The three success factors for Language Service Providers processing growing volumes of digital text in smaller batches and with shorter turnaround times. Continue reading
Germany-headquartered LSP Transline Gruppe buys Italy-based Interlanguage and local rival Medax, gains medical, video and marketing translation expertise. Continue reading
Increase in patent applications drives translation demand. Over a quarter million patent applications filed with WIPO in 2018; Asia and the US top the list. Continue reading
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) in February 2019 published the results of a survey that revealed rates charged by the country’s translators, interpreters, and... Continue reading
Germany remains one of the most fragmented language services markets in the world. Here is a list of the country’s 500 language service providers that sheds some light on who competes in this... Continue reading
Private equity firm AUCTUS Capital backs merger of Ü-Werk, WOK, and Enssner into holding company T-Works. Group employs nearly 200 full-time staff and plans further selective acquisitions. Continue reading
Hidden deep in the German version of the laws of the beautiful game was a mistranslation which could have caused confusion as FIFA introduced the Virtual Assistant Referee for the first time in a... Continue reading
Germany’s Federal Fiscal Court rules that translators only get to enjoy the tax breaks simplified accounting, and other admin perks that come with qualifying as a freelance business if they do... Continue reading
Belgium-based Xplanation gets second German hub with acquisition of Munich-based LSP Matrix. CEO Steven Van Lint pegs consolidated revenue at EUR 25m; says Matrix founders will stay on board as... Continue reading
Feature on freelance translator in German weekly newspaper’s series on where university graduates should start a career in triggers fierce debate on rates, payment terms, and translation speed. Continue reading
Ricarda Essrich, named First Chair of North Rhine-Westphalia Chapter of Germany's BDÜ, speaks on the fast changing freelance environment, alarming price developments, and emerging opportunities... Continue reading
Germany’s Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ) publishes the 5th edition of its rate survey; median price per word for translators approx. EUR 0.15, daily rates for... Continue reading
Daily newspaper Die Welt says interpreters contracted by Germany’s Federal Migration Office are “dangerously powerful”. Continue reading
UK-retailers Boden and Wiggle get gold stars in e-commerce localization study, while Burberry, Feelunique, and All Saints flounder. Continue reading
Plunet hires three new staff for localization management, frontend, and CAT software development four months after hiring for product management and implementation. Continue reading
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