Press Release Oct 8, 2013 Wyoming, USA - HT LOCALIZATION Announces a New Referral Program: It Pays To Know People

Oct. 8, 2013 - Wyoming, USA - HT LOCALIZATION Announces a New Referral Program: It Pays To Know People

HT LOCALIZATION LLC, an international translation agency has rolled out its New Referral Program: It Pays To Know People. The new program is designed to reward professional and personal relationships in globalization and localization.

The firm’s former referral partner program was only available to select business partners who interacted exclusively within the localization industry. This model has served the industry well; however with social networking on the rise, HT LOCALIZATION has expanded the program to recognize the importance of relationships beyond the traditional B2B channels.

The new referral program offers individuals an incentive to leverage their own professional networks.

“Our best clients are those who have been referred by friends, colleagues, customers, translators and even other translation agencies,” says HT LOCALIZATION, “Good service and word-of-mouth go hand-in-hand.”

HT Localization Referral Program: It Pays To Know People

 Does your company use professional translation services?

Do you know people who want to go global?

Do you have friends in localization?

Are you a translation professional?

Segment 25 – Do you have a Love-Hate Relationship with the question “Where Are You From?”

“A Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents' culture. The TCK frequently builds relationships to all of the cultures, while not having full ownership in any. Although elements from each culture may be assimilated into the TCK's life experience, the sense of belonging is in relationship to others of similar background.” – Dr. David C. Pollock.

I was recently at a friend’s BBQ party with my family. The food was great, the music was lively, the children were having a blast and the most common question one could hear in virtually every corner of the garden was “Where are you from?"...

HT Localization Blog Anniversary! A Year of Language Translations for Real Life

This month marks the first year anniversary of HT Localization’s Blog Series: Language Translations for Real Life - A series articulating multi-lingual influences on the modern life.   

I can’t believe a year has passed since we started this series.   Some might say that…

• Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanics German, the lovers Italian and it's all organised by the Swiss. 
• Hell is where the chefs are British, the mechanics French, the lover's Swiss, the police German and it's all organised by the Italians.

I remember when we first decided to launch this blog series; we had been living in Spain for about 3 years, being recent expats to this foreign environment with my young family and newly found international friends, every day was a new adventure... 

Segment 23 – More Themes You Just Can’t Find the Words to Translate!

In Segment 11, I wrote about my top 10 favorite difficult to translate themes.  Needless to say, I received lots of feedback, comments and more examples to share.  Thank you my readers for your support and suggestions.  So back by popular demand…a few more Themes You Just Can’t Find the Words to Translate...

Segment 22 – Read This Before You Go On Vacation This Summer!

With summer here, folks all over are preparing for their annual trek across the US, Europe Africa or Asia. 

Last night, as I was having a tinto de verano, with my Spanish friend, who now lives in Lisbon, she says: Amiga, come visit us in Lisboa! Es muy preciosa. La gente are very nice, and they speak many languages there since they don’t translate any of the programs on TV; kids grow up hearing shows and movies and celebrities speaking in their native language.  So I asked her, can you speak Portuguese yet? Nope, only Spanish, but close enough…

Segment 21 – Do Multilingual People Have Split Personalities: "Cuando tu hablas en inglés es como que no eres mi mami"

Yes, I know you want to read more about localization and business, but since the season of summer, graduation, and kids wrapping up school is upon us, I want to discuss a slightly different language theme...people and language personalities.

 ¡Hola Hombre! K’tal?  I was at my children’s school summer reception and saw one of my son’s little friend, when I loudly shouted to him with glee...

Segment 20 - Getting Back to Business for International Success – Last Week My Laptop Died

Last week my laptop died. I woke up Friday morning, went to log on, and to my dismay, my trusty old laptop just could not fire up.  Don't get me wrong, my old faithful digital friend served me well, sticking with me through the years maintaining its American keyboard and U.S. configured digital formats...  

Segment 19 - Getting Back to Business for International Success – Website Localization: Done Right!

In last week’s segment we discussed some good reasons why a company would want to go global and localize their content for a broader audience. While it may be easy to say that one should avoid this or that, or one should do this or that; it is just not always simple...

Debbie Parkinson 

Responsable développement commercial - Afrique

Lusaka, Zambie 

Merin Thamaviriyakul

Responsable développement commercial - Asie

Bangkok, Thaïlande

Florence Duchassin de Martino

Responsable développement commercial - Europe

Montpellier, France

Segment 18 - Getting Back to Business for International Success – Website Localization: Going Global

“We are ready to go global" said the voice at the other end of the phone. This phrase is “music” to every localization agency’s ears (well, except the “Hello” part – that part would be tailored to the actual recipient of the call – in this case it is me)...

Segment 17 - To Tip or Not to Tip - Avoid an International Incident!

In this segment, I want to explore a slightly different topic than the normal translation across borders topics discussed in this blog series. Oh don’t worry; I’ll continue to give professional advice and personal experiences relating to best practices in business and international topics in later blog posts. However today, I’d like to discuss the “art” or “faux pas” of tipping, while not exactly a topic of international business or globalization, attitudes about tipping are critical to most people who navigate around the world, albeit for personal or business travels...

Segment 16- Getting Back to Business for International Success - Chinese Markets Part 2 

In the last segment, we began a discussion around the classic 4 P’s of product marketing to understand how Western businesses can more successfully expand their market share in the Chinese Markets? 

We looked at the first two P’s: Product and Promotion. Two key take-aways were:

1. Do your homework. Know which languages your Chinese markets speak and read, and localize your product and marketing initiatives accordingly.  Focus on the local aspects and benefits of your product.

2. Understand the value of relationships within the Asian society, and leverage regional social media and blogging platforms – in the local language. Narrow in on local promotional platforms to disseminate information about your product.

This segment, I'll continue with Pricing, Placement and Position as it relates to the global Chinese markets. But before we jump in, I want to share a little story...

Segment 15 - Getting Back to Business for International Success - Chinese Markets  

On February 5th, I started receiving emails from business associates in Asia, stating that they would be unavailable from the 8th through the 18th.  A few days later, I started seeing commercials for Chinese cultural documentaries and specials on TV.  

Later over that weekend, I was speaking with my mother and she said that she would be very busy in the upcoming weeks due to several Chinese banquets and parties over the period (she’s not Chinese either)…then it dawned on me, it’s the season for Chinese New Year... 

Segment 14 - International Success - eLearning Localization    

Now that 2013 is in full swing, it is time to get into gear. You’ve put away your Christmas decorations, reviewed your personal goals for the New Year, and are now roaring to get your life in order.   How about your driver’s license?  Have you looked to see if it expires this year? 

If you are living abroad, have you checked to see if the laws permit you to continue driving with your foreign or international driver’s license?  The peril of life as an expat once again emerges…

Segment 13 - New Year Resolutions for 2013 – Estoy Constipada

Why do people make New Year Resolutions?  We all know that well over 85% of all New Year Resolutions fail.  People across the world embrace the New Year, promising and hoping for something that will deliver a better tomorrow for themselves, family, friends, neighbors, country and/or the world.  

 “I want to obtain financial freedom/true love/better health... I’ll try to be a better...

Segment 12 - Santa Claus, Papa Noel, St. Nick & Los Reyes Magos

During this time, one can say Happy Holidays, smile and spread happy blessings of joy and peace to virtually anyone they meet in the street. No matter where you are from, most people are cheerful and welcoming of one another with positivity, good spirits and joy.  Whether you are celebrating the period for religious reasons or for family quality time or simply commercial reasons, it is simply a wonderful time of the year.  The day after Christmas, as we were walking back from the store with fresh bread and freshly made King’s Cake, my daughter asked me a very deep question…  

“Why does my friend, Maria, receive presents from the Three Kings, and we don’t?”  Ahh, the questions many expat kids living in Spain will eventually ask their parents, has finally arrived...

Segment 11 - Ten Themes You Just Can’t Find the Words to Translate

Well, it finally happened to me!  I was speechless… I was with some friends in Madrid, having fun light conversation, when one person told a story, and concluded with "No ande buscando tres pies al gato"...
He then turned to me and asked, “How would you say that in English?”  I stuttered, “Uh…I don't know something like...don’t walk around cats with 3 feet?"  A hearty laugh came from the group...

Segment 10 - Localization of Popular Legends - The Tooth Fairy, El Ratón Pérez or La Petite Souris?

My 7 year old daughter recently came home from her tennis lesson with her front tooth in her pocket.  Very excited she shouted, “Yay, I get money tonight!”, while waving her front tooth wildly in the air.  

Yes, even 7 year olds understand the value of a fallen tooth. That night, as we prepared the tooth in her special golden cloth pouch, and placed it under her pillow, an intriguing conversation unfolded...

Segment 9 - Localization of Colors Around the World – A Business Perspective

In the last article, I discussed the cultural influence of colors and why localization of colors should first be understood from a cultural perspective.  In this segment, I will elaborate on colors and share how the cultural factors have impacted business decisions. 

But before I begin, I want to answer a burning question from the last article: “Can we wear black to the wedding?”  

Segment 8 - Localization of Colors Around the World

Color is serious business.  Countless hours are spent thinking of which colors to decorate one’s home, office, studio, wardrobe, hair, store, business image, etc.  Millions of dollars are spent by advertisers to determine the perfect color or combination of colors for products, brands and images.  Even more millions are spent by the producers of colors (ie. paint manufactures, designers, artists) to develop the perfect color, shade, tint and hue to elicit the perfect emotions.  Color must first be understood as a human factor, and like words in a language, colors have a distinct meaning to different people and cultures... 

November 6, 2012  Lyon, France - Join HT LOCALIZATION at France’s International Commerce CLASSE EXPORT Exposition Lyon 2012

CLASSE EXPORT Exposition is France's premier exposition for international business leaders. CLASSE EXPORT brings together globalization leaders, international commerce experts and local businesses to share best practices for successful internationalization and global expansion efforts.  

The 22nd edition of CLASSE EXPORT international commerce exposition will be held in EUREXPO Parc in Lyon, France on December 4 and 5, 2012.  This is an ideal opportunity for entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations who want to gain key insights and success factors for globalization and internationalization. CLASSE EXPORT will host several forums discussing the state of the economy, global business climate, and regional factors for success.   The Expo will offer a unique opportunity for intellectual exchange and networking with key international business leaders and globalization experts, who will provide practical advice on how to develop a successful global expansion program in today’s environment.

The founder of HT LOCALIZATION, Hervé THEVENET will be amongst the international leaders at the Expo sharing important insights on globalization, translation and localization.  Hervé THEVENET has over 20 years of business experience in localization, consulting, design, development and deployment of business application. His breadth of experience reaches Africa, Europe and North America in various industries including localization, software consulting services, financial services and network security.  As a seasoned leader in the localization industry, he has worked with global clients such as Apple, General Electric, SAP Business Objects and LinkedIn.

HT LOCALIZATION is an international translation agency providing a full range of professional language translation and localization services, including social media localization, marketing translations, website translations, software localization, eLearning materials, documentation translations, etc.  With Sales & Operations located San Francisco CA, Madrid Spain, Lusaka Zambia and Bangkok Thailand, and a Global Linguistic Network spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia, HT LOCALIZATION provides around the globe localization services covering all languages across all major industries.

Le 6 novembre 2012  Lyon, France - Rencontrez HT LOCALIZATION au salon CLASSE EXPORT Lyon 2012

CLASSE EXPORT est un leader français de l’information en matière de commerce international. CLASSE EXPORT rassemble les leaders de la mondialisation, des experts internationaux du commerce et des entreprises locales pour partager les meilleures pratiques en matière d'internationalisation réussie et aider les efforts d'expansion mondiale.

La 22ème édition de CLASSE EXPORT, le salon du commerce international, qui se tiendra au parc EUREXPO à Lyon les 4 et 5 décembre prochains, est plus que jamais l’opportunité idéale pour les entrepreneurs et dirigeants d’entreprises qui se positionnent sur les marchés étrangers et souhaitent développer leurs activités internationales. Le salon Classe export organise plusieurs conférences sur la situation économique internationale et le climat des affaires mondiales, ainsi que les facteurs régionaux entrant en compte dans la globalisation et l’internationalisation. Le salon est aussi une occasion unique d’échanges intellectuels et de réseautage avec des chefs d’entreprises et des experts internationaux de la mondialisation.

Le fondateur de HT LOCALIZATION, Hervé THEVENET, sera présent pour discuter de l'importance de la localisation linguistique et de traduction pour des expansions réussies vers les marchés mondiaux.  Hervé THEVENET possède plus de 20 ans d'expérience dans le secteur de la localisation linguistique et du déploiement de logiciels et d'applications d'entreprise. Il a travaillé en Afrique, en Europe et en Amérique du Nord dans divers secteurs, notamment la localisation linguistique, l'informatique, la finance et la sécurisation des réseaux informatique. Expert chevronné dans le domaine de la localisation linguistique, Hervé THEVENET a précédemment été en charge de la production et de la technologie pour divers acteurs du secteur de la traduction, des entreprises pour lesquelles il a géré des programmes de localisation pour des grands groupes internationaux parmi lesquels Apple, General Electric, SAP Business Objects et LinkedIn.

HT LOCALIZATION est une agence de traduction internationale offrant une gamme complète de services professionnels de traduction et de localisation linguistique couvrant toutes les langues y compris les langues asiatiques et bidirectionnelles pour la traduction de documents marketing et technique, sites web, logiciels et apps, et bien plus encore.

Segment 7 - Coffee Talk with International Mommies - Picking French Bones

One thing I’ve learned living here in the expat community in Madrid, is that everyone has a bone to pick about the “proper” way to speak a language.  In Madrid, English is an interesting concept, as discussed in my earlier post. Children are taught British English in school, but American pop culture seems to prevail...

Segment 6 - Coffee Talk with International Mommies 

So when we first moved to Madrid, I found life here very different than in San Francisco.  The people in Madrid are so relaxed, so casual, so interested in family and “non-work” talk. The women dress very nice.  Just to walk in the park with a baby stroller means being decked out in the latest fashion and high heels.  Hair is always styled and make-up always perfect.

When folks find out that I am American, they are excited to practice their English and ask me all sort of questions about the difference between American and British speak – localization of life...

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Segment 5 – How to Raise Multilingual Kids

In my last segment I discussed how being multilingual makes one a better multi-tasker, a great problem solver, very creative, emotionally controlled, able to fight the effects of ageing, and more...  The benefits of being multilingual are compelling enough to make parents consider the notion of trying to foster an environment of “multilingualism” for their offspring...   

Segment 4 – Kids Growing up in a Multilingual World

 “If you know two languages, the level of your intelligence is multiplied a hundredfold in other people’s eyes.”  Bill Cosby, Actor.

• Madonna has two children Lourdes and Rocco. Both speak English and French some Spanish. 
• Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith have a daughter Stella, who has grown up speaking English and Spanish.
• Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi have a son Jaden Gil and daughter Jaz Elle who are bilingual with German and English.
• Wesley Snipes and Nikki Parks have a daughter and a son, who are growing up speaking English and Korean.

Not a day goes by without another linguistic expert reporting new research about ...

Segment 2 – Love Language Translations: She’s got that “Je ne sais pas”

They say that the language of love transcends cultural borders.  Love can indeed be lost in translations, or at least confused in translations at times.  Sure men might be from Mars, and women from Venus, but imagine if they weren’t even from the same galaxy!  How do you localize a relationship? 

July 25, 2012  Madrid, Spain - HT Localization tackles the Language of Love in Segment 2 of Real Life Series – Love Language Translations

HT Localization, an international translation agency, recently announced the roll-out of their new Language Translations for Real Life Series: A series articulating multi-lingual influences on the modern life.  The first segment of the new language blog series - Expats have translation needs too! - discussed the importance of translating locally for the growing number of international expats and the immigration community both in the US and Europe.  

Rachanee Thevenet, the Co-Founder of HT Localization translation agency will now tackle the Language of Love, with Segment 2 – Love Language Translations: She’s got that “Je ne sais pas”.   According to a report by The Economist, cross-border relationships have been rising consistently.  Marketing researchers and globalization experts are noticing the increasing trends in Asia and the US.

Segment 2 – Love Language Translations:  She’s got that “Je ne sais pas” explores the theme of localization and relationships, along with some Love Translation Tips.  What’s the Love Language Translation? Why does this matter?  Here’s an excerpt:

They say that the language of love transcends cultural borders.  Love can indeed be lost in translations, or at least confused in translations at times.  Sure men might be from Mars, and women from Venus, but imagine if they weren’t even from the same galaxy!  How do you localize a relationship? 

September 17, 2012  Madrid, Spain - HT Localization Explores  Kids Growing up in a Multilingual World 

With September’s arrival, parents turn their focus Back to School as families begin the long anticipated new 2012-2013 academic year. The latest segment of the HT Localization’s LanguageTranslations for Real Life Blog Series features the benefits of fostering a multilingual or bilingual environment for children.  Latest research points to some compelling reasons why parents should seriously consider the value of being able to fluently express one’s ideas in more than one language.

HT Localization’s co-founder Rachanee Thevenet shares some practical insights as to why being multilingual really matters, in addition to the latest research findings that multilingual children are better at multi-tasking, problem solving, and tend to be more emotionally developed. 

The international translation agency recently announced the roll-out of their new Language Translations for Real Life Series: A series articulating multi-lingual influences on the modern life.  Kids Growing up in a Multilingual World is the latest segment of the translation agency’s new Blog Series.

Read the full story and subscribe to the new Blog: Language Translations for Real Life Series

October 1, 2012  Paris, France - HT Localization Broadens Social Media Reach with France Based Viadeo 

HT Localization, an international translation and localization agency based in the U.S., engages its European audience with the French based social media platform - Viadeo.  Viadeo is an online social networking platform, similar to the American based LinkedIn.

The Viadeo Group was founded in 2004 in Paris, and is quickly becoming the leading professional networking platform in France and within the European French community. The Viadeo Group has over 45 million registered users and supports social networking platforms in 8 languages, compared to LinkedIn’s 175 million worldwide users.

HT Localization’s co-founder, Hervé Thevenet has been working with social networking platforms since the mid 2000’s and was involved with LinkedIn’s early localization efforts to launch into select international markets, which eventually expanded into the 18 languages currently offered by the LinkedIn platform today.

“Effective social networking platforms will allow customization within a specific language, but also integration with potential users in other languages. A global social platform should be designed to allow content to be translated between multiple languages across various user populations.” says Hervé Thevenet.  The manner by which the localization is achieved will depend on the global social media strategy, platform and goals of the company.  

February 5, 2013  Montpellier, France - HT Localization Expands to France

HT LOCALIZATION  LLC. is expanding its presence to France.  Ms. Florence Duchassin de Martino of Montpellier, France has joined HT Localization focusing on the European business development efforts.  Ms. Duchassin de Martino brings a wealth of international strategic expertise in the publishing and gaming industries, where she led key initiatives for international leaders such as Sega Europe, Time Warner Interactive, iDLivre, and Microids, to name a few.

HT Localization is an international translation agency and localization services company providing a full range of professional language translation & software localization services. "With sales & operations located worldwide, adding a sales presence in France will help to better serve clients in the region," says President & Co-Founder Hervé Thevenet.   Ms. Duchassin de Martino will lead the European business development efforts for HT Localization in Montpellier, France.  

With Ms. Duchassin de Martino’s gaming industry expertise, the company will increase its offering to better support the needs of the growing European-based gaming community.  HT Localization already provides translation services, including voice-over talent services to several gaming producers in the Hong Kong and the U.S. markets, and will focus on including more European gaming producers in their international portfolio of clients.  

HT Localization, LLC. is a privately-held translation agency and localization services company offering high quality multi-lingual services.  Based in the U.S. with sales & operations located in San Francisco CA USA, Madrid Spain, Montpellier France, Lusaka Zambia and Bangkok Thailand, HT Localization provides localization services including social media localization, marketing translations, website translations, software localization, eLearning materials, and documentation translations covering all languages across all major industries.

Segment 1 - Expats Have Translation Needs Too!

Glossaire de l'industrie de la traduction

Comme tous les métiers, la traduction/localisation utilise sont propre jargon. Vous trouverez ci-dessous la définition de quelques-uns des termes et acronymes les plus courants.

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Alignement : Les procédures d'alignement permettent de créer des mémoires de traductions en utilisant des textes sources et leurs traductions existantes. Cela est possible grâce à des outils logiciels spécialisés qui analysent et segmentent le texte source et la translation, puis tentent d'associer les segments obtenus. Le résultat est ensuite vérifié et corrigé par une personne capable de lire les deux langues et de valider le résultat. Faire un alignement permet de réutiliser des traductions précédentes dans les projets à venir. Le coût de la procédure est généralement compensé par les économies réalisées sur les projets futurs, et cela assure une meilleure adhérence au style existant.

G11N : Abréviation du terme anglais « Globalization ». Le chiffre onze est une référence aux nombres de lettres entre le « g » initial et le « n » final.

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April 26, 2012. San Francisco, CA. -  HT Localization expands to the San Francisco Bay Area

HT Localization, LLC. announced that it is expanding its presence to Northern California.  Lyn Jakab has joined HT Localization as the North American Business Development manager located in San Francisco, CA. The Bay Area is home to some of the finest technology firms in the world, an incubator to many of the world's successful  internet & technology start-ups.  HT Localization, LLC. is a worldwide translation & localization services company based in the U.S. and Spain, offering high quality multi-lingual services at a low cost.  

"It makes sense.  Our Bay Area clients are innovative by nature, they provide their own clients with high service levels, and they also deserve quality service levels from their suppliers.  With sales & operations located worldwide, we are well positioned to serve our California clients with geographically desirable service." says President & Co-Founder Herve Thevenet.    

Herve Thevenet is no stranger to the Bay Area, where he spent several years working in the network security and localization industries in the late 90's and early 2000's, prior to relocating to Madrid, Spain, where HT Localization's operations is managed.  Prior to starting HT Localization, Herve Thevenet was the CTO of an Italian based localization firm and also worked for TekTranslations and WeLocalize, where he catered to technology and internet organizations.

To inaugurate the expansion to California, HT Localization is launching a 15% rebate promotion to all new clients.  "Our clients come to us for our competitive pricing, but they stay with us because of quality."   In the localization business, "your [company's] reputation is on the line. Clients cannot afford to have linguistic mistakes on their product collateral or company's print or online materials."    

May 29, 2012  London, England - 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games: HT Localization & European Businesses are Leveraging Languages for the Global Stage

This summer, the world will be watching the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.  London is home to over 200 ethnic communities, who speak over 300 languages. While the official languages of the Olympic Games are French and English, the official Olympic website is available in 5 languages: Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Arabic. The reality is that with over 200 countries gathering for the summer games, 300+ languages will be spoken this summer in England’s capital!

The UK is preparing to receive over 330,000 international tourists and participants due to the London 2012 Olympics. According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), “The Olympic Games are one of the most effective international marketing platforms in the world, reaching billions of people in over 200 countries and territories throughout the world”.

According to Amadeus, a company that provides technology to the travel industry, and Forward Data SL, a market research and consulting company publishing ForwardKeys, 31% more people will visit London between July 23 - August 12 than in the same period last year, with the greatest visitors from the US, Germany and Australia, along with other European nations and Japan.

What does this all mean for local business in London, where English is the spoken language and widely understood by nearly 2 billion people globally who speak English as a second language? 

July 12, 2012  Madrid, Spain - HT Localization kicks-off their new Blog Series: Language Translations for Real Life -A series articulating multi-lingual influences on the modern life

HT Localization LLC. a translation and localization agency with offices in San Francisco and Madrid announced their new blog Language Translations for Real Life Series.  A series of articles articulating multi-lingual influences on the modern life will be launched in the upcoming weeks to help bring home the essence of language in everyday life.  In today’s global society, crossroads are connecting borders and lives at an amazing pace.  It is no longer uncommon to be born multi-ethnic, raised multi-lingual, to have dual or even triple nationalities, or to live in one city where literally hundreds of languages are spoken.  Translation and localization aren’t just a requirement for businesses, but also for everyday people living and working in this world.

“Our goal is ‘to make it real’, language is critical to our lives” says Rachanee Thevenet, Co-Founder of HT Localization.  Globalization touches people not only in regards to businesses, but for personal activities.  It’s not only a sales or marketing tool for businesses to expand internationally, but a necessity for people to function effectively in today’s world.  “Take for example, expats living in a foreign country.  They need to take local driving exams, find doctors and schools for their kids, understand contracts and local laws, navigate the Social Services, these things can be hard to get your head around if you are not from that area, imagine trying it when you’re not fluent in the local language” adds Rachanee Thevenet.  

HT Localization will "make it real” with this new blog series by exploring life themes such as, needs for expats, international relationships and marriages, raising multi-lingual kids, localization of popular world legends, religion and of course the old American English vs. British English debate, to name a few.  “I hope to share some of my personal experiences and observations on how language and translations are impacting lives, at the very least, this should make for some interesting reading” says Rachanee Thevenet.

Here’s an excerpt of the first segment of HT Localizations Presents Language Translations for Real Life Series, where HT Localization explores: Expats Have Translation Needs Too! 

Hervé Thevenet

Co-fondateur – Responsable technologie et production

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“Personal Information”* means any information that (i.) relates to a natural person or individual, and (ii.) is transferred to HT LOCALIZATION in the U.S. from the European Economic Area or Switzerland, (iii.) is recorded in any form, (iv.) relates to an identified or identifiable customer, and (v.) can be linked to that individual. Personal Information does not include information that is encoded or anonymized, or publicly available information that has not been combined with non-public personal information.

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HT Localization LLC is committed to sustainability because it's the right thing for the environment and for our business.

HT Localization LLC is committed to making a positive impact on the environment by pursuing and implementing effective green practices and procedures.  We apply environmentally friendly “green thinking” to every action and every decision to benefit our customers, our community and our team.  

We are dedicated to taking the following actions to achieve our green vision:

• Reduce the amount of waste our company produces
• Increase our green knowledge and support green programs
• Support green partners and businesses who are also dedicated to sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy 

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Are you a top-rate worker in your field?  If you are a localization professional, we should talk...

• Business development professionals with a proven track record
• Skilled localization project managers and engineers
• Experienced professional linguists

Exciting and challenging work. Our business is communications.  We help people to “talk” in the language in which they want to “be heard”.  We help companies deliver their message, locally.  We bring San Francisco to Madrid to Bangkok.  Join us! We are always looking for exceptional professionals to join our team.  Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..

Open Positions:

Business Development Managers (BDM) -  North America, Europe, Asia

The BDM is responsible for developing new business relationships and serving as the first level of support to existing clients.  The BDM will “own” the client relationship.

Des experts du monde entier à votre service !

Notre réseau comprend des milliers de linguistes et ingénieurs professionnels partout dans le monde prêts à vous servir.

Grâce à nos bureaux à Bangkok, Montpellier, Madrid et San-Francisco, nous restons ouverts 24h/24h et nous couvrons tous les fuseaux horaires.

• Amérique du Nord, États-Unis

• Europe, Espagne et France

Hervé Thevenet

Président et co-fondateur – Responsable technologie et production

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Encore plus d'économies et une réponse en un temps record !

Notre portail client affiche en toute transparence un résumé de l’avancée de vos projets. Vous pouvez envoyer un projet, demander un devis, voir l'avancée de votre projet et communiquer directement avec notre équipe de production. Ce canal de communication permet de faciliter la collaboration pour des projets complexes.

Nous éliminons tout simplement la prise de risque afin de garantir le succès de votre programme !

Nous pouvons envisager l'intégration de votre système de gestion de contenu à notre plateforme de gestion de traduction pour automatiser les flux de travail répétitifs. Cela nous permet de recevoir et de livrer plus rapidement vos documents et de réduire les transferts manuels inutiles de fichiers et les risques que cela incombe.

Notre plateforme est compatible avec la quasi-totalité des systèmes de gestion de contenu comprenant un composant de gestion de contenu multilingue et autorisant des connexions extérieures par le biais d’un service Web. Il s’agit là d’une technologie standard disponible avec les principaux outils de gestion de contenu du marché parmi lesquels TeamSite, Documentum, Alfresco, Ektron, Drupal, pour n’en citer que quelques-uns. L'alliance de nos 2 systèmes peut faciliter et simplifier la publication de vos documents multilingues.

Vous bénéficiez des économies générées grâce à notre système

Nous avons déployé un système de gestion de traduction (TMS) et d'automatisation des flux de travail pour gérer vos projets. Cela permet non seulement d'optimiser les délais de production, mais également de garantir un suivi rigoureux des procédures.

Notre système de gestion de traduction repose sur une version personnalisée de la plateforme en code source libre GlobalSight. Grâce à l'implémentation de ces outils, nous sommes en mesure d’adapter notre production à votre programme, tout en maintenant notre efficacité et en appliquant nos procédures.

Minimiser le coût incrémental de vos traductions futures

Vos mémoires de traduction sont importantes : elles garantissent une cohérence dans la qualité et le style, tout en réduisant les coûts de traduction de vos futurs projets grâce au recyclage des traductions que vous avez approuvées dans les versions précédentes.

Il s’agit là de la clef de voute pour les entreprises et organisations en constante innovation proposant de nouveaux produits et services. Vos mémoires de traduction sont intégrées et les traductions précédentes sont réutilisées à chaque nouveau projet. Vous bénéficiez ainsi automatiquement d’un style cohérent et d’une réductions des coûts.

Nous gagnons du temps, vous économisez de l'argent

Les outils d'aide à la traduction permettent aux traducteurs de travailler plus efficacement et d’améliorer la qualité de leur production. Ils permettent notament de gagner en cohérence globale et d'harmoniser le style et la terminologie de toutes vos communications. Des études ont aussi démontré que l'utilisation d'outils de traduction peut apporter un gain de temps de jusqu'à 40 % dans l’exécution de projets dans certains cas. Toutes nos équipes de traduction sont équipées des dernières versions de ces logiciels d’aide à la traduction, afin de garantir une publication précise et dans les plus brefs délais de vos documents.

Grâce à une utilisation éprouvée des outils d'aide à la traduction, nous vous garantissons une optimisation des délais d’exécution de vos projets par le biais d’une automatisation maximale des flux de travail et d’un accent mis sur la qualité.  

Traduction automatique (TA)

Vous devez contrôler vos coûts de localisation

C'est là que nous vous apportons notre savoir-faire. Vous ne pouvez pas vous permettre de perdre du temps ou de l'argent, nous non plus ! C'est pourquoi HT Localization investit dans le développement technologique.

En s'appuyant sur des avancées technologiques de pointe, nous améliorons notre production, afin de vous assurer que chaque projet soit exécuté dans les plus brefs délais, tout en maintenant une qualité optimale en fonction de vos critères.

Grâce à nos investissements technologiques, nous maintenons une structure hiérarchique plate et gagnons en flexibilité et efficacité. C’est un aspect primordial de notre entreprise : nous nous adaptons rapidement à vos nouveaux besoins.

Comment pouvez-vous vous assurer que votre logiciel est bien compris par vos utilisateurs ?

Nous maîtrisons la localisation de logiciels. Nous faisons appel à des ingénieurs logiciels et des techniciens qui pratiquent une méthodologie rigoureuse, et connaissent les outils et cycles de developement logiciel, de la définition au déploiement, en passant par les aspects conception, développement et assurance qualité.

• Interfaces utilisateur 

• Fichiers d'aide

• Bases de données

Les canaux multimédias pour atteindre une audience globale

Les avancées technologiques offrent de nouvelles plateformes prometteuses permettant de présenter votre message sur des supports plus attrayants.

• Vidéos

• Présentations

• Démonstrations

Un tout nouveau marché s'est ouvert avec les applications mobiles

Grâce à la nouvelle génération de téléphones mobiles intelligents, vos clients accèdent encore plus facilement au contenu ou aux applications que vous publiez.

La localisation d’applications pour appareil mobile ouvre de nouvelles plateformes de communications. Nous pouvons vous aider à localiser vos applications (IOS iPhone/iPad, Android ou Windows Mobile) !

• Prise en compte des aspects techniques

• Doublage avec des professionnels de langue maternelle

Pouvez-vous risquer l'image de marque de votre entreprise ?

Le lancement d'un nouveau produit dans plusieurs pays avec le même message marketing peut rencontrer un immense succès dans l'un et faire un flop dans un autre. Même les grandes marques mondiales ne sont pas à l'abris d'erreurs coûteuse. Nous avons tous en mémoire des exemples récents, telle cette marque de boissons gazeuses célèbre qui a lancé une campagne désastreuse en Chine promettant de ramener à la vie les ancêtres de leurs clients.

Nos experts en localisation feront en sorte que l’essence de votre message soit préservée entre les différentes cultures. Nous couvrons tous les types de documents et marketing et publicitaires, à savoir :

• les publicités imprimées et en ligne ;

• les campagnes publicitaires ;

Est-ce que votre contenu en ligne délivre le même message dans toutes les langues ?

Nous pouvons vous aider à présenter votre message sur le Web de manière cohérente dans différentes cultures. Les internautes avertis apprécient les solutions Internet dans leur propre langue.   

• Commerce électronique

• Publipostage électronique

• Annonces en ligne

Optimisez vos programmes de formation à travers le monde

Nous travaillons avec vous pour localiser vos supports de formation, à savoir :

• vos formations assistée par ordinateur ;

• vos applications d’apprentissage en ligne et multimédia ;

• votre matériel pédagogique ;

Diffuser correctement l'information en plusieurs langues

Votre message est important. La localisation et l’adaptation culturelle permettent d’éviter certains « accidents » de communication pouvant être embarrassants, voire vous causer préjudice dans les cas le plus extrêmes.

• Glossaire : traduire les termes en utilisant la terminologie de votre secteur d'activité que vous aurez approuvée

• Guide de style : ce document permet de maintenir une cohérence de la traduction et du style de toutes les langues de votre projet

• Reformatage de document : cette étape permet d’adapter le format au contexte culturel

En plus de de traduire, il est souvent nécessaire de localiser vos documents pour que le public saisisse pleinement la portée de votre message.

La traduction est la reproduction de phrases d'une langue vers une autre. En d'autres termes, le traducteur prend un ensemble de mots pour y apporter une signification en fonction du contexte dans une langue différente.

La localisation englobe la traduction, mais également l'adaptation des éléments graphiques et visuels, ainsi que la prise en compte des aspects culturels, des habitudes de consommation et des préférences du marché visé.

En savoir plus sur...

Documentation
Formation et apprentissage en ligne (e-learning)
Votre message sur la toile – Web, courriel et médias sociaux
Marketing & publicité
Applications pour mobile
Multimédia
Logiciels

Notre gestion de programme repose sur un partenariat solide avec nos clients et nos prestataires. Dès le premier contact, nous nous efforçons à forger un esprit de confiance. À cet effet nos procédures et nos outils sont destinés à permettre transparence et communication franche et directe. À cet effet, nos procédures et nos outils permettent une transparence et une communication franche et directe. En résumé, travailler avec HT Localization, c'est synonyme de qualité, de productivité et d'efficacité.

Gestion de programme (en anglais) :

Nous formons des équipes de linguistes experts pour votre programme de localisation en fonction de leur spécialisation et de leur domaine d'expertise. Nous disposons de spécialistes pour tous les principaux domaines et secteurs.

Voici une liste représentative des secteurs pour lesquels nous travaillons régulièrement :

• Secteur publicitaire et marketing

• Secteur bancaire et financier

• Secteur des produits de grande consommation

Nous allions le meilleur des technologies de traduction pour assister l’humain et vous apporter des services multilingues de qualité. Le facteur humain reste primordial.

Notre réseau de linguistes est composé de traducteurs professionnels qui ne traduise qu'uniquement vers leur langue maternelle. Nos traducteurs vivent dans le pays ce qui assure une adéquation aux références culturelles locales. 

Nous vous apportons des services de localisation et de traduction dans toutes les langues et partout dans le monde. Nous couvrons toutes les langues d’Europe, d’Afrique, du Moyen-Orient et d’Asie, ainsi que leurs variantes culturelles locales sur chaque continent.

Voici une liste représentative des principale langues que nous couvrons* :

* Nous ne présentons ici que les langues les plus demandées par nos clients. N’hésitez-pas à nous contacter même si une langue dont vous avez besoin n’est pas dans la liste.

• Chefs de projet

• Linguistes experts

• Graphistes experts

• Ingénieurs en localisation

• Agents d'assurance qualité

En tant que partenaire de services multilingues, nous travaillerons avec vous pour répondre aux besoins de votre programme.

Nos linguistes comptent parmi les experts dans leur domaine. Ils ont travaillé pour de grandes organisations et entreprises mondiales et américaines. Nous travaillons dans toutes les combinaisons linguistiques, peu importe l’endroit, le document ou le support, que ce soit en ligne ou imprimé et avec Pao, si nécessaire.

En savoir plus sur...

Gestion de programme
Expertise linguistique et langues couvertes
Spécialisation par secteur
Processus collaboratif

Bienvenue à HT Localization ! 

L’année de votre expansion globale est là !!

Nous sommes une agence de traduction internationale capable de s'adapter rapidement à vos besoins.  Nous fournissons une gamme complète de services professionnels de traduction et de localisation dans toutes les langues et comprenant la traduction de vos documents marketing, de vos sites Web, la localisation de vos logiciels et de votre contenu multimédia, la traduction de votre documentation et bien plus encore.

Vous voulez que votre message traverse les frontières ? Vous devrez en adapter la forme mais pas le fond !

Nous aidons les entreprises à « parler » dans la langue dans laquelle elles veulent « être comprises ». Nous livrons leur message, que ce soit à un niveau planétaire ou régional. La localisation sous-entend bien plus qu’une simple traduction : il s'agit de comprendre une culture et d’un « savoir-communiquer ». C'est ce service que nous vous offrons !