Sweden’s Semantix Acquires Boutique Local Rival Teknotrans
Nordic LSP Semantix acquires local rival Teknotrans, a boutique company with a focus on automotive and industrial verticals, which also operates an office in Croatia. Continue reading
Esther Bond
Research Director at Slator. Localization enthusiast, linguist and inquisitor. London native.
Just Released: The Mother of All EU Translation Contracts
European Parliament publishes new call for tenders for translation into 19 languages, amounting to about 609,000 pages or 100–150 million words per year across four institutions. Continue reading
Appen Spends Big on Data Annotation Platform Figure Eight in Preemptive Move
Appen pays up to USD 300m for automated data annotation platform Figure Eight, preempting an emerging threat to its crowd-based business model. Continue reading
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Slator Jobs Index Rebounds Slightly in March 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry and climbed slightly in March 2019. Continue reading
Canada’s Housing Agency Plans to Outsource 95% of Translations and Buy a New TMS
Canada’s Housing Agency issues RFI to gain input from language industry on improving language services operating model; plans to outsource 9.5 million words by September 2019. Continue reading
Lingo24 Owner Passes Baton to New CEO as Growth Picks up in 2018
Lingo24 owner Christian Arno names Andrew Campbell CEO as revenues grew 21% in 2018 and company returned to profitability. Continue reading
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AVB Replaces Livewords on EUR 6m Dutch Translation Contract
AVB Language Group wins EUR 6m Justice Ministry contract, ousting incumbent provider Livewords. Continue reading
India’s Top Exporter Reliance Industries Buys Reverie Language Technologies
Reliance Industries buys Indian language services and technology company Reverie to drive localization conglomerate’s digital consumer platforms. Continue reading
Financial Printer Takara Buys TOIN, One of Japan’s Oldest LSPs
Japanese financial printing giant Takara Printing Co. has acquired one of Japan’s oldest language service providers, TOIN, to bolster its translation capabilities. Continue reading
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The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index. Continue reading
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