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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

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

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

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

Companies that wanted to expand to other countries not only exported their products and services, but also their managerial human resources. This practice provided a sense of assurance that corporate policies of virtually all areas of business such as customer service, and sales and marketing were consistent with the corporate expectations. This method of doing business

Benefits of outsourcing your translation needs To Translation Companies Consider the following scenarios: Does your company have operations in multiple countries? Does your company have patents that you’d like to file in other countries? Does your company outsource manufacturing to other countries? Is your company involved in a legal dispute in another country? If you answered

Human translators quite often wonder why would anyone use machine translations?  Larger companies quite often wonder why can’t machine translations be made better?   As simple as this sounds, we can not underestimate the complexities involved when deciding which option to consider.  To begin with, I think it’s important to define machine translation. It is

Partnering with a translation company If you’re looking to do business in another country, it will be vital to have some of your content translated or localized.  Partnering with a translation company such as EPIC Translations can be very beneficial and cost-effective. One of these benefits is immediate access to expert linguists with industry knowledge

Phone Interpretation Service Companies that need interpretation services often request the interpreter to be available on-site without knowing that there is another option. Successful interpretation can also be performed over the phone. Doing over the phone interpretation can save companies time and money. In some instances, court hearing, for example, having the interpreter on-site might be the

Some companies need continuous and consistent translation services and have thus created internal teams and processes to successfully service their needs. Yet there are other companies who need translation services 2 to 4 times a year. And yet more, there are companies that need translation services between 5 to 15 times a year. If you’re

Linguistic Quality Assurance One way to make the concept of quality easier to deal with for linguists, is to divide it up into four parts: administrative quality, linguistic quality, business quality and cultural quality. International quality standards focus mostly on administrative quality, since it is the easiest to measure. Linguistic quality is the most important

Can Machines Beat Human Translators? Many translators, maybe most, are concerned that their profession will not last many years. They have been following the progress of machine translation and believe that sooner or later computers will translate with a quality comparable to that of a professional translator, and at lower costs, thus bringing unemployment to