Some of the the features of the recently released Wordfast Pro 2.3 are:
Wordfast Aligner™ BETA
MIF, PDF, and TTX support
Machine Translation Integration
MS Office Spellchecker option
TM Administration Module
User-Defined Segmentation
The following enhancements and fixes have been implemented in SDL Trados Studio 2009 SP2:
Enhancements
SP2 of SDL Trados Studio features a new product edition called “Starter”. SDL Trados Studio Starter users can work with project packages from the Professional edition and the Enterprise translation management systems and can also translate single documents in all supported file types with [...]
SDL released Service Pack 2 for SDL Trados Studio 2009. Some of the key updates in SDL Trados Studio 2009 SP2 are:
New! Additional support for automated translation:
Google Translate and Language Weaver available for automated translation
SDL Automated Translation continues to be supported
Supports virtually unlimited language pairs for both statistical and rules-based systems
Stores information about automated translation used [...]
The new version of Kilgray’s translation memory tool MemoQ 4.0 is released.
Version 4 contains the following improvements:
Brand new text editor. The new text editor is faster, more reliable, provides the same functionality what you got used to in previous versions and much more: drag and drop, multi-tier undo and redo, compatibility with the widest range [...]
Now, the new SDL Trados Studio 2009 supports WorldServer project packages (WSXZ files). This is done by an optional plugin which needs to be downloaded and installed separately.
You can download the new SDL WorldServer Translation installer from SDL’s Translationzone website.
You may also find useful the guide: Introduction to Idiom WorldServer Desktop Workbench for Trados Users [...]
Wordfast officially releases a new version of Wordfast Pro, consisting of several new features to address the needs of corporations, language service providers, and individual translators.
Concurrently being released is Wordfast Pro Plus, an option which will enable Wordfast Pro users to access enhanced batch processing capabilities and TM administration functionality (available after 1 May 2009).
Among [...]
In the first half of 2009, SDL is going to release the new version of their leading translation memory software - namely, SDL Trados Studio 2009 (codenamed “Rivelin”). This new version is going to be a completely new product. At last, we will see some real efforts put in the development and progress of the [...]
How did it start?
Trados (TRAnslation & DOcumentation Software) was established in Stuttgart, Germany by Jochen Hummel and Iko Knyphausen in 1984. Hummell and Knyphausen initially set up Trados as a Language Service Provider (LSP) following their decision to tender for a translation project for IBM.
The 80s
The mid-eighties saw the emergence of Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) [...]
Welocalize, a provider of integrated globalization services, has released GlobalSight 7.1 - the new open-source version of the translation management system. The open-source product completed a successful beta testing phase in December 2008. The release primarily targets two user groups: global, enterprise companies and language service providers.
GlobalSight is a translation management system that provides a [...]
MultiCorpora, a developer of enterprise language management solution software, debuted its new solution set for freelancers at the ATA 2005 conference in Seattle, Washington, in November. MultiTrans 4 Freelance Edition provides access to the basic functions necessary for a freelance translator to perform translation not working from a corporate network.
This stand-alone edition of MultiTrans 4 [...]
