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Gerard Castañeda

Gerard Castañeda

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Canada Census Reveals Ever Growing Linguistic Diversity

1 year ago

August 25, 2017

Canada Census Reveals Ever Growing Linguistic Diversity

1 year ago
Demand Drivers ·

by Gerard Castañeda

On August 25, 2017

Even as the rate of English-French bilingualism is at its highest since 2001, more Canadians are speaking an immigrant tongue at home. Asian languages are on the rise, according to data from the... Continue reading

Reader Polls: Amazon’s Ambitions, Tough LSP Markets, Translation Productivity Tools

2 years ago

August 7, 2017

Reader Polls: Amazon’s Ambitions, Tough LSP Markets, Translation Productivity Tools

2 years ago
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by Gerard Castañeda

On August 7, 2017

Our readers on whether Amazon will emerge as Google’s fiercest rival in translation, the hardest industry for LSPs, how many translation productivity tools they use, and whether or not their... Continue reading

Remote Interpretation Startup SpeakUS Raises EUR 50k Angel Round

2 years ago

July 27, 2017

Remote Interpretation Startup SpeakUS Raises EUR 50k Angel Round

2 years ago
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by Gerard Castañeda

On July 27, 2017

SpeakUS, a remote interpretation startup focusing on events, raises angel funding from an Irish state agency. It will use the fresh capital mostly for marketing. Continue reading

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California and Arizona Are the US Language Industry’s Top Job Creators

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July 6, 2017

California and Arizona Are the US Language Industry’s Top Job Creators

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by Gerard Castañeda

On July 6, 2017

Since 2008 California and Arizona created more than 4,000 new jobs in the language services industry. Over the same period, New York and Virginia shed jobs. Average payroll per employee is down... Continue reading

SDL CFO Takes Temporary Leave of Absence

2 years ago

June 23, 2017

SDL CFO Takes Temporary Leave of Absence

2 years ago
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by Gerard Castañeda

On June 23, 2017

SDL CFO Dominic Lavelle takes temporary leave of absence to undergo treatment for a medical condition. Stepping into CFO role on an interim basis is former CFO of Fredhopper, a company which SDL... Continue reading

Language Industry Salaries in New York 56% Higher Than in California

2 years ago

June 22, 2017

Language Industry Salaries in New York 56% Higher Than in California

2 years ago
Industry News ·

by Gerard Castañeda

On June 22, 2017

Latest United States Census Bureau data reveals a big gap in total annual pay between the different US states. Data also reveals that California accounts for a quarter of total US language... Continue reading

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ABM Sells US Government Services Unit, Incl. Language Business, for USD 35.5m

2 years ago

June 9, 2017

ABM Sells US Government Services Unit, Incl. Language Business, for USD 35.5m

2 years ago
M&A and Funding ·

by Gerard Castañeda

On June 9, 2017

Newly created company Valiant Integrated Services buys government services unit from outsourcing company ABM for USD 35.5m. The deal nets Valiant a number of large translation and interpretation... Continue reading

Qordoba Raises USD 5m, Motaword Gets EUR 0.5m

2 years ago

May 25, 2017

Qordoba Raises USD 5m, Motaword Gets EUR 0.5m

2 years ago
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by Gerard Castañeda

On May 25, 2017

Online translation startup Motaword and localization platform Qordoba raise funds. Qordoba gets a USD 5m investment while Motaword’s EUR 0.5m round values the company at EUR 10m. Continue reading

Reader Polls: Is 1,300 Words Per Hour Possible?

2 years ago

March 30, 2017

Reader Polls: Is 1,300 Words Per Hour Possible?

2 years ago
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by Gerard Castañeda

On March 30, 2017

We asked our readers and they said cold calling is still the most effective way to generate leads, think machine translation hasn’t really moved the needle yet, and 20% believe human translators... Continue reading

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Surprise: The Humans Won

2 years ago

February 21, 2017

Surprise: The Humans Won

2 years ago
Technology ·

by Gerard Castañeda

On February 21, 2017

Korea pits professional translators against assortment of neural machine translation engines. Contest shows that — unlike in Go — in terms of translation accuracy, humans remain firmly in the lead. Continue reading

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