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RE: TransRef Newsletter
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Newsletter from TransRef, The Translation Reference Center
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Contents:
1. TransRef, what's inside?
2. TransRef, the vision
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1. TransRef, what's inside?
TransRef (www.transref.org) is a reference center for
translation professionals with a focus on new technologies
and, in particular, CAT (Computer Assisted Translation)
tools. TransRef has been created as a public service for the
translation community and is sponsored by Atril Software
(www.atril.com).
TransRef hosts sections on the following issues:
- New Technologies. Articles on Optical Character
Recognition; Controlled Languages; Dictation Software;
standards like TMX, OSCAR, MARTIF, SALT, etc.
- Business. Practical issues on translation as a business:
payments, rates and contracts. Plus directories of
translators and agencies.
- Tools. Software Tools for translators including CAT tools,
localization tools and a range of utilities for word
counting, quoting, etc.
- Networking. Staying in touch with the translation
community: mailing lists and associations for translators,
interpreters and localizers.
- Up-to-date. This section features on-line (and off-line)
publications; newsletters; plus several calendars of
events and congresses for the translation professional.
- Research. Focused on the cooperation between people and
machines in the task of translation.
- Helpdesk. A place to raise new issues, discuss new
technologies, share problems and experiences, etc.
- Training. How to get training – for students and for
professionals who want to stay updated.
- Newcomers. A section devoted to translators who want to
get started with software tools.
- Localization. From a translator's point of view. It
includes: tools, mailing lists, associations, training and
some first-hand experiences.
- And one classic: the Directory of translators and agencies
(former Atril Directory)
Finally there is a section, The Latest, intended to keep you
informed of the latest additions and plans for the site.
2. TransRef, the vision
Translation is nowadays a highly technical profession. It is
part of sophisticated industrial and commercial processes:
it can be an essential marketing tool for companies
expanding to new markets; or a competitive advantage to make
products culture- and user-friendly.
As a result, translation providers are pushed to fit into
these processes with high quality assurance standards and
tight deadlines. New software tools pop up at a frantic pace
to help make these goals achievable. However, meeting
deadlines and keeping pace with new technologies is
difficult, to say the least. This is where TransRef aims to
fill the gap.
TransRef keeps you updated about new technologies (CAT
tools, dictation software, new standards, etc.); keeps you
in touch with new trends through magazines, newsletters,
mailing lists, associations, and information about training.
Besides, there are specific sections for Newcomers and for
Localization, and a Helpdesk to help us stay in touch. And
more things to come!
3. Recommended reading
We would like to highlight two recommendations for this
first issue:
a. The section on "Dictation Software and CAT tools" (under
"New Technologies").
b. The section on "Localization".
The editor
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