The Australian navy is reported to have spent nearly $700 million on a long-awaited anti-submarine torpedo from a European consortium only to have to spend an additional $110,000 translating critical technical documents.
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
September13
Sale Torpedoed!
February1
ALT adopts Plunet BusinessManager
Advanced Language Translation Inc. is pleased to announce implementation of a new business management system that uses a single platform for automating the management and workflow of all its translation project activities and processes.
March10
It Takes a Google
In the translation services sector, we have long discussed, debated and even turned to machine (computer) translation technology, but it takes a corporate giant with deep pockets and colossal computing power to get the attention of the New York Times.
January5
“Twenty ten” or “two thousand ten”?
Oh, I love when the popular media pick up on a language story. For people who make their living communicating, I am surprised how rare their linguistic introspection is.
December8
“Happy Holidays” gets a bad rap
It’s that time of year again for the great lingo-political debate that spreads across the USA faster than the swine flu. It’s a choice that we each must make when engaging in public. It’s more common than “paper or plastic”. Yes, the dreaded debate of which greeting to bestow upon your fellow citizens “Happy Holidays!” or “Merry Christmas!“
