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Training For Technical Translators: An Interview With Uwe Muegge, Marta Chereshnovska
Training For Technical Translators: An Interview With Uwe Muegge, Marta Chereshnovska
Uwe Muegge
The most important characteristic of a typical technical translation project (if there is such a thing) is that the text to be translated is linked to a product or service, whereas a text in a literary translation project typically stands alone. The fact that there is a strong connection between the source text and a product or service has many implications. First, consistency within and across documents and versions is of the utmost importance throughout the entire process of any technical translation project. For instance, how do you make sure that multiple translators working on multiple text types within a …
Machine Translation Is As Ready For You As You Are For Mt, Uwe Muegge
Machine Translation Is As Ready For You As You Are For Mt, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Recently, a number of startups – like Asia Online, KantanMT, and SmartMate – have emerged that offer low-cost, subscription-based solutions for creating and using customized SMT engines. These self-service solutions allow the user to submit text for translation to an SMT engine that was customized based on translation memories, glossaries, and other materials that the user submitted. Once a custom engine is in place, which can take less than a day, the user then buys machine translation and possibly other services from the provider.
Cloud-Basierte Übersetzungs-Management-Systeme: Wer Teilt, Gewinnt, Uwe Muegge
Cloud-Basierte Übersetzungs-Management-Systeme: Wer Teilt, Gewinnt, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Die ersten cloudbasierten Übersetzungstools kamen vor rund zehn Jahren auf den Markt und waren exklusiv nur den Übersetzern zugänglich, die für die Anbieter dieser Systeme tätig waren. Heute können Übersetzer aus einem breiten Angebot professioneller, cloudbasierter TM-Lösungen wählen. Die meisten Anwender hat wohl das Google Translator Toolkit, das nach wie vor kostenlos ist, ebenso wie Wordfast Anywhere, drittes und jüngstes Mitglied der TM-Systemfamilie aus dem Hause Wordfast. Lionbridge Translation Workspace, Memsource Cloud, Wordbee und XMT Cloud – um nur einige zu nennen – sind Beispiele für kostenpflichtige Anwendungen.
I Strongly Believe In Teaching The Fundamental Skills Any Knowledge Worker In The 21st Century Needs, Uwe Muegge
I Strongly Believe In Teaching The Fundamental Skills Any Knowledge Worker In The 21st Century Needs, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
The most important characteristic of a typical technical translation project is that the text to be translated is linked to a product or service, whereas a text in a literary translation project typically stands alone. The fact that there is a strong connection between the source text and a product or service has many implications. First of all, consistency within and across documents and versions is of the utmost importance across the entire spectrum of technical translation projects. How do you make sure that multiple translators working on multiple text types within a large project, e.g. GUI, software strings, online …
The Need For Speed, Uwe Muegge
The Need For Speed, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Today, almost all product-related translation projects are time sensitive. In the case of life science companies, some documents absolutely must get translated in the shortest amount of time and at the highest possible level of quality to prevent patients coming to harm. In this case study, attendees will learn how CSOFT worked with a medical device manufacturer to develop an integrated workflow that, among other things, eliminated in-country translation review, and resulted in turn-around times of three days or less.
Manage Your Product Terminology To Meet International Regulatory Requirements, Carl Yao, Richard Chin, Uwe Muegge, Tammy Werner
Manage Your Product Terminology To Meet International Regulatory Requirements, Carl Yao, Richard Chin, Uwe Muegge, Tammy Werner
Uwe Muegge
Are you keeping a detailed record of important product terminology to show at all times how they are created, reviewed, translated and approved? If not, chances you are not protecting yourself against potential compliance audits. The FDA and international regulatory authorities require a paper trail for the complete revision history and approval record for electronic content. Join our team of experts as they explain the importance of managing your terminology professionally in order to meet international regulatory requirements
Cloud-Based Translation Memory Tools Are Changing The Way Translators Work And Train, Uwe Muegge
Cloud-Based Translation Memory Tools Are Changing The Way Translators Work And Train, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Cloud-based translation memory systems have been available for more than a decade. Based on recent translation tools surveys and anecdotal evidence, the vast majority of translators continues to use desktop translation software. Despite the fact that cloud-based translation systems offer many advantages over traditional desktop products, including support for multiple linguists working on the same document at the same time and, due to the subscription business model, the need for a dramatically lower initial investment.
The Need For Speed: How To Ensure The Completion Of Your Most Urgent Translation Projects Within Three Days, Uwe Muegge
The Need For Speed: How To Ensure The Completion Of Your Most Urgent Translation Projects Within Three Days, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Today, almost all product-related translation projects are time sensitive. In the case of life science companies, some documents absolutely must get translated in the shortest amount of time and at the highest possible level of quality to prevent patients coming to harm. In this case study, attendees will learn how CSOFT worked with a medical device manufacturer to develop an integrated workflow that, among other things, eliminated in-country translation review, and resulted in turn-around times of three days or less.
Faster Translation, Anyone? Strategies For Reducing Translation Turnaround Time, Uwe Muegge
Faster Translation, Anyone? Strategies For Reducing Translation Turnaround Time, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Anyone who has worked long enough on the service provider side of the translation business knows that translation buyers typically only have two types of translation projects: the ones that are urgent and the ones that were due yesterday. As most commercial translation projects are closely linked to the effort of selling a product or service in international markets, the time required for translation can mean lost revenue due to the inability to generate sales in a given market. While many in our industry consider lengthy turnaround times for high-quality human translation a given, there are, in fact, many steps …
Ten Things You Should Know About Automatic Terminology Extraction (Part Ii), Uwe Muegge
Ten Things You Should Know About Automatic Terminology Extraction (Part Ii), Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
It is probably safe to say that many, if not most, commercial translation and localization projects today are carried out without a comprehensive, project-specific, up-to-date glossary in place. I suspect that one of the primary reasons for this inefficient state of affairs is the fact that many participants involved in these projects are not familiar with the tools and processes that enable linguists to create monolingual and multilingual glossaries quickly and efficiently. Below are five valuable insights for linguists who wish to give automatic terminology extraction a/nother try.
Ten Things You Should Know About Automatic Terminology Extraction (Part I), Uwe Muegge
Ten Things You Should Know About Automatic Terminology Extraction (Part I), Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
It is probably safe to say that many, if not most, commercial translation and localization projects today are carried out without a comprehensive, project-specific, up-to-date glossary in place. I suspect that one of the primary reasons for this inefficient state of affairs is the fact that many participants involved in these projects are not familiar with the tools and processes that enable linguists to create monolingual and multilingual glossaries quickly and efficiently. Below are five valuable insights for linguists who wish to give automatic terminology extraction a/nother try.
What Is The Big Deal With Termwiki Widget?, Uwe Muegge
What Is The Big Deal With Termwiki Widget?, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Last month, CSOFT International launched TermWiki Widget, an innovative new tool that allows anyone who runs a blog or website to give their readers access to domain-specific terms and definitions by displaying relevant entries from TermWiki’s vast, multilingual database. Best of all: To implement this powerful and completely free glossary solution only takes six easy steps.
The Silent Revolution: Cloud-Based Translation Management Systems, Uwe Muegge
The Silent Revolution: Cloud-Based Translation Management Systems, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Cloud-based technologies are becoming increasingly sophisticated and more and more important for the translation industry. While many cloud-based solutions are still haunted by a negative reputation – often concerning privacy issues – the author argues that the benefits of these systems far outweigh the drawbacks.
Teaching Computer-Assisted Translation Goes Mobile, Uwe Muegge
Teaching Computer-Assisted Translation Goes Mobile, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
The teaching environment that the author is proposing not only accommodates the needs of a new breed of translation student that expects access to teaching materials from their preferred computing platform (be it a Win/Mac laptop or a tablet computer) from wherever they are, around the clock, but also dramatically lowers the cost of offering a CAT course for the educational institution.
Terminology Work In A Nutshell, Uwe Muegge
Terminology Work In A Nutshell, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
This presentation provides an overview of compelling business reasons for managing terminology not only within the translation process but throughout the document life cycle, and discusses how terminology management enables and supports very short translation turnaround times.
What You Always Wanted To Know About Translation Standards, Uwe Muegge
What You Always Wanted To Know About Translation Standards, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
This is an overview presentation that moves from a general definition of what standards are and how they come about to an introduction to three major translation standards, i.e. EN 15038, ISPOR Principles, and SAE J2450.
Off-The-Job Localization Best Practices, Uwe Muegge
Off-The-Job Localization Best Practices, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Localization professionals can learn many important tactics on the job. This talk, however, will cover a number of localization best practices that you are unlikely to learn on the job, but that are key to improving product quality and reducing time-to-market. These advanced techniques, used by industry leaders at companies like Adobe and Salesforce.com, are at the core of the Masters in Translation and Localization Management offered at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), and these best practices relating to the management of linguistic resources and workflow planning should be part of every company's standard procedures.
Teaching Computer-Assisted Translation In The Cloud: A Down-To-Earth Model, Uwe Muegge
Teaching Computer-Assisted Translation In The Cloud: A Down-To-Earth Model, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
The Monterey Institute of International Studies has been using cloud-based computer-assisted translation technology in the classroom since 2008. This new approach to teaching tools-driven translation, where software no longer resides on students' or the institution's computers but on an external service providers' web-enabled servers, has been welcomed by students, the information technology department, and the Institute's administration alike. This presentation will provide a general introduction to cloud-based translation and then go on to discuss how cloud-based translation software has changed the technical, financial, and pedagogical framework of teaching computer-assisted translation courses at the Monterey Institute.
Terminology Management: Why You Should Care And How To Get Started, Uwe Muegge
Terminology Management: Why You Should Care And How To Get Started, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
With a terminology management strategy in place, organizations of any size are able to use the same terms consistently within and across the various documents and labeling that accompany a product or service. As these documents are typically created in a collaborative environment, terminology management is the most effi cient solution for making sure that the organization as a whole uses the same terms to describe the same features and functions.
Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Validate Your Translated Terminology, Uwe Muegge
Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Validate Your Translated Terminology, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Recent survey results suggest that more and more practitioners in the field of technical communication understand the benefits of maintaining client- or project-specific termbases. However, based on anecdotal evidence, it seems as if very few organizations currently have processes for validating translated terminology, i.e., employing subject-matter experts to check the suitability of those translated terms on the client side. This article outlines some of the major benefits of terminology validation, the most noteworthy of which is shorter time-to-market as a result of a more streamlined translation process.
Terminology Validation, Uwe Muegge
Terminology Validation, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
It is generally accepted that terminology plays a particularly important role in translation and localization of life science products and services. But how do you make sure that linguists use the client’s preferred terminology? If terminology is available before the source text is authored and client-validated terminology is available in all languages before translation, the translation process in general and translation review in particular can be a much less painful and time-consuming process. Participants in this session take away a better understanding of the value of implementing a comprehensive terminology management program as part of a risk management and/or productivity …
A New Approach To Teaching Collaborative Translation In The Classroom, Uwe Muegge
A New Approach To Teaching Collaborative Translation In The Classroom, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
The availability of so-called cloud-computing services in the translation tools space has changed the way CAT is being taught at the Monterey Institute since this technology was first used in the classroom in 2008: Not only does this new tools paradigm eliminate many major cost factors (e.g. computer lab, licensing fees, local servers), cloud-based translation memories also enable new forms of online collaboration among students and, in fact, the wider translation community.
Beyond Google Translate: The Future Of Machine Translation, Uwe Muegge
Beyond Google Translate: The Future Of Machine Translation, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
This presentation examines some of the drawbacks of using free machine translation services, focusing on users’ complete lack of control over the translation output, often caused by the generic or unhelpful data used to train public systems; and offer solutions for driving higher quality in machine translation, including using rule-based systems, and ensuring that engines are only fed domain-accurate data.
Astm Committee On Language Services’ Inaugural Meeting, Uwe Muegge, Melissa Taing
Astm Committee On Language Services’ Inaugural Meeting, Uwe Muegge, Melissa Taing
Uwe Muegge
The first meeting of ASTM F43 was held on February 17th at the University of Maryland’s National Foreign Language Center in College Park, MD. More than 75 representatives from U.S. government agencies, private sector companies, and academic and professional organizations attended. The primary agenda items were setting up the five subcommittees, electing officers, and establishing initial meetings for each of the following subcommittees: • F43.01 Language Interpreting • F43.02 Foreign Language Interpreting • F43.03 Foreign Language Translation • F43.04 Language Proficiency • F43.05 Executive
Translation Tools In The Cloud: Reviewit And Termwiki At Silicon Valley's Imug, Uwe Muegge
Translation Tools In The Cloud: Reviewit And Termwiki At Silicon Valley's Imug, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Imagine a place where total newbies to localization and internationalization can just walk up and introduce themselves to the folks who got this whole industry started, a place that brims with the energy of today’s movers and shakers in the L10Nverse, a place that’s truly open, welcoming and, of course, international. The International Multilingual User Group (IMUG) is just that place: Founded in 1987 and holding regular monthly meetings since 1991, IMUG has been a driving force in the localization community that reaches far beyond its base in Silicon Valley.
Termwiki: Terminology Management In The Cloud, Uwe Muegge
Termwiki: Terminology Management In The Cloud, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Featuring the familiar wiki user interface and controls, TermWiki is an intuitive tool that allows even first-time users to add terms within minutes. A simple data model that uses pre-populated pick lists speeds up term entry by non-terminologists. As a web-based tool, TermWiki not only permits but fosters collaboration among the terminology stakeholders in an organization. Compliance with industry standards such as TBX allows users to upload existing terminology and integrate TermWiki in translation memory and content management systems.
Termwiki: A New Terminology Management System, Uwe Muegge
Termwiki: A New Terminology Management System, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
While widely recognized as a best practice, comprehensive terminology management is typically not part of most translation and localization projects. Many factors may be contributing to this sorry state of affairs, but the lack of an easy-to-use, no-cost/low-cost, standards-based tool for centralized, collaborative terminology management certainly ranks high among them. TermWiki is a free open source initiative that employs the familiar wiki technology to provide a powerful yet user-friendly terminology management solution to organizations of any size - including freelance translators. This paper introduces the reader to the promise and limitations of TermWiki, and suggests possible uses in translator training.
Termwiki: A New Wikibased Terminology Management System, Uwe Muegge
Termwiki: A New Wikibased Terminology Management System, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
TermWiki is a free open source initiative that employs the familiar wiki technology to provide a powerful yet user-friendly terminology management solution to organizations of any size - including freelance translators. This presentation introduces attendees to the promise and limitations of TermWiki, and suggests possible uses in translator training
Ten Good Reasons For Using A Translation Memory, Uwe Muegge
Ten Good Reasons For Using A Translation Memory, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
More than 20 years after the first commercial translation memory products became available, surveys indicate that while the vast majority of those surveyed do use a translation memory system, less than 30 percent of translators use this type of tool for every translation project or on a daily basis. Studies of translation memory usage among even the most technically advanced users show that the benefits of using a translation memory - beyond reusing existing translation - are still not well understood.
Termwiki: A New Collaborative Terminology Management Solution, Uwe Muegge
Termwiki: A New Collaborative Terminology Management Solution, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
The development of TermWiki provides organizations with an open-source, easy-to-use environment for managing terminology. Uwe Muegge explains the benefits of this system and how it works.