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  White Papers
The Total Economic Impact of Global Information Management
Date: 2008-03-31
By: Forrester Consulting
Description: Forrester Consulting has conducted extensive research into Global Information Management to better understand the part language has to play in reducing the time-to-market for global products. Download this whitepaper to understand how over a 3 year period organisations can speed time to market, reduce llocalization costs and increase global market share.
Keywords: Cost Savings, Globalization, Translation Management
Idiom WorldServer On-Demand Concepts and Facilities
Date: 2007-12-01
Description: Get an in-depth description of the WorldServer platform specifically for the Idiom SaaS solution, WorldServer On-Demand. The focus is on high-level technical architecture, features and functionality, and supported configurations.
Keywords: SaaS, Globalization, Translation, WorldServer
Understanding and Communicating the Financial Impact of XML & DITA
Date: 2007-05-14
By: Bret Freeman: JustSystems, Director, Content Lifecycle Solutions
Description: How to forecast and measure continued ROI, cost savings and process improvement in content creation, localization, and publishing
Keywords: Cost Savings, Technical Publications, XML, DITA, Globalization, Translation Management
Publishing Technical Communications to a Multi-Channel World
Date: 2007-05-01
By: Chad Jackson, Aberdeen Group
Description: Today's customers are demanding electronic documentation via the web. This paper will address those challenges and discuss best in class solutions. These include: deploying structured authoring and the DITA standard, implementing a topic based review process, deploying a translation memory system as well as leveraging a Language Service Provider network.
Keywords: Technical Publications, Translation Management, Globalization, DITA
Common Sense Advisory: Going from Simple Translation to Successful Transactions on Global Websites
Date: 2007-03-28
By: Donald A. DePalma
Description: A review of key findings and website globalization implications from an eight-nation survey of over 2,400 consumers conducted by Common Sense Advisory to ask consumers what matters most to them when they buy online. This paper is an excerpt from a larger study, partially underwritten by Idiom, "Can't Read, Won't Buy: Why Language Matters for Global Websites," conducted by Common Sense Advisory in September 2006.
Keywords: Web, Customers
Building an Enterprise-Class System for Globalization: Autodesk's Worldwide Initiative
Date: 2007-02-28
By: Bill Trippe Senior Analyst, The Gilbane Group
Description: Retrace the steps a major software company traveled to empower translation and localization contributors with automated processes and workflow. This white paper details Autodesk's journey from recognizing the need for a globalization management system to product selection, pilot and implementation, as well as the challenges and successes they experienced along the way.
Keywords: Globalization, Technical Publications
Leveraging Synergies Between Content Management and Globalization Management Technologies
Date: 2007-02-21
By: Idiom Technologies
Description: Today's global enterprise faces the challenge of managing increasing volumes of web and other offline content, while at the same time balancing the demand for accurate, timely and personalized content in multiple languages and formats. To address these challenges, organizations require a fully-integrated environment for managing, sharing and reusing global content, enterprise wide.
Keywords: Content Management, Globalization, Translation Management, Web
Can't Read, Won't Buy - Why Language Matters on Global Websites (Executive Summary only)
Date: 2006-10-31
By: Donald A. DePalma, Benjamin B. Sargent, and Renato S. Beninatto
Description: In the report Common Sense Advisory analyzes the online global buying preferences of more than 2,400 consumers from eight non-Anglophone countries in Europe, Asia, and South America. Specifically, the research was conducted to assess online language preferences and its subsequent impact on purchasing decisions. Factors including nationality, English-language proficiency, brand, and the ability to conduct transactions in foreign currencies were included in the study. To purchase the full report, please go visit Common Sense Advisory's website.
Keywords: Web, Brand, Globalization, Customers
Forrester Research: Effective Translation Management
Date: 2006-07-05
By: Ron Rogowski, Forrester Research
Description: Forrester Research makes a case for centralizing translation management to reduce the substantial costs global companies incur when managing multiple websites around the globe.
Keywords: Enterprise, Business Managers, Web, Translation Management
Bock & Company: Forging the Links in the Globalization Supply Chain
Date: 2006-06-01
By: Geoffrey E. Bock, Bock & Company
Description: Explore the challenges of delivering large volumes of multilingual content around the world; and how Idiom helps organizations meet the challenge by using WorldServer to forge links with translation and localization services providers.
Keywords: Enterprise
Idiom Technologies & Captura Group: Connecting with the US Hispanic Market Online
Date: 2006-06-01
By: Idiom Technologies & Captura Group
Description: Examine the market opportunity presented by US Hispanics online. Then learm how Idiom and Captura Group enable businesses to profit from this opportunity by developing, marketing and maintaining an effective, culturally-relevant Hispanic online presence.
Keywords: Enterprise, Web
The Gilbane Report: DITA and Globalization
Date: 2006-01-01
By: Bill Trippe, Bluebill Advisors, Inc.
Description: Get insights into how software developer, Information Builders, leverages DITA-based functions in WorldServer to manage large volumes of documentation in multiple languages.
Keywords: Enterprise, Technical Publications
Idiom WorldServer Technical Whitepaper
Date: 2006-01-01
Description: Get the details on the WorldServer functions that help global organizations optimize existing IT environments to accelerate globalization. Learn about the advantages of features such as an open, extensible architecture, centralized translation and localization, and flexible workflows.
Keywords: Enterprise, Business Managers, IT Managers, Localization Managers, Customers
Bock & Company: Globalizing E-Health Information
Date: 2005-08-01
By: Geoffrey E. Bock, Bock & Company
Description: Idiom WorldServer globalization technology simplifies the delivery of multilingual content for life science solutions, such as telemedicine and e-health applications. Get the specifics on how WorldServer meets the unique challenges of this growing sector.
Keywords: Enterprise, Healthcare
The Gilbane Report: Success with DITA in Global Organizations
Date: 2004-12-01
By: Bill Trippe, Bluebill Advisors, Inc.
Description: Adobe and Autodesk use DITA as a global content management tool. Get a detailed look at the challenges they faced, how they identified DITA as a piece of the solution, and advantages achieved.
Keywords: Enterprise, Technical Publications
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  Joint Solutions Brief
Workflow Automation Journey Implementation of Idiom WorldServer at VistaTEC: A Case Study
Date: 2007-04-10
Description: VistaTEC's implementation of Idiom WorldServer promotes new time and cost efficiencies for clients.
Keywords: Translation Management, WorldServer, Workflow, LSP
Idiom WorldServer and LinguaLinx: Linking you to the world with software and language services
Date: 2007-04-10
Description: The expert language solutions and proven globalization management processes LinguaLinx employs leverage automated WorldServer functions to deliver reliable and cost-effective translation and localization solutions.
Keywords: Translation Management, WorldServer
Integrating Translation Memory and Machine Translation Technology: A New Approach to Simplifying Globalization
Date: 2008-01-31
Description: Idiom Technologies and Language Weaver enable the incorporation of machine technology into globalization workflows. Together, the companies offer an integrated machine translation and translation memory solution that increases translation throughput and efficiency, improves translation quality and decreases costs.
Keywords: MT, TM, Globalization, Translation Management
milengo and Idiom Help Companies Automate their Multilingual Publishing Cycle
Date: 2008-01-31
Description: milengo Inc. is a worldwide provider of localization for the IT, Communications and eLearning industries. Working with Idiom technology, milengo creates greater reuse of linguistic assets, improves quality and speeds content delivery for global industry leaders.
Keywords: Globalization, Translation Management
Idiom WorldServer and WhP: Optimizing Localization Efficiencies to Serve The World's Leading Global Brands
Date: 2007-12-01
Description: Through its partnership with Idiom, WhP has secured its position as the LSP technology and service innovator. WhP is confident in its ability to continue adding value to its offerings by using WorldServer and Idiom service expertise to optimize the efficiency of its own localization systems and processes — as well as those of its clients.
Keywords: Localization, LSP
Global Content Management with Idiom WorldServer and EMC Documentum
Date: 2007-11-01
Description: EMC Documentum provides a single, unified content management architecture, while WorldServer controls the complex processes of localizing content into multiple languages. Together, these solutions form a complete global content management solution that simplifies the delivery of timely, accurate, and locally-relevant content to markets around the world.
Keywords: Content Management, Globalization, Workflow, Partner
Optimizing terminology lifecycle management with Idiom WorldServer and acrocheck from acrolinx
Date: 2007-10-31
Description: Read how Idiom WorldServer terminology management and TM systems integrate with acrocheck quality management tools to create an accurate and consistent combined solution.
Keywords: TM, GMS
A Best-of-Breed SaaS Approach for Global DITA Content Management
Date: 2007-10-01
Description: Together, Astoria On-Demand and WorldServer On-Demand offer a scalable, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution to assist global organizations in creating and delivering content and documentation that is globally applicable, technically accurate and free of needless complexity. As SaaS solutions working together, they deliver immediate deployment with robust integration.
Keywords: Content Management, Globalization, Workflow, Partner
Case Study: Matrix Translation Portal
Date: 2006-12-01
Description: Matrix Communications AG is an LSP Advantage Partner that has been quick to harness the capabilities of the web. The company used the WorldServer Software Development Kit (SDK) to create a PHP-based translation portal.
Keywords: Enterprise, WorldServer, Partner, SDK
Captura Group and Idiom: Your connection to the US Hispanic market online
Date: 2006-11-20
Description: By combining Idiom globalization software and Captura Group's Hispanic online services, organizations can effectively develop, maintain and market a Hispanic online program.
Keywords: Globalization, Web, Hispanic
Global Content Management with Idiom WorldServer and Interwoven TeamSite
Date: 2006-11-01
Description: Learn how Idiom WorldServer and Interwoven TeamSite form a complete global content management solution that simplifies the delivery of timely, accurate and locally-relevant content to multiple markets around the world.
Keywords: Content Management, Globalization, Workflow, Partner
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  Industry News
TAUS Newsletter Article
Date: 2007-01-01
By: Jaap van der Meer, TAUS
Description: "Simship" was the hot item at localization industry conferences some ten years ago. Being able to ship software products in all language versions around the world on the same day was the ultimate goal for every self-respecting localization manager. Who talks about simship today? And who does it?
Keywords: Enterprise, Simship
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  Datasheets
Idiom WorldServer Desktop Workbench Datasheet
Date: 2007-10-01
Description: WorldServer Desktop Workbench is a powerful CAT (computer aided translation) tool for translators, editors, proofreaders and other language professionals who wish to work offline on WorldServer assignments. Ease of use and superior functionality put Desktop Workbench on par with any commercially-available CAT tool, with one important difference— Idiom makes it available free to WorldServer customers and their vendor partners.
Keywords: Translators, Reviewers, Desktop Workbench
WorldServer Datasheet
Date: 2007-09-06
Keywords: Globalization, Translation Management, WorldServer
LSP Partner Program
Date: 2006-11-01
Description: The Idiom LSP Advantage Partner Program offers independent language service providers free access to the robust and highly scalable globalization technology provided by WorldServer. The program combines this with unique alliance-building opportunities to grow business and increase revenue.
Keywords: LSP, WorldServer, Partner
Packaged Professional Services: Component Development Services
Date: 2006-07-01
Keywords: Project Managers, Business Managers, IT Managers, Professional Services, Consulting
WorldStart Professional Services Overview
Date: 2006-04-01
Keywords: Project Managers, Business Managers, IT Managers, Professional Services, Consulting, Customers
Packaged Professional Services: Work Product Maintenance Program
Date: 2006-04-01
Keywords: Project Managers, Business Managers, IT Managers, Professional Services, Consulting
Packaged Professional Services: WorldStart 10 & WorldStart 15
Date: 2006-04-01
Keywords: Project Managers, Business Managers, IT Managers, Professional Services, Consulting
Packaged Professional Services: Discovery
Date: 2006-04-01
Keywords: Project Managers, Business Managers, IT Managers, Professional Services, Consulting
WorldStart Education Services
Date: 2006-04-01
Keywords: Project Managers, Business Managers, IT Managers, Professional Services, Consulting
WorldStart Professional Services: Connector Implementation Services
Date: 2006-03-01
Keywords: Project Managers, Business Managers, IT Managers, Professional Services, Consulting
WorldServer for Global Websites & Applications
Date: 2005-12-01
Keywords: Enterprise, Web
WorldServer for Software Localization & Delivery
Date: 2005-12-01
Keywords: Enterprise, Software
WorldServer for International Product Documentation
Date: 2005-12-01
Keywords: Enterprise, Technical Publications
WorldServer for Global Sales & Marketing Materials
Date: 2005-12-01
Keywords: Enterprise, Collateral
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  Case Studies
hiSoft creates an Idiom WorldServer solution for a world-class software provider
Date: 2007-12-01
Description: In 2006, a major global software provider opened discussions with hiSoft about outsourcing the software firm's Asian localization requirements. This client had already assessed WorldServer and was impressed by its workflow and content delivery efficiencies. In November 2006, the client asked hiSoft to create and maintain a WorldServer-based software localization service capability.
Keywords: WorldServer, Localization, LSP
Linking BlueCross BlueShield of Florida to Domestic Multicultural Markets
Date: 2007-10-05
By: LinguaLinx and Idiom
Description: The Linguistic & Cultural Adaptation team of BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) of Florida serves four million members, making it the leading health care coverage company in the state. Yet maintaining its competitive lead requires the company to increase its share of Florida’s multicultural market. Read this case study to see how they achieve this goal by working with LinguaLinx and Idiom to translate marketing and member materials.
Keywords: Localization, LSP, Multicultural Marketing
Using Global Content Lifecycle Best Practices to Optimize Translation and Localization
Date: 2007-09-28
By: LUZ and Idiom case study
Description: Today, life sciences organizations can avoid the pitfalls of manual, decentralized translation and localization with a best practices approach that embeds proven and aligned processes into the global content lifecycle. Idiom WorldServer combined with LUZ translation services helps life science companies more easily manage risk. Download this case study to learn more.
Keywords: Localization, LSP
Idiom and PTC: Speaking the Same Language
Date: 2007-09-01
Keywords: Translation, Web, Publishing
eBay Case Study
Date: 2007-04-27
Description: Get a close look at why the world's #1 online marketplace chose Idiom WorldServer to integrate its content and globalization management activities, and extend the company's custom-developed global trading platform.
Keywords: Enterprise, Web
Oracle Case Study
Date: 2006-02-05
Description: Learn how Oracle leverages Idiom WorldServer and the WorldServer SDK to build an extensible globalization platform for centralizing software translation and localization activities.
Keywords: Enterprise, Web, Software, Technical Publications, Collateral
Travelocity Case Study
Date: 2005-08-01
Description: A long-time Idiom customer, Travelocity relies on WorldServer to provide language-specific services to customers around the world. Learn how the online travel leader worked hand-in-hand with Idiom to design a WorldServer solution that supports a scalable, global web architecture.
Keywords: Enterprise, Web
Adobe Systems, Global Product Documentation Management
Date: 2005-07-01
Description: Learn how Adobe Systems uses Idiom WorldServer to streamline delivery of multilingual content in multiple document formats, while increasing content quality and decreasing publishing and localization costs.
Keywords: Enterprise, Technical Publications
Adobe Systems, Integrated Global Publishing
Date: 2005-04-01
Description: To maximize publishing efficiencies and content reuse, Adobe Systems deploys an end-to-end XML publishing and globalization solution combining Idiom WorldServer and Adobe FrameMaker. Learn how Idiom and Adobe designed a custom solution to optimize Adobe expertise and resources.
Keywords: Enterprise, Technical Publications
Adobe Systems, Global Website Management
Date: 2004-12-01
Description: Find out how Adobe Systems accelerates content delivery across global websites, and reduces translation and localization costs by using Idiom WorldServer to centralize web content management.
Keywords: Enterprise, Web
Xilinx Case Study
Date: 2004-12-01
Description: Learn how Idiom WorldServer helps this successful global technology company.
Keywords: Enterprise, Web
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Idiom Technologies Corporate Overview
Date: 2006-04-23
Keywords: Globalization, Translation Management, WorldServer

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