As announced in April, Alpha Omega Translations (AOT) recently bought memoQ for its translators. MemoQ won ITI’s (Institution of Translation and Interpreting) Best Translation Software 2011 award and was rated #1 by Common Sense Advisory among translation-centric TMS systems. MemoQ supports over 50 software applications. A few of our translators have already taken it for […]
In today’s global and fast-paced world, many organizations understand the need to have their website content in multiple languages to appeal to different international markets. And since websites are constantly being updated and revised, these multiple language websites can be quite complicated to coordinate and manage. Translators are able to get a lot of their […]
Did you know that if you translate your website in 13 languages: English Spanish Japanese German Arabic French Chinese Russian Portuguese Italian Korean Indonesian You can target 90% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) producers? If translation is not currently a core part of your online strategy, you could be missing out on a […]
Google Translate is a great translation option for one-time sentences or quick word checks, but it does not work well for longer and more intricate translations. Google Translate is a generic program and, as with any computer program, the software is only as good as it has been programmed to be. Mistranslations on generic programs […]
International Mother Language Day celebrates language diversity and variety around the world every year on February 21. The United Nations Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially established the special day in 1999 with the first event celebrated in February 2000. Organizations and groups around the world use this day to celebrate the world’s languages […]
Alpha Omega Translations (AOT) has been working for more than fourteen years on issues of security throughout the world. AOT continues to be the key translator for several programs and centers within the United States Department of Defense (DOD). Some programs educate key leaders on the latest intelligence in security and defense. Others support the […]
As stated in a previous article, Region Change Through Word Exchange: The Need for Translation in Africa, people who work as African translators tend to hold advanced degrees, speak multiple languages and have knowledge of a wide range of subjects. To get a bit more personal and local flavor, we interviewed several Alpha Omega […]
Africa is home to roughly 10% of the world’s population and, according to a recent United Nations report, contains 10 of the world’s fastest-growing economies. This large, fast developing region, however, is still highly fragmented: • There are 2,000 spoken languages within Africa. (Nigeria alone has more than 500.) • The media use at least […]
