The Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia is going to be translated for the first time this year. Using Translation Workspace, information will be efficiently and accurately translated into the native languages of the athletes, families, coaches, volunteers and partners from all over the world. The content of the Special Olympic Europe/Eurasia website will be translated into seven […]

Advantages of a TM Server EPIC Translations has been asked, on numerous occasions, to outline the advantages of a TM server that a global organization can deploy to better manage language assets. This topic is never an easy one to answer because the needs drastically differ from organization to organization. With that being said, I will briefly describe what

Avoid embarrassing translation errors Embarrassing Translation Errors South Korea’s President and his administration have been rather embarrassed by the translation errors while passing free trade agreements with various countries. Consider this: Total of 207 errors was found in the EU FTA agreement (Korean version) alone; Errors ranged from simple grammatical errors to surprisingly enough, incorrect translations or omissions of

Architectural Design Translation Services Companies that have not yet experienced the complex world translation management tend to believe that a native speaker of a language will suffice as a translator. (Un)Fortunately, this is not the case. There are many case studies available that highlight the unfortunate results when a company decides to take this route.

Want To Start Business Activity in China? So you’ve decided to take the dive and start some level of business activity in China? Welcome aboard. So have many many other companies. What will set you apart? What create a China business plan ? What makes your company not be another statistic amongst the companies that

Global Content Management System Selling products globally requires a different approach/philosophy. For one, you have to think about global access to source content that is vital to product life-cycle. For example, if you’re selling products in 10 countries, you will need a solid implementation of a global content management system for sharing source content in

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There’s a new initiative(Pharmacy Translation Initiative) being pushed in New York to provide language assistance in all chain pharmacies to those residents who don’t speak English. Many citizens are not able to read or understand a pharmacist’s instructions of their medications. Nisha Agarwal, director of the Health Justice Program, reveals that 88% of pharmacists see

President Translation Mix-Up : Between President Obama and Chinese At a news conference this past Wednesday, between President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, there were some translation mix-ups, causing great confusion between the two leaders. There was not simultaneous translation from English to Chinese for Hu Jintao, as thought by President Obama. When both

A regional dialect is not a distinct language of its own, but a variety of language spoken by a certain region of a country.  Take into account that regional dialects are of utmost importance when translating a document, thus it is also necessary to express to your Translation Service Provider if you require a specific

Machine Translation Software on Smartphone Quite a few companies have released Machine Translation Software for various smartphones and tablets in order to provide on-demand translation service.  In some instances, you can take a photo on your phone and send it to a server where it will provide you the translation in your desired language. In

Did you know that EPIC Translations is a partner with SDL Corporation? What does this mean for you? Well, first you should know who SDL Corporation is. They are the “world leader in Global Information Management providing software to help corporations create and maintain all multilingual content.” How does this help you? SDL Trados is

In these difficult economic times, a change in career or a supplemental source of income is sometimes necessary for many.  One avenue for one to explore is the translation industry.  “U.S. News & World Report” lists translator/interpreter as one of the 50 best careers in 2011.  Demand for translators is growing rapidly as the translation

On January 12, Google released a revised version of its Google Translate for Android Application. The service was already allowing translation via text for 53 different languages and translation from voice to text in 15 languages. The new revision allows two users in close proximity, speaking different languages, to converse back and forth entirely through

The Need For Translation Service The global economy is a vast connection of suppliers and buyers.  While this is a very high level view of the global economy, this explanation holds a lot of truth. Virtually every industry exists because there are buyers who want to buy the products and services of that industry. The