Outsourcing is out / Collaboration is in New approaches for the delegation of translation projects

across Systems GmbH – Software with the Power of NeroUrs Huechting, September 20, 2007

Outsourcing is out / Collaboration is in

New approaches for the delegation of translation projects


across Systems GmbH Spin-off of Nero AG in October 2005

Over 55 employees, split into Management Sales Marketing Development

Locations: Karlsbad (HQ) Barcelona (Spain) Glendale (California / USA) …

Product distribution Couple of hundred server installations Couple of thousands software clients


abridged version of our customer list

Banks

Software

Automotive / Railway

Misc

Electronic

Chemistry /

Pharma

Engineering

Service provider


across Language Server – key features

Project Management

Quality Management

Workflow Management

LAN / WAN / Web - Clients

Open API InterfacesReal-time Authoring Assistance

Translation Memory Database Terminology Database





CMS / DMS ERP PLM etc.

Integration of systems

editor

editor

editor

crossAuthor

Integrationof

authoring assistance

Integrationof

translation processes

Web-Portal

cTerm Web

Integration of

organizations

LSP

Integration of

LSPs / subcontractors

crossAuthor Web Portal


Example: Translation costs

create inspection report

Creating a inspection report

Creation of inspection report

Create report

Inspection report creation

Create an inspection report







Number of words: 20 Number of words: 3

Translation into 20 languages

Translation costs per word 0,07 £

28 £ 4,2 £


The solution lies in authoring assistance real-time access during document creation on

re-usable sentences (sentence database)

consistent terminology, including recognition of 'do not use' terms


Translation Memory

Terminology

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Outsourcing is out / Collaboration is in New approaches for the delegation of translation projects