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 sold in early 2017. Continue reading
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Delaware judge orders mediation between TransPerfect co-CEOs Liz Elting and Phil Shawe in what State Senator calls a Hail Mary to avoid auctioning off the company. Elting lawyer confirms custodian in talks with parties interested in buying TransPerfect. Continue reading
Deloitte homes in on translation in report about how US government can leverage artificial intelligence to cut costs. Consulting firm proposes AI-augmented approach, which leaves the translator in control of the creative process and responsible for aesthetic judgments. Continue reading
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Industry behemoth SDL accuses startup Lilt of interfering with sales of SDL products by violating three US patents granted its 2010 acquisition, Language Weaver. Lilt counters that SDL’s claims have no merit; vows to defend themselves vigorously. Continue reading
Investing in language service providers has been a winning proposition of late. On average, a group of nine listed LSPs beat the performance of the global stock market. Continue reading
More than half the tools used by technical translators in Germany are developed by SDL; while challengers, such as Kilgray and Across, also make a strong showing. More recent entrants into translation productivity market almost entirely absent. Continue reading
The report card is in for SDL CEO Adolfo Hernandez’s year one. Revenues and pre-tax profits are up modestly after stripping out one-offs, and the company discovered a potentially huge source of future margin expansion. Continue reading
Dell’s Wayne Bourland on how the tech giant routes vast amounts of content through its well oiled localization machine; and what forces he sees shaping the future of the language industry. Continue reading
In UK-based ATTRAQT, SDL finds a buyer for its e-commerce recommendation solution Fredhopper. The GBP 25m sale provides a nice cash infusion to spend on the company’s language-centric strategy. Continue reading
UK-based language services and technology provider SDL projects full-year results to come in slightly ahead of market expectations. Market capitalization briefly breaks through USD half-billion mark. Continue reading
To maintain the rich features of its translation productivity suit and accommodate the expectations of its user base for an intuitive interface: that was the challenge SDL successfully overcame with the launch of SDL Trados Studio 2017. Continue reading
From newly formed ULG to MotaWord, Cloudwords, thebigword, and RWS’s CTi unit, 2016 has seen its fair share of senior appointments in the language industry. Here is a roundup of last year’s most important new hires. Continue reading
A roundup of important stories you may have missed in 2016. From the booming German translation market, Canada’s Translation Bureau row, 21 fast-growing language service providers in the US, to Brits talking Brexit. Continue reading
A carefully curated selection of 2016’s most salient quotes. We have the CEOs of Lionbridge, TransPerfect, Welocalize, and SDL. The buy-side with PayPal, Nielsen, Swiss Post, and major law firms. And technology from Google, Facebook, Baidu, WIPO, and much more. Continue reading
US Army rolls out apps that provide speech-to-speech and text-to-text machine translations, which can be accessed through Windows or Samsung portable devices; says speech-to-text app will be available to soldiers “in the near future.” Continue reading
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