Software Localization Hot Topics for 2012

1. Software LocalizationHot Topics for 2012

2. Introductions • John Doue • Software Localization Architect • Kai Simonson • Business Manager • Mika Pehkonen • Localization & Documentation Manager • Makarand Tankhiwale • Lead Localization Engineer • Moderator: • Enda McDonnell Control Assets – Maximise Reuse – Maximise Quality

3. Agenda • Trends • Machine Translation • Internationalization • Agile Localization • What is the practice today? • With our panelists • With the audience Control Assets – Maximise Reuse – Maximise Quality

4. Machine Translation • Low costs are attractive • Quality is the concern • Panellists experiences? • Suitable for some doc sets • What about software? • Pricing? First machine translation in 1954 Huge success, but ‘hydrolic ram’ translated as ‘water goat’ Control Assets – Maximise Reuse – Maximise Quality

5. Internationalization • Whose role is it anyway? • All here would say R&D • Is that the practise? • Developers are being pushed to release software • Not to release internationalised software • What Richard Drayfuss in Whose Life is It Anyway? Control Assets – Maximise Reuse – Maximise Quality

6. Internationalization • Whose role is it anyway? • All here would say R&D • Is that the practise • Developers are being pushed to release software • Not to release internationalised software • Should R&D CAT Tools • Pseudo Translate • Mock translation, • Cheapest time to find bugs • What about TM? Richard Drayfuss in Whose Life is It Anyway? Control Assets – Maximise Reuse – Maximise Quality

7. Agile Localization • Agile Development • Code Development methodology • Iterative process • Design, code, test, localize • Design, code, test, localize • Reduced cycle times in development • => reduced cycles in localization • i.e. More frequent, smaller volumes • Constant stream of L10n Traditional Waterfall Versus Agile Control Assets – Maximise Reuse – Maximise Quality

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