Survey Examines Machine Translation Post-Editing Among Freelancers and LSPs
The results of two post-editing of machine translation surveys shine a light on the opinions of practitioners (post-editors and LSPs) on post-editing.
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KantanMT is Now Offered as an MT Option in Wordfast Anywhere
Wordfast have added a KantanMT tab where the user simply inputs an API key to gain access to KantanMT’s powerful neural machine translation option.
Wordfast Releases Wordfast Pro 5.7
Wordfast today released version 5.7 of its platform independent desktop tool, Wordfast Pro.
Italian Translator Survey Reveals Income, Translation Rates, Productivity Tools, MT Use
Italian language industry association AITI conducted a survey of over 500 translators and interpreters, and published its findings on rates, income and technology use, and more.
Belgian Translators Average EUR 0.10 to 0.13 per Word According to Inaugural Survey
An inaugural survey from the Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters revealed average rates for translators and interpreters in Belgium for agencies and direct clients, as well as language combinations, specializations, satisfaction rates, and technology use.
Wordfast Releases Wordfast Pro 5.4 and Wordfast Anywhere 5.0
Notable features and improvements include Adaptive Transcheck, a new Segment Changes report format, a new feedback proxy tool, and the ability to connect to Wordfast Anywhere TMs and glossaries.
Wordfast May Not Be Part of TransPerfect Sale
After the custodian in charge of selling TransPerfect threatens to exclude Co-CEO Phil Shawe from the sales process, Shawe sues in Federal Court. Translation productivity tool Wordfast emerges as major potential obstacle to sale.
Words Are Our Peaceful Weapons, Says Amnesty’s Head of Translation
Amnesty International translated 4.9 million words from January to June 2016. Head of Translation points to “clear uptrend” in translation volumes for languages other than English, Spanish, French, and Arabic; considers new software solutions to improve the capacity and productivity, but “with due caution.”
Microsoft Integrates Localization Kit Into Visual Studio in First Major Release
Senior Program Manager Jan Nelson comments exclusively on first major release of Multilingual App Toolkit, which streamlines software localization for millions of Microsoft Visual Studio developers. Microsoft Translator included in Toolkit.
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