Machine translation continues to evolve. With artificial intelligence in the mix, machine translations seem almost human. Google Translate is one of the top players in this market, supplying everything from basic text translation to browser-embedded (Chrome) translation to a robust translation API. But even with … Read More
Full transcript of best practices for localizing DITA content podcast
00:00 Bill Swallow: Welcome to The Content Strategy Experts podcast brought to you by Scriptorium. Since 1997, Scriptorium has helped companies manage, structure, organize and distribute content in an efficient way. In episode 19, we discuss best practices for localizing DITA content.
Best practices for localizing DITA content (podcast)
There are special considerations when localizing DITA content. In this podcast, Bill Swallow and Simon Bate discuss the conventions available in DITA for localization, and share anecdotes and advice to help you circumvent localization problems.
A hierarchy of localization needs
Do you need to supply translated content? Use this hierarchy of localization needs to shape your localization strategy.
Localization and the DITA Open Toolkit
This post is also available in PDF format. Out of the box, the DITA Open Toolkit (OT) looks as though it’s localization-ready. The HTML and PDF plugins contain strings for over 50 languages. So it would seem that all you have to do is specify … Read More
LavaCon Dublin 2017: spanning silos, building bridges
Two weeks ago, The LavaCon Conference made its return to Dublin, Ireland. Before I dive in, thanks to Jack Molisani for yet another fun and insightful LavaCon conference!
Localization strategy: Your key to global markets
Coauthored by Bill Swallow and Gretyl Kinsey This post is also available in PDF format. The challenge of global markets In 2015, S&P 500 companies sold 44% of their products outside the US.1 Without a global market strategy, companies are passing up nearly half their … Read More
Content internationalization (it’s not just for software)
This post is part of a series on the value proposition of localization strategies. When people think of internationalization (IF they think of it), software labels often come to mind—buttons, menus, and other user interface text. But content development can benefit from it as well.
Own your translation memory
This post is part of a series on the value proposition of localization strategies. The source content you develop is your intellectual property. The translation of that source content is also your intellectual property, regardless of who performs the translation.
Localization strategy: improving time to market
This post is part of a series on the value proposition of localization strategies. You can make localization “better” by taking a look at localization value. Quality and cost are important value factors, but improved time to market returns the greatest value. Improving time to … Read More