Decline in Slator Job Index Slows in July 2020
Having fallen sharply in April and May 2020, the Slator Language Industry Job Index dropped a fourth month in a row to July 2020, amid signs of a possible recovery. Continue reading
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SOSi Buys Minority Stake in Language Tech Firm AppTek
Language services provider to the US government SOS International (SOSi) acquires minority stake in machine translation and speech recognition provider AppTek. Continue reading
Straker’s Growth Slows as Enterprise Shift Subdues Third Quarter FY 2020 Results
New Zealand-headquartered LSP Straker Translations grew 2% in the three months to December 2019; says longer lead times for enterprise customers subdued progress. Continue reading
Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
Download the Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report — an in-depth summary and analysis of the 60 language industry M&A and 15 start-up and tech funding rounds. Continue reading
Reader Polls: December Business, Machine Translation, EU Translation RFPs, 2020 Outlook
How was December business for LSPs? What are the most-used MT services? Should the EU rethink its translation RFPs and tests? What’s the language industry outlook for 2020? Continue reading
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Top Language Industry Quotes of 2019
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2019 commented on a wide range of issues. Here are our top picks. Continue reading
Machine Translation and ASR Provider AppTek Buys Speech Tech Firm Ignite-Tek
MT and speech recognition company AppTek expands natural language understanding (NLU) capabilities with acquisition of speech technology provider Ignite-Tek. Continue reading
Straker Posts Double Digit Top Line Growth in Q2 2020, Set to Buy Two LSPs in Europe
Australia-listed LSP Straker provided an update to shareholders on its enterprise client drive, AppTek partnership and media loc push, and double digit top line growth Continue reading
Slator 2019 Language Industry Market Report
Slator’s inaugural comprehensive language industry market report. It examines total market size, the 10 main end-buyer industries, competitive landscape, productivity tech, NMT and much more. Continue reading
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Slator Jobs Index Continues Upward Trajectory in April 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, climbed slightly in April 2019. Continue reading
Language Industry Hires at BTI Studios, AppTek, Xillio, and TransPerfect Connect
BTI Studios appoints Chief Revenue Officer; AppTek adds first Corporate Development and Strategy SVP; Xillio hires two Business Development Managers; TransPerfect Connect names Operations VP. Continue reading
Language Industry Hires at AppTek, CLS, Semantix, and Eriksen
AppTek and Semantix welcome new members of their C-suite. CLS Communication has a new country manager in Switzerland, and Eriksen Translations a new director of production. Continue reading
US Army Awards USD 4.5m Worth of Machine Translation Contracts
US Army awards Raytheon Technologies and AppTek USD 2.99m and USD 1.55m respectively to provide machine translation software, support, and engineering services for one of the US government’s... Continue reading
2015 in People Moves: Who Went Where and Why
The grass was greener for many in 2015 as CEOs stepped down, executives were hired from outside the industry, & sales leaders took their prospect list to another LSP Continue reading
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