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In this issue…
Translation and the Internet
Part 1 A zero-sum game?Now that even the low end of the language services industry is beginning to wake up to the existence of the Internet, there appears to be some form of unwritten understanding that there are serious benefits to the industry and its players - from leading-edge translation and localization companies down to isolated workaholic freelances - to be derived from "joining" the Internet and actively using the facilities it can or could provide. But exactly what are these benefits if, indeed, they exist at all? What is the basis for what must surely be a purely business-driven decision to invest the time and money needed to achieve effective online status? Or is it, in fact, the status element that is uppermost in peoples' minds?  The remainder of this article is available only to LISA members and Newsletter subscribers. Please log in with your user name and password to read the entire article. Note: If you are not a member, but are interested in receiving the Globalization Insider, click here. Note: If you do not presently have access to archives of Globalization Insider older than one year and would like to access them, please contact the LISA Administration or upgrade your LISA Membership (form). E-mail LISA Administration for further enquiries. |
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   8-11 December 2008 |