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TransRef
http://www.transref.org
This is a reference center for translation professionals with a focus on new technologies and, in particular, CAT (Computer Assisted Translation) tools.

Cecilia Falk's Home Page
http://www2.sbbs.se/hp/cfalk/indexeng.htm
Contains information for and about translators.

LANTRA-L Translation and Interpretation http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7110/lantra.htm
LANTRA-L is a forum for all aspects of translation and interpretation of natural languages. Including, but not restricted to, computer aids for translation and interpretation.

Multilingual Compliance News
http://www.fxtrans.com/subscribe/
Published every other month, MCN is a free email newsletter that discusses issues around translation, technology, and regulatory compliance.

SDL Articles
http://www.sdlintl.com/articles/nav/main.htm
Good selection of articles on localization and related issues.

The Translator's Home Companion
http://www.lai.com/lai/companion.html
A focal point of information about resources available on the Internet and elsewhere for translators, interpreters, and all those interested in the arts and crafts of foreign languages.

The Linguists' Network
http://www.lingnet.org
A listing of many language resources on the Internet. It has disscussion forums, news, software libraries, and reading material focused on language learning.

Center for Applied Linguistics
http://www.cal.org
The site is focused on improving communication through better understanding of language and culture.

The Linguist Society of America
http://www.lsadc.org

English/Spanish Business Glossary
http://www.andymiles.com
An English-Spanish business dictionary with over 8,000 commercial terms and their translations plus a page with neologisms and new additions.

EuroDicAutom WWW Interface
http://eurodic.ip.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl
Eurodicautom is the multilingual terminological database of the European Commission's Translation Service.

Links to glossaries
http://www.galaxy.com/galaxy/Reference/Dictionaries.html
A good list of links to dictionaries and glossaries, both English-only and multilingual.

SIL International
http://www.sil.org/
The focus of this site is the study of minority languages and cultures around the world.

Termite
http://www.itu.int/search/wais/Termite/
ITU Telecommunication Terminology Database (TERMITE).

All Languages Translation Glossaries
http://www.lai.com/lai/glmain.html

Webopedia
http://www.pcwebopaedia.com
The best online computing encyclopedia (in English).

American Translators Association (ATA)
http://www.atanet.org
ATA, founded in 1959, is the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the U.S. with over 6,500 members. ATA's primary goals include fostering and supporting the professional development of translators and interpreters and promoting the translation and interpretation professions.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
http://www.acm.org
Founded in 1947, ACM is the world's first educational and scientific computing society. Today, members—over 80,000 computing professionals and students world-wide—and the public turn to ACM for authoritative publications, pioneering conferences, and visionary leadership for the new millennium.

The HTML Writers Guild
http://www.hwg.org
The HTML Writers Guild is the world's largest international organization of Web authors with over 110,000 members in more than 150 nations worldwide. Their site provides resources, support, representation, and education for web authors at all skill levels.

The Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
http://www.ieee.org
The Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers helps advance global prosperity by promoting the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
http://www.iso.ch
ISO Online is an electronic information service provided by the Central Secretariat of ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity.

International Webmasters Association
http://iwanet.org
Official site of the International Webmasters Association.

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
http://www.iana.org
A new not-for-profit organization with an international Board of Directors to oversee the operations of the necessary central coordinating functions of the Internet is being proposed. This organization will conduct open processes to continue the critical assignment of unique parameters that allow the Internet to function.

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
http://www.ietf.org
The Internet Engineering Task Force is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.

Internet Mail Consortium
http://www.imc.org
Here you'll find information about IMC and its members, all the Internet mail standards, and other valuable information.

Internet Society (ISOC)
http://www.isoc.org
The ISOC provides leadership in addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet, and is the organization home for the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).

Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA) http://www.lisa.unige.ch
LISA is the premier organization for the localization and internationalization industry. Read about upcoming and prior LISA Forums, workshops, and meetings; view descriptions of LISA products and publications; find information about localization resources and standards; members can download documents, such as localization presentations, surveys, and publications.

National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators Association (NCATA)
http://www.ncata.org/main.html-ssi
This is a searchable, up-to-date directory of translation, interpretation, and other language services offered by members of the National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators Association (NCATA).

Society for Technical Communication
http://www.stc.org
The Regional and Chapter Information Server for the Society for Technical Communication (STC).

Software Development Forum
http://www.sdforum.org
The Software Development Forum is a Silicon Valley organization providing software professionals with a one-stop shop for information, connection, and education.

Translator and Interpreter Organizations http://www.notisnet.org/links/orgs.htm
Translator & Interpreter Organizations serve as gathering points for language professionals in a given region and are a terrific source of information about the industry.

The Unicode Consortium
http://www.unicode.org
The Unicode Consortium brings together software industry corporations and researchers at the leading edge of standardizing international character encoding.

Usenix
http://www.usenix.org
USENIX is the Advanced Computing Systems Association. Since 1975 the USENIX Association has brought together the community of engineers, system administrators, scientists, and technicians working on the cutting edge of the computing world.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
http://www.w3.org
The W3C was founded in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. Services provided by the Consortium include: a repository of information about the World Wide Web for developers and users; reference code implementations to embody and promote standards; and various prototype and sample applications to demonstrate use of new technology.

AppLocalize
Translates .res files (menus, strings, dialog boxes, messages and dialog controls) and generates new .res files. You can work on 32 Bits executables under WinNT4.
http://www.sbuilders.com

AppStudio
Windows resource editor tool that comes with MS Visual C++ for creating, editing, compiling and linking source code and Windows resources.
http://www.microsoft.com

Bi-Ling Writer
Translates between Japanese, Chinese, Korean. Windows.
http://atzl.com/biling.htm

Computer-Aided Translation Packages
In-depth comparison of several leading CAT (Computer Aided Translation) tools.
http://www.geocities.com/fmourisso

ContentBox
ContentBox is an ASP for building and managing professional quality web sites. It has multilingual capabilties.
http://www.ContentBox.com

Corel CATALYST
Suite of standard editors for translation 32-bit applications within a single environment. Provides translation memory, pseudo translation, validation of files for duplicate hotkeys and clipped text.
http://catalyst.corel.ie

Cyrillic Support for Windows
A complete set of fonts and utilities for using Slavic languages in any Windows program. Includes TrueType and system fonts, customizable keyboard layouts for Belorussian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian, and character set conversion covering all popular DOS, Internet, Macintosh, and Windows character sets. Compatible with virtually all Windows applications—office suites, e-mail programs, Web browsers, and more. Supports Windows 95, NT, and 3.1.
http://www.fingertipsoft.com/csw/index.html

Déjà Vu
Customizable translation tool.
http://www.atril.com

HelpQA
Localization testing tool for multilingual help files. It reads two help project files, one for the original English help system and one for the localised help and performs cross checks, to verify that the localised help file functions exactly as the original English project (Windows platform).
http://www.sdlintl.com/products/nav/main.htm

IBM Translation Manager
Translation memory, dictionaries, translation editor. Windows, OS/2.
http://www.multiling.com

Java Internationalization and Localization ToolKit (Java I18n/L10n ToolKit)
The JavaTM Internationalization and Localization ToolKit (Java I18n/L10n ToolKit) is a toolkit for rapid Java applications internationalization and localization development. It reduces the cost and time for internationalization and localization development.
http://java.sun.com/products/jilkit/

KanjiKit and KanjiWORD
KanjiKit is a utility that adds Japanese support (character set and fonts) to English (or European) Windows. It includes input, edit, display and print support for most English Windows applications. KanjiWORD is a stand-alone Japanese word processor for English Windows. It is fully double-byte enabled for simple Japanese text editing. Fujitsu's Atlas E-J and J-E are translation software programs for English Windows. Available in Japan and from AsiaSoft and PSP in the US.
http://www.moshix2.net/

Language Partners International Products
Language Partners International (LPI) specializes in the distribution and implementation of professional quality translation and localization tools such as: Translation Memory and Terminology Management Products like STAR Transit and Déjà Vu, Localization Tools such as Corel Catalyst, Automatic Translation Products like Systran PROfessional, and more. With so many products in the market, LPI has the expertise to help you choose the right product for your needs, implement and support it, and provide your translators and localizers with complete on-site product training to become productive quickly.
http://www.languagepartners.com/

Language Workshop
This is a great localization tool that can be used to translate applications for end-users translation agency developers resellers and distributors. You may translate many types of projects Universal Language Modules dictionaries resource files and text files.
http://www.lingscape.com/

Multilizer
An enterprise-level solution for adapting user interfaces of PC, Internet and wireless software to operate in the users' own language worldwide.
http://www.multilizer.com/

MultLang Suite
The complete globalization package with IDE wizards and tools for globalization and Quality Assurance. Produce high quality localized, bi-language or multi-language applications in seconds. Re-use context sensitive terms and machine translate any project.
http://www.lingscape.com/

NJStar Chinese-Japanese Word Processor, Internet CJK Viewer
Processes Chinese/Japanese characters on standard Windows 95/NT. True Double-Byte application with WinWord(tm) Look and feel. Built-in Chinese/Japanese System, IME and dictionaries. Also available NJWIN. CJK Multilingual Support System for viewing CJK text on Web pages, Email and News-groups. Shareware versions can be downloaded from NJStar WebSite.
http://www.njstar.com/

PowerGlot
Localization tool for MacOS compatible software. http://www.powerglot.com/

Recowrite 1.0 for Macintosh and Power Macintosh
An affordable Japanese word-processing application. You can receive all technical support and upgrades through CCIC System Pacifica. Recowrite offers HTML function so you can create your own homepage without any knowledge of HTML coding.
http://www.janet.com/ccic

SDLX
SDLX is a translation-memory tool that supports Unicode and thus allows translation in any language. SDLX also supports the OpenTag, TMX and TBX industry standards, allowing SDLX to be scalable and adaptable for any type of project. The integrated suite of applications support many file formats and include some programmable file filters that can be customized by the user.
http://www.sdlintl.com/sdlx

Shasta
Translates Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean. Mac platform.
http://www.pacrim.net/

Systran Machine Translation System
Available for many European and Asian languages. Multiplatform.
http://www.systransoft.com/

TerminologyExtractor
This tool generates word and collocation lists, with frequencies, from MS Word, HTML, RTF and plain text documents. The latest version also includes a KWIC module.
http://www.chamblon.com

The TRADOS Translation Solution
TRADOS is considered a pioneer in TM technology and has built a dominant suite of products. TRADOS products are open-ended and translate all European languages as well as Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Translator's Workbench—an advanced 32-bit translation memory system. WinAlign—recycles legacy translation material for reuse in the Translator's Workbench. MultiTerm—makes standardizing, defining, explaining and visualizing terminology in numerous languages much easier. S-Tagger—conversion program for translating FrameMaker and Interleaf documents. TagEditor—a translation editor for SGML/HTML/XML. T-Window—the translation window for PowerPoint. Products support everything from basic desktop applications to extremely complex systems used to generate high volumes of documentation.
http://www.trados.com

Trans Suite 2000
Trans Suite 2000 is a CAT (Computer Aided Translation) tool that enables translators to deliver quality translations faster, more reliably and more consistently than ever before. Combining cutting-edge technology with the creativity of the translator, the tool can manage every aspect of the translation process.
http://www.cypresoft.com

Tsunami and Typhoon MT
An English to Japanese and Japanese to English machine translation For use with US versions of Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT. Places Tsunami documents into other Windows applications using OLE 2.0.
http://www.neocor.com/

TwinBridge Tools
Advanced interface software for Chinese/Japanese character processing in Windows applications. Language platform for developing Windows applications in Chinese, Japanese and other languages independent of the localized Windows versions.
http://www.twinbridge.com

VB Language Manager Pro
VBLM manages the localization process of VB applications from start to finish. You maintain a single unmodified copy of original source code, and build localized versions in an unlimited number of national languages—without tedium, performance penalties, or maintenance headaches. VBLM does everything but translate, and it even helps with that. And there are no royalties or run time fees.
http://www.whippleware.com/vblm.htm

Visual Localize
AIT Visual Localize is an award-winning localization tool to translate C++ and VB applications from any into any language (multibyte/unicode). Various features such as import functions, dialog editor, automated translation of known phrases and dictionary support simplify the whole localization process and therefore save time and costs. A free test version can be downloaded on http://www.aitgmbh.de or http://www.visloc.com

Web test and site management tools http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.html

Christian Webmaster Resources http://www.njwebworks.com/churchweb/hotlist.html

Currencies
Currency names and symbols.
http://www.uta.fi/~ktmatu/rate-symbols.html

Currency Symbols
Test for Unicode support in web browsers.
http://www.hclrss.demon.co.uk/unicode/currency_symbols.html

Japanese Computing Resources: Japanese Display and Entry
http://www.nihongo.org/english/language/computing/

Microsoft: Global software development
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/

Silicon Valley Localization Forum
http://www.tgpconsulting.com/

The Universal Currency Converter
The Universal Currency Converter™ allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet.
http://www.xe.net/ucc/

XA International
An International Software Engineering Company in Silicon Valley, California, with resources in translation, L10n and I18n.
http://www.xai.com/