LISA is the Nexus – THE source for facilitating global business through language technology, standards and best practice guidelines.

LISA is the Nexus for localization industry resource information that you can’t find anywhere else. Why? Because it has been around since the early days of the industry (thirteen years, to be exact!), and it has catalogued this information in the form of presentations, surveys, newsletter articles, etc. Its 400+ members have progressed from being early adopters to implementing GILT (Globalization, Internationalization, Localization and Translation) best practices at the forefront of global business planning.

Don’t reinvent the wheel in your global business planning! Don’t wander the cyber seas!

Why reinvent the wheel in your global business planning? Is your organization just beginning to get its feet wet in the global market? Then come to LISA for the information and education you need to be successful. If your company is already a player in the global market, then consult LISA for the standards and best practice guidelines needed to hone your global marketing strategy to generate a better ROI.

Our surveys and data are required reading for mid- to senior-level executives involved in strategic issues related to globalization. We want to share what our members have learned, where they have been and why this information is critical for the new generation of global e-business people worldwide.

Save significant amounts of time and money in your decisionmaking by using this valuable, quantifiable information.

As you begin your strategic business planning for 2004, don’t miss out on the following sources of information. Through tracking, analyzing and delivering this data in the form of surveys, LISA enables you to make informed decisions on

• market entry strategies,
• the use of technology,
• business process implementation and
• standards adoption.

You can save significant amounts of time and money in your decisionmaking by using this valuable, quantifiable information. Best of all, some of the survey findings are FREE!

Asian Globalization Resources Survey

Do you need help building business plans for entering the Chinese market? Do you want to know where the localization market is headed during the next 3-5 years in China? Do you need to know which markets will be the first to be developed by Chinese companies outside of China? Then consult the LISA Asian Globalization Resources Survey. LISA was the first professional association active in the GILT industry in Asia. Long before it was popular to do so, LISA was holding conferences in China and the rest of Asia. It is now an essential source of global business intelligence in this region.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with executives from more than 210 companies in China, the Asian Globalization Resources Survey provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview available of GILT-related business in China. It identifies market opportunities, offers detailed information on spending allocation and provides executive opinions on the GILT industry in this region. It now includes a recent market update from Anthony Wong, Managing Director of E-C Consulting and a Consultant with CCID Group (China Centre for Information Industry Development), on post-SARS China.

Learn more and purchase the LISA Asian Globalization Resources Survey today.

Do you need information on any of the following topics or related ones?

• How GILT-related standards are affecting content authoring and localization
• How Web Services are impacting content creation
• How XML is being used in eBusiness and content authoring
• The extent to which multiple languages are being supported
• How Web portals are being used to facilitate content localization
• The identification of key obstacles to adopting open Translation Memory standards

Then read on for more information on other surveys currently available from LISA.

Global Content Creation Survey

Very little information has been available until now on the current status or future trends in the creation of multilingual content. To rectify this situation and to provide guidance for its members in this area, LISA’s OSCAR SIG has joined with SAP and industry tools developers to release the Global Content Creation Survey, the first industry survey ever to specifically examine global content creation and management.

Learn more and purchase the LISA Global Content Creation Survey today.

Global eBusiness Survey (in partnership with OASIS) (FREE!)

Do organizations actually use the available standards for international eBusiness, and if they do, to what extent? In the Global eBusiness Survey, LISA has partnered with OASIS to examine the current level of global eBusiness support and the use of standards accessible through Web Services and language processing.

Learn more and download the LISA • OASIS Global eBusiness Survey today for FREE.

Terminology Management - A Comparative Study of Costs, Data Categories, Tools and Organizational Structure

This study is the first summary report to be produced by the LISA Terminology Special Interest Group (SIG) and is especially designed to provide valuable insights to organizations planning to implement new terminology procedures. Companies surveyed include Cisco Systems, J.D. Edwards, IBM, Medtronic, Oracle, SAP, SDL and Xerox.

Learn more and purchase the LISA Terminology Management Survey today.

Translation Memory Survey (FREE!)

Since the introduction of the Translation Memory eXchange (TMX) Standard in 1997, Translation Memory has become a key asset for GILT companies. The Translation Memory Survey identifies current usage and future trends in this area.

Learn more and download the LISA Translation Memory Survey today for FREE.

GILT Industry 2003 Salary Survey

The GILT Industry 2003 Salary Survey provides a picture of salary ranges in the GILT industry worldwide. It examines pay rates for sixteen typical job descriptions in this arena, based on responses from approximately 230 different companies. The survey also examines how GILT salaries are affected by company type, geographical location, job description and seniority.

Various Surveys Containing Historical Data (FREE!)

As a service to its members and the GILT industry, LISA has been conducting surveys and delivering data since 1995. If your organization requires historical data on any of the following topics, just click on the appropriate link:

• terminology management (Terminology in the Localization Industry Survey)
• web localization in Japan (Survey of the Internet and Web Localization in Japan)
• new media localization (New Media Localization Report for the European Commission)
• the state of the localization industry for various years.