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ASD Simplified Technical English, ASD-STE100: an adaptable and flexible resource for writing accuracy – by Orlando Chiarello

Abstract — This paper has the purpose of introducing ASD Simplified Technical English, Specification ASD-STE100 (STE), as a standard recognized and used worldwide. It includes a brief history of the STE specification within the aviation industry, its range of application, an overview of its principles, structure and rules. The focus is put on the fact [...]

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Machine Translation at European Patent Office – by dr. Artur Raczynski, Paul Schwander, Lucia Koch, María Rodríguez Nóvoa

Machine Translation at European Patent Office – by dr. Artur Raczynski, Paul Schwander, Lucia Koch, María Rodríguez Nóvoa

Abstract — EMTP stands for “European Machine Translation Programme”. Our objective is to provide automated translation services to make the technical content of a patent document sufficiently understandable for a technically qualified person (not aiming at the quality level of a legally certified, professional translation). Our goal is to provide translations with the best quality [...]

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Issue 4 – Business Model Innovation

Issue 4 (January, 2013) focuses on “Business Model Innovation in the GILT Industry.” A business model defines the key elements of [...]

Welcome

Welcome to “The Big Wave”, a quarterly multilingual journal specialising in language technology. “The Big Wave” consists of five sections: Technology [...]

TBW interviews Nataly Kelly, VP of Market Development at Smartling, Inc.

  In a recent post you wondered whether a new term for machine translation is necessary and advocated the term “Computer-Generated Translation” [...]

Trembling and Stumbling in the Rumble Seat

Peras imposuit Iuppiter nobis duas: propriis repletam vitiis post tergum dedit, alienis ante pectus suspendit gravem. If documentation is the [...]

Creative Pricing

 “A less mature customer is a gift” Anne-Marie Colliander Lind on creative pricing, interviewed by Konstantin Dranch just before her [...]

Interview with Aidan Collins, User Engagement Manager at KantanMT

Could you please start by telling us what KantanMT is? KantanMT is a cloud-based MT platform. It helps our clients [...]

A Long Road Ahead

Quality is the life vest of the translation industry: all players rely on the magical mystery word that instantly explain [...]

Measure for Measure

My favorite quotation on quality comes from Peter Drucker: “Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier [...]