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CSOFT International, Ltd., a provider of multilingual localization, testing and software development, has opened an office in Gothenburg, Sweden. Jason King, formerly of Lavasoft, will serve as vice president of global business development in Europe.

CSOFT International, Ltd., E-mail: info@csoftintl.com, Web: http://www.csoftintl.com

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Verztec Consulting Pte. Ltd., a provider of multilingual communication services, has opened a new office in Tokyo. As part of its ongoing expansion plan, the technology team of its Singapore headquarters also moved to a brand new office.

Verztec Consulting Pte. Ltd., E-mail: info@verztec.com, Web: http://www.verztec.com

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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international community that develops standards to ensure the long-term growth of the web, has opened an office in India. The office is hosted in New Delhi by the Technology Development for Indian Languages Programme, part of the Indian government's department of information technology.

World Wide Web Consortium, Web: http://www.w3.org

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TEMIS S.A., a provider of enterprise text mining and text analytics solutions, has opened an office in London. The UK office will be managed by Peter Camilleri who brings over 20 years experience in the publishing sector.

TEMIS S.A., Web: http://www.temis.com

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Milengo Ltd., a provider of translation and related localization services, has hired Bjoern Lux to fill its newly created position of Dream Maker. Lux has over seven years of experience in selling enterprise localization services.

Milengo Ltd., E-mail: contact@milengo.com, Web: http://www.milengo.com

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Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., has announced financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2010, reporting revenue of $100.8 million, a year-on-year increase of $12.4 million or 14% compared to the first quarter of 2009.

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., E-mail: info@lionbridge.com, Web: http://www.lionbridge.com

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SYSTRAN Software, Inc., a provider of language translation software products and solutions, has announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2010. During the first quarter, sales grew by 10.9%, amounting to €1,970 million as compared with €1,777 million for the first quarter of 2009.

SYSTRAN Software, Inc., E-mail: info@systransoft.com, Web: http://www.systransoft.com

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Alchemy Software Development Ltd., a visual localization solutions provider, has released Alchemy PUBLISHER 3.0. New features include a center of productivity for professional translators, a language consistency checker, and conditional and multilingual XML support.

Alchemy Software Development Ltd., E-mail: info@alchemysoftware.ie, Web: http://www.alchemysoftware.ie

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TEMIS S.A., a provider of enterprise text mining and text analytics solutions, has announced the availability of Luxid 5.2. Version 5.2 adds several cartridges designed to extract targeted information on events and scientific discoveries as well as enhanced semantic capabilities.

TEMIS S.A., Web: http://www.temis.com

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XTRF, a division of Lido-Lang Technical Translations, has used the JBoss Seam Framework technology to recreate its translation company management system. The release of XTRF 2.0 introduces a redesigned layout and new approach to a company's organization of translation work.

XTRF, E-mail: sales@xtrf.eu, Web: http://www.xtrf.eu

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DIOTEK, a mobile software solution provider, has released its multilingual dictionary application DioDict, available in the Apple App Store. DioDict provides various dictionaries such as Collins Thesaurus and English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and other language dictionaries including Chinese and Korean.

DIOTEK Co., Ltd., Web: http://www.diotek.com

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Language Weaver, a software company developing enterprise software for the automated translation of human languages, has released version 5.1 of its statistical machine translation software (SMTS). New functions include additional document formats for broader translation options and translation between all supported languages.

Language Weaver, E-mail: info@languageweaver.com, Web: http://www.languageweaver.com

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Kilgray Translation Technologies, a developer of translation productivity tools, has released memoQ 4.2. The new version introduces a two-column table export that enables reviewers or translators who don't use a translation tool to review or translate text. It also includes the integration of Eurotermbank as an external terminology resource.

Kilgray Translation Technologies, E-mail: info@kilgray.com, Web: http://www.kilgray.com

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LTC, a provider of language technology solutions, has released version 2.0 of LTC Worx, its web-based business system for multilingual information management. The new version includes enhanced team collaboration, customer relationship management features, and industry tool integration capability.

LTC, E-mail: info@langtech.co.uk, Web: http://www.langtech.co.uk

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Plus Translation has chosen Plunet BusinessManager as the company's preferred solution for translation management. BusinessManager is the flagship product of Plunet GmbH, a provider of business management software for translation services and agencies.

Plunet GmbH, E-mail: info@plunet.de, Web: http://www.plunet.de

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GlobalSight Corporation, a collaborative open-source initiative, and the TAUS Data Association (TDA) have announced a development to enable automated reuse of previously translated material in the TDA supercloud of industry-shared language data. The collaboration effort includes an expansion of the GlobalSight translation matching engine to handle the massive data volume and large-scale usage demanded by TDA’s members. The development also includes a TDA integration layer ensuring that any translation memory software can be connected to the platform to take advantage of data matched using the GlobalSight engine.

GlobalSight Corporation, E-mail: info@globalsight.com, Web: http://www.globalsight.com

TAUS Data Association, E-mail: customerservice@tausdata.org, Web: http://www.tausdata.org

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Across Systems GmbH, a provider of corporate translation management software, has been chosen by Priority Dispatch Corp. (PDC) as its technology vendor for translation management. The emergency response company provides products and training for emergency dispatch centers internationally, using a comprehensive systems approach.

Across Systems GmbH, E-mail: international@across.net, Web: http://www.across.net

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Excel Translations, Inc., a translation and localization company focused on the medical and life sciences industries, seeks a localization engineer for its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, location.

For more information and contact details, visit http://www.multilingual.com/careers

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Localization World Berlin 2010, to be held on 7-9 June, will provide 11 preconference sessions for in-depth information and discussions. Topics such as life sciences and games localization mix with new sessions such as the Financial Industries Round Table and International User Interface Design. The International Search Summit, focused on international and multilingual search marketing, will also be part of the preconference day offerings. The Localization Business Round Table will be held for owners and managers in the industry, and Introduction to Localization will be given for the benefit of industry newcomers. For a complete list of all the sessions and further descriptions, refer to the online program.

Localization World Ltd., E-mail: info@localizationworld.com, Web: http://www.localizationworld.com

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The Localisation Research Centre (LRC) invites entries for the annual LRC award for the best thesis on a localization-related topic, which is sponsored by Symantec Ireland Ltd. Students who have completed a thesis on a relevant theme within the past two years are invited to submit their work to the LRC for consideration. Theses may be submitted prior to their degree award and will be judged by a panel of academic and industry experts.

The Best Scholar Award 2010 will be presented to a student entering into or currently undertaking postgraduate research on a localization topic in a third-level institution. The scope of the entries for both awards needs not be confined to a technical area, and applications are also invited from students who are carrying out research into commercial and management aspects of the industry.

Localisation Research Centre, E-mail: lrc@ul.ie, Web: http://www.localisation.ie

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Aspena, s.r.o., a language services provider focused on translation and localization services into CEE languages, is celebrating 15 years in the translation and localization business.

Aspena, s.r.o., E-mail: info@aspena.com, Web: http://www.aspena.com

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PTIGlobal, a provider of localization, interpretation and translation services, has received ISO 9001:2008 certification from Orion Registrar, Inc.

PTIGlobal, E-mail: info@ptiglobal.com, Web: http://www.ptiglobal.com

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A number of national and international associations are conducting a survey to gather information on the current state of the interlingual subtitling industry as well as on working conditions for subtitlers. It is hoped that the results will provide insight into the conditions under which subtitlers work.

The survey will be open until June 30, 2010.

MultiLingual Computing, Inc. News, E-mail: news@multilingual.com, Web: http://www.multilingual.com/news.php

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Translator Ethan Shen has announced the results of his translation engine comparison survey. The results are based on a six week survey that was open to the general internet population and allowed survey takers to choose any language, enter any free-form text, and vote on all translation results side-by-side.

Gabble-on.com, E-mail: , Web: http://www.gabble-on.com

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Commit, a language services provider, has been certified according to ISO 9001:2008 and EN 15038:2006. The company is headquartered in Athens, Greece.

Commit, E-mail: info@commit.gr, Web: http://www.commit.gr

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