Localization Engineering

Due to the variety of technologies, programming languages, file formats, and several other factors, a process is needed to help the translator focus on the linguistic aspect of localization and to protect the client's data from any elements that can corrupt them (code, format, etc.)  In addition, localization involves technical elements that go beyond adjusting the linguistic component of applications (e.g. need to change character encoding). Given the above, localization engineering involves preparing data for translation, re-integrating it after the translation is done, and making any adjustments necessary to ensure that the deliverable is technically correct.  

Our engineers have in-depth knowledge with a wide variety of platforms and technologies. Our expertise includes thorough knowledge of localization engineering best practices, and all public localization and translation tools such as Trados Workbench, SDLX, ITP Filter Pack, Alchemy Catalyst, DejaVu.  It also includes many programming and scripting languages (Java, VB, C, C++, ASP, JSP, PHP, PERL, CGI, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, XML, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, etc.), and operating systems (Windows, Unix, Mac) 

The localization engineering process involves the following steps:

• Source validation (to ensure the integrity of the input data)
• Data analysis and preparation
• Data re-integration
• Locale-specific adjustments
• Validation of deliverable

Our engineers will go beyond making the basic steps to get your content localized.  They will critically analyze your data and code and help you structure it and code it right so you can avoid any future re-work.