Conversis Global hires a new a Co-CEO to work alongside Founder and CEO Gary Muddyman. SDL and Straker Translations welcome new Vice Presidents. Continue reading
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Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced an e-Learning project that involves Arabic translation of the scientific curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The government is calling on volunteers to help translate 5,000 educational videos. Continue reading
Swedish language service provider Semantix appoints Patrik Attemark as CEO, taking the reins from Anders Uddfors, who has led the company since 2010. Continue reading
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Go Transportation & Translation has a new COO and Wordbee, a new Sales Director for North America. Iconic Translation Machines adds three technical experts to its team, while Donnelley Language Solutions appoints a new sales manager for life sciences. Continue reading
The Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union spends EUR 26m on staff, outsources more than EUR 13m to external language service providers, and charges between EUR 73 and EUR 147 per page. Continue reading
German security software company Avira translates marketing materials for its products in at least 13 languages, but starts experimenting with crowdsourced translations to broaden language coverage. Continue reading
Slator readers on who is leading the world in language tech, when VRI will take over conference interpreting, how important terminology is to their productivity tool, and how fast they get paid. Continue reading
Xiamen-based Veewo Games complements its in-house localization approach by enlisting their in-country players to help localize games into seven languages. So far, its retro platform game has been downloaded 10 million times from Google Play and the App Store. Continue reading
Fresh from securing a USD 21m language services contract with the US Department of Justice, SOS International LLC (SOSi) has appointed a former Army man and Booz Allen executive as its first Chief Operating Officer. Continue reading
Three months after becoming the CEO of Canada’s Translation Bureau, Stéphan Déry says the agency is looking at a revised business model for government translation. Continue reading
The police force in Catalonia, Spain will benefit from the government’s new EUR 5.6m investment in translation and interpretation services for non-official languages of the autonomous region. Continue reading
Ireland’s central procurement agency awards over 20 contracts worth up to EUR 5m to 13 individual providers. Part of tender specifically crafted to allow buyers to use freelancers directly. Continue reading
The European Patent Office (EPO) outlines the step-by-step guide on how to obtain a patent under the EU’s proposed single patent system called the Unitary Patent. The simplified procedure is expected to bring down translation cost and impact vendors such as RWS. Continue reading
The Japanese provider of business intelligence and Asia-focused industry research sees translation volumes going up as the company grows internationally. To boost productivity UZABASE is looking to deploy a TMS. Continue reading
Morningside Translations has a new COO and RWS has a new VP for Global Sales. US Translation Company recently hired a new Director of Client Solution and Global Strategy while Conversis named a new Marketing Manager. Continue reading
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