Localization Today

Last week, Acolad announced its acquisition of Ubiqus, bolstering its localization capabilities ahead of projected industry growth. For Acolad CEO Olivier Marcheteau, the partnership is a perfect fit. After running in the same circles for many years, Acolad and Ubiqus have formed a team they believe will mutually benefit both parties.   

The different dialects of English present an interesting challenge for professionals working in language services.

Dr. Geoffrey Koby was instrumental in creating the survey that was turned into the sixth annual ATA Compensation Survey, revealing in-depth data on income and pay rates in the language services industry. We discuss how to compete as a translator and I learn more about ATA's long history.

The Bell Foundation, a UK-based charity organization specializing in language education, has published a report highlighting the need for better language access services in the UK’s criminal justice system.

Six Native American tribes and organizations have received grants that will go toward language revitalization programs that foster immersion education in Native American languages.

The American Translators Association (ATA) has released the sixth edition of the ATA Compensation Survey, revealing in-depth data on income and pay rates in the language services industry.

MultiLingual's Stefan Huyghe sits down with Tetyana Struk, owner of the Ukrainian LSP Linguistic Center, for a discussion on her situation in Ukraine.

Today, Microsoft is adding two new languages to Translator’s ever-growing list of languages—Somali and Zulu! Somali and Zulu text translation is available now in the Microsoft Translator apps, Office, and Translator for Bing. 

This week I'm talking with Jonathan Otis, the Director of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Growth Strategy at Nimdzi, talking about the very busy first quarter of 2022.

At the 74th Academy Awards ceremony Troy Kotsur took home the Oscar for best supporting actor, portraying Deaf fisherman and father Frank Rossi in CODA. He is the second member of the Deaf community to win an Oscar.