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Competition is fierce in the Translation Management System (TMS) arena, with dozens of providers duking it out to win over clients.

28 February 2020

The TMS Arena – Nimdzi Finger Food

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Is it possible to auto-select the best MT Engine? Let's take a look at what's out there.

21 February 2020

Auto Select: Identifying the Best MT Engine Match – Nimdzi Finger Food

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One of the main reasons for implementing machine translation (MT) into localization workflows is that it saves money. And time. This time, let’s focus on money. In particular, cost savings.

19 February 2020

Machine Translation Post-editing: How Much Is the Fish? – Nimdzi Finger Food

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About 20 percent of survey respondents confuse TMS for Business Management Systems (BMS). What's the difference and why does it matter?

26 January 2020

Automating Business Management in Translation: The Why and the How Public

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TMS stands for Translation Management System. However, there’s no exact standard within the translation and localization industry as to what comprises a TMS. Some providers and users of these solutions are adamant that TMS is a system that has management functionality and does not necessarily have Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) features. But we call any such technology a Business Management System (BMS) since that’s what it does: it helps manage business operations.

10 December 2019

The Translation Management System Mosaic: Different Colors, Shapes and SizesExclusive for Nimdzi Partners

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Here and there, continuous localization (CL) is everywhere. But exactly how continuous is the approach of your language services provider (LSP)? One can notice a shiny "CL" label sparkling on almost every offer now.

25 November 2019

5 Continuous Localization Questions to Ask – Nimdzi Finger Food

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Over the course of Nimdzi Insights’ various research projects, we have consistently found that the one thing (editor’s note: among many, admittedly) that can make or break localization operations, whether on the buyers’ side or on the language services providers’ (LSP) side is the following:

22 November 2019

Buyers & LSP readiness: How ready are you? – Nimdzi Finger Food

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Have you ever confused a TMS with a TMS? We bet you did. (Editor’s note: Some on Nimdzi’s team do it all the time.) On paper, TMS stands for Translation Management System. But the localization industry has different ways to define what this name covers.

16 October 2019

TMS: What is in a Name – Nimdzi Finger Food

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From typewriters to machine translation, technology has continuously transformed language services. The future capacity of companies and individuals to win business and influence the industry depends on having a technological advantage. Locations with hubs of impactful and popular language technologies will attract better talent, create more jobs, and enjoy economic development more than others. So, […]

4 August 2019

Top Language Technology Countries Public

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At the TAUS Annual conference in Vancouver, Welocalize’s VP of software, Douglas Knoll, demonstrated a new production platform that can now be used for virtually any task. This opens up a critical technology discussion among LSPs regarding the ability to to expedite additional services – but this means bad news for TMS creators inside translation […]

24 October 2018

Future-proofing LSP Technology Public

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