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Localization

ALSO CALLED: Software Customization
DEFINITION: Localization (sometimes shortened to "l10n") is the process of adapting a product or service to a particular language, culture, and desired local "look-and-feel." Ideally, a product or service is developed so that localization is relatively easy to achieve - for example, by creating technical illustrations  … 
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Software Internationalization/Translation / Localization Services
sponsored by Globalization Partners International
SERVICE LISTING:   Posted: 05 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: Globalization Partners International (GPI) provides Global Translation, Localization (L10N) and Internationalization (I18N) services into over 50 languages helping companies develop global software.

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Vertical Views: Midsized Manufacturers Grow with Globalization
sponsored by CIO Decisions
JOURNAL ARTICLE:   Posted: 17 Jun 2005 | Published: 01 Jun 2005
SUMMARY: Midsized manufacturers seeking to globalize must meet the same challenges that the enterprise titans do, yet their budgets and IT staffs are tiny by comparison.

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Localization ("L10N") Testing
sponsored by VeriTest: A Business Unit of Lionbridge
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:   Posted: 28 Dec 2004 | Published: 01 Dec 2004
SUMMARY: Our functional verification testing ensures that the localization process hasn't introduced any functional defects.

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Internationalization ("I18N") Testing
sponsored by VeriTest: A Business Unit of Lionbridge
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:   Posted: 28 Dec 2004 | Published: 01 Dec 2004
SUMMARY: Internationalization Testing Services from VeriTest will save you money, improve time-to-market, and allow you to confidently determine whether your item is ready for localization.

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Globalization Testing
sponsored by VeriTest: A Business Unit of Lionbridge
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:   Posted: 28 Dec 2004 | Published: 01 Dec 2004
SUMMARY: Our localization testing services verify that your hardware, software, Web site, or internal application is ready for regional markets.

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GlobalSight Announces GlobalSight Ambassador 6
sponsored by GlobalSight Corporation
PRESS RELEASE:   Posted: 25 Jul 2004 | Published: 03 May 2004
SUMMARY:GlobalSight Corporation, announced today the availability of GlobalSight Ambassador 6 with the most advanced localization management tools available to support customers in automating, improving and reducing globalization costs.

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GlobalSight Corporation Signs OEM Agreement with Alchemy Software Development
sponsored by GlobalSight Corporation
PRESS RELEASE:   Posted: 25 Jul 2004 | Published: 18 May 2004
SUMMARY:GlobalSight Corporation, announced today that it has entered into agreement with Ireland-based software localization solution provider Alchemy Software Development for integrating Catalyst 5.0 into GlobalSight's Ambassador product.

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Making Information World Ready
sponsored by GlobalSight Corporation
BROCHURE:   Posted: 29 Jun 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2003
SUMMARY:GlobalSight Ambassador is an enterprise-class, Web-based Globalization Management System (GMS) that provides business process functionality to automate and control the globalization of content.

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Solutions for Global Pharmaceutical Markets
sponsored by GlobalSight Corporation
BROCHURE:   Posted: 29 Jun 2004 | Published: 01 Jun 2004
SUMMARY:GlobalSight offers the leading enterprise software solution to help manage multilingual challenges from clinical trial to market delivery.

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LOCALIZATION DEFINITION (continued): …  for manuals in which the text can easily be changed to another language and allowing some expansion room for this purpose. This enabling process is termed internationalization. An internationalized product or service is therefore easier to localize. The process of first enabling a product to be localized and then localizing it for different national audiences is sometimes known as globalization.

In localizing a product, in addition to idiomatic language translation, … 
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