Globalization Insider

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Addressing the Localization Skills Shortage • Prof. Sue Ellen Wright, Kent State University
Director’s letter (premium) • Michael Anobile
Standards for Language Interpretation • David Sawyer, The Monterey Institute of International Studies
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics? (premium) • Deborah Fry, Fry & Bonthrone Partnerschaft
ExCom Corner (premium)
Linguistic Tools of the Trade (premium) • LISA Interview with Monica Beltrametti
Intelligent Switches (premium) • Meredith Fischer, VP Corporate Marketing and Chief Communications Officer, Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Client/Server Localization (premium) • Rebecca Ray, Remedy Corporation
Russia’s Door is Open for Translation Work (premium) • John Freivalds, JFA, Inc.
What are We Talking About? • Prof. Sue Ellen Wright, Kent State University

Client/Server Localization

A Primer for Beginners

Rebecca Ray, Remedy Corporation

More and more medium-sized to large organizations are replacing their mainframe infrastructure with a client/server model for their front- and back-office applications. There is a huge opportunity for service providers to localize these software programs. This article provides insight into the challenges presented by client/server localization for globalization professionals who may be embarking on a client/server localization project for the first time. Though much less complex than producing localized multimedia software titles, and somewhat less complicated than managing international web sites, client/server localization still presents some unique twists. Rebecca Ray, Senior International Product Manager for Remedy Corporation, outlines some of the challenges below.

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