as a Hollywood marriage. However, the partnership between Plunet and memoQ has proven to be a remarkable exception to this rule. Since 2008, these two industry leaders have diligently worked together to facilitate a seamless connection between […]
As a consultant to smaller, fast-growing language service companies (LSCs) and as a former owner of such a company, I am frequently confronted by company owners with the question: “Should we build our own business management system or should we buy one?” Fifteen to twenty years ago, this was a critical question for company owners […]
I had the opportunity to catch up with Balázs Benedek, CTO at Easyling based in Budapest, Hungary, and the topic of Easyling reaching its tenth anniversary came up. I wanted to share with you Easyling’s history. Easyling is a brand that many in the localization space may have run into at one of many conferences […]
Should LSCs offer machine translation as a service? This is a question being pondered by company managers throughout the language industry as many companies are still grappling with their strategy around machine translation. Companies of many sizes struggle with moving from concept to production using machine translation. That many firms are expending the effort is […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a worldwide disruption to healthcare systems, civil society and to the economy (both national and global). The language services industry–and most specifically–the translation side is uniquely equipped to weather this disruption. Unfortunately for the interpreting side, namely in-person, is experiencing a serious downturn, opening new opportunities for OPI and VRI. […]
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