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ICANN Allows Non-Latin Characters for Domains
After years of talk, Internet domain-name governing body gives the green light for domain name applications in Russian, Chinese, Arabic and other non-Latin characters.
icann allows non-latin characters for domains • internationalization of internet age • russian • chinese • arabic domains

A Hard Science
Human communications, breathtakingly complex, difficult if not impossible to quantify, tabulate and interpret with any degree of certainty, may never bend to the rigors of a hard science. Localization goes to the heart of human communications and figures out what makes it tick.
localization • internationalization • globalization • marketing • international affairs

A New eMagazine with a Client Side Perspective
"There are many periodicals in many formats out there for the general localization population. These have a broad range of topics and appeal to a broad audience. [ClientSide] will be dedicated to the interest of the professionals purchasing and managing localization on the client side of the industry."--Shaun P. Daggett
localization • translation • globalization • internationalization • consulting

Alis Technologies: Maverick à la canadienne
Luc Faubert, vice president of globalization, neglects to offer a visitor coffee on a winter morning at 10 a.m., not because he's ill-mannered. Hardly. He's primed, nearly vibrating with enthusiasm, to talk about his company, Alis Technologies, its past and, most importantly, its future.
localization • translation • internationalization • globalization • alis technologies

An International Cast of Characters
One of the fundamental challenges to software localization and Web site globalization is the chaotic character of character encoding. Character set standards, from ASCII to Unicode, attempt to methodize the madness, calm the chaos, and make the world safe for multilingual computing.
localization • globalization • internationalization • translation • unicode

Book Review: The Guide to Translation and Localization
The Guide to Translation and Localization does not provide exhaustive step-by-step instructions. It does get to the core of the localization process, provides a good sense of the process' complexity and the range of skill sets required to prepare a product for the global marketplace.
translation • localization • globalization • internationalization • international relations

Canada's Bilingualism: Problem or Potential?
Canada belongs to a rather select fraternity of countries that is officially bilingual. Far from a liability, as it is often portrayed, if valued, properly understood and embraced, bilingualism might give Canada a distinct commercial edge.
canada • translation • localization • internationalization • globalization

Changes
For over half of the last ten years, I have worked freelance, as a technical writer and as a desktop publisher specializing in localization. Recently, I accepted a full-time position at the Boulder office of ForeignExchange Translations as a document localization lead. I announce the transition for two reasons.
localization • translation • internationalization • globalization

Color Counts
To reach a desired audience, many factors must be considered when choosing colors: age, income level, gender, and the essential nature of the "message". The larger and more diverse the audience, the more complicated the choice becomes. Choosing colors to satisfy a global audience can be a mind-boggling undertaking.
localization • internationalization • globalization • color theory • web design

DTP Training at Welocalize.com
Linda McMurrer, Desktop Publishing Manager at Welocalize, developed a training program for her department. In an e-mail interview, she explains the process and the results.
localization • translation • globalization • internationalization • desktop publishing

Getting a Handle on Content Management
There are almost as many types of Web sites as there are web masters. Web site globalization only complicates the task of content management further. The dynamism of the medium makes effective globalization a constant challenge.
localization • globalization • internationalization • translation • content management

IMHO
"You lucky so-and-so! You make your own hours," people say to freelancers. "No alarm clock, no commute, no suit, no tie, no panty hose, no fixed lunch hours, no dog and pony shows for the clients from out of town ..." Contrary to popular belief, life as a freelancer is not a lark, a walk in the park with Fido and a double capuccino at 3:00.
freelance • translation • localization • internationalization • globalization

Localization at UQAH
The combination of linguistic and technological skills can be synergistically productive. Miscommunication can undermine the synergy. The new localization program at the University of Quebec at Hull (UQAH) acknowledges the importance of both disciplines, and embraces and promotes their synergistic potential.
localization • translation • internationalization • globalization • french language

Localization Lingo 101
Every industry develops its own jargon. To understand the industry, you must speak, or at least understand, its language. For example, what does DBE mean in the context of localization. Hint: it does not mean "Digital-Based Exciter".
localization • glossaries • translation • new technology • globalization

Localization: A Traditional Perspective
In an interview this spring, Gilles Gamas, president of Société Gamma Inc., shared his perspectives on localization and the future of the translation industry in Canada.
localization • translation • internationalization • globalization • canada

Localization: The Beast from a Bird's Eye View
The localization process, a complex undertaking that involves many different professionals, often conjures the Indian parable of the three blind men and the elephant ...
localization • translation • globalization • internationalization

PAL Update
Six months ago, the Professional Association for Localization was more a concept than a reality. Now, after much hard work and dedication, that reality is truly taking shape.
localization • internationalization • globalization • translation • pal

PAL: A Nascent Organization for Localization Professionals
A new organization&#8212PAL (Professional Association for Localization)&#8212will "serve and represent those who prepare software and documentation for the world." The organization's focus will be "its member translators, localizers, internationalizers, and globalizers." PAL is an ambitious and much-needed endeavor, an idea whose time has come.
localization • internationalization • globalization • translation • cross-cultural communications

Translation: The Brave New World
Used to be that a college degree, a collection of dictionaries, a typewriter and a supple intellect were all you needed to be a translator. New technology, perhaps starting with affordable PCs, changed that. These days, being a language wiz is not enough to stay on the cutting edge in translation. Computer savvy, string decryption and mind reading skills also come in handy.
localization • internationalization • globalization • translation • continuing education

What Now?
Client companies and industry providers are battening down the hatches and bailing, throwing all but the essentials overboard including the ballast. The "R" word, so long uttered only in hushed tones, now spans the headlines: Recession. Faced with a justifiably nervous client base and stressed resources, the localization industry must now come to terms with a new reality. But what is that reality?
localization • internationalization • globalization • translation

Writing for Translation
Clarity and precision are essential to effective writing no matter what the genre. Writing for translation requires both and more.
localization • globalization • internationalization • translation • writing

Globalization with a Capital "G"
In the last week alone, Ministers Menard, Landry, Manley and former Canadian foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy have all addressed the Summit either in press conferences or, in Axworthy's case, in writing. Why is the Summit a preoccupation and why, in a forum devoted to localization, does it deserve attention?
globalization • internationalization • localization • translation • quebec

Globalization: The Debate
A recent economic slow-down in the U.S. and the failure of the dot-coms may have taken the wind out of the globalization sails. It is highly unlikely, however, that such superficial setbacks will reverse the trend. Globalization, and the debate, undoubtedly will continue for a long time to come.
globalization • localization • internationalization • translation • world trade organization

MT Renaissance (second in a series)
The failures of early MT research, increased computational capacity and speed, and a revised perception and expectations together informed and directed post-Alpac efforts.
localization • internationalization • globalization • translation • machine translation

Silence on the Set! And Localizing!
Depending on budget and expertise, a localized film may be boffo box office or mercilessly panned by the critics and shunned by the masses. And technology, although important, is only part of the story.
localization • translation • internationalization • globalization • filmmaking

Take 2 and Rolling!
Remakes: "a trend in which Hollywood buys French comedies and experiments on them to see if they can be made into English with all the humor taken out."--Richard Ebert.
localization • translation • globalization • internationalization • film

XML: The Hope and the Hype
In between you and the person at the other end of the cyberstream is a vast network that demands sophisticated "computer to computer" communications. A technological innovation that is changing the way computers communicate is XML (Extensible Markup Language).
localization • translation • globalization • internationalization • computing

A Meeting of Minds at McGill
In a recent interview, Dr. James Archibald, Director of the Department of Languages and Translation at McGill, discussed localization and its place in his department's curriculum.
translation • localization • globalization • internationalization • mcgill university

Review: Joy of Cooking
Which edition of the Joy of Cooking is right for you? Which Joy makes the best gift?
cookbook • joy of cooking • cooking • basics • becker

University Study Abroad Program Checklist
Thousands of North American university students who flock to study abroad annually benefit from a practical higher education checklist to guide student foreign exchanges.
student programs • study abroad programs • world education • foreign exchange programs • international college and university

ESL Basic Introduction Lesson
This lesson was written for elementary school first graders as their very first English lesson, an introduction to English greetings.
esl lesson • esl introduction • english greetings • english introductory • esl first lesson

Globalization and respect of human rights!
It seems that reaching a worldwide consensus on basic rights of all people and establishing a set of norms and principles that concern the relationship between states and their citizens have become more likely since the end of the Cold War.
human rights • development • globalization • terrorism • treaties

E. F. Schumaker Society, third in a ten-part series on Global Constructs
Non-profit organizations at the international level carry a lot of clout; the E. F. Schumacher Society promotes social and environmental sustainability through human-scale community and natural environmental economic structure. What is local currency?
berkshares • share • let • e.f. schumacher • new money for healthy communities

The Just Third Way, fourth in a ten-part series on Global Constructs
On the one hand there is capitalism, an economic system governed by market forces but where economic power is concentrated in the hands of a few who own or control productive capital. On the other hand, socialism, in its many forms, is an economic system governed centrally by a political elite, with even more highly concentrated ownership and economic power.
monetary systems • globalism • progressive policy • bill clinton • tony blair

Global Constructs
The global society is speaking out in defense of planet earth and voicing concern through global humanitarianism efforts. This is the introduction of a ten-part series that presents ten differing ideologies concerning globalization of the planet; these reformist and innovation based constructs are presented for your review and our further discussion.
global democracy • international simultaneous policy organisation • ispo • simultaneous policy • new world order

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