The DITA Users membership organization (http://www.ditausers.org) is very happy to announce that Idiom Technologies has provided DITA Users with a WorldServer On-Demand Globalization Management System (GMS). (http://www.idiominc.com)
WorldServer On-Demand will greatly facilitate our efforts to localize the DITA Users website.
It will allow members who want to be volunteer translators to have an account with access to an online translation memory (TM). This means we need only translate a given sentence (or segment) once.
Since translation costs are often the leading contributor to ROI for DITA implementations, this is a great addition to the learning experience for members getting started with DITA.
Localization of the DITA Users website is already underway. We have draft translations of the main website navigation into French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
The three DITA example docsets have also been machine translated into these FIGS languages. But they need polished idiomatic translations that only native speakers, preferably living in their native culture, can provide.
Our goal is to add Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian. With these languages we will reach over ninety percent of web users, according to Common Sense Advisory. ( http://www.commonsenseadvisory.com)
If you can help us translate, you will have the opportunity to use the browser-based version of the Idiom WorldServer. You may also download a copy of their Desktop Workbench if you prefer to work offline.
We will train members with an online screen sharing session. We will also provide tech support.
Members may also serve as reviewers and approvers of translated content. WorldServer has a sophisticated workflow that moves translations through a translate-review-approve process.
Anyone interested in volunteering should join DITA Users and contact Bob Doyle at 617-876-5676 or Skype. My Skype address is bobdoyle.
WorldServer On-Demand will greatly facilitate our efforts to localize the DITA Users website.
It will allow members who want to be volunteer translators to have an account with access to an online translation memory (TM). This means we need only translate a given sentence (or segment) once.
Since translation costs are often the leading contributor to ROI for DITA implementations, this is a great addition to the learning experience for members getting started with DITA.
Localization of the DITA Users website is already underway. We have draft translations of the main website navigation into French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
The three DITA example docsets have also been machine translated into these FIGS languages. But they need polished idiomatic translations that only native speakers, preferably living in their native culture, can provide.
Our goal is to add Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian. With these languages we will reach over ninety percent of web users, according to Common Sense Advisory. ( http://www.commonsenseadvisory.com)
If you can help us translate, you will have the opportunity to use the browser-based version of the Idiom WorldServer. You may also download a copy of their Desktop Workbench if you prefer to work offline.
We will train members with an online screen sharing session. We will also provide tech support.
Members may also serve as reviewers and approvers of translated content. WorldServer has a sophisticated workflow that moves translations through a translate-review-approve process.
Anyone interested in volunteering should join DITA Users and contact Bob Doyle at 617-876-5676 or Skype. My Skype address is bobdoyle.
