Across Language Server

Website: https://www.across.net/en/

Email: [email protected]

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Founded: 2005
Updated: 08 / 07 / 2021

Main Info

Deployment model

Private cloud
Public Cloud
Server/On-premise

Additional functionality

Integrations

API

REST
SOAP

Middleware

Clay Tablet

Public Machine translation

Capita SmartMATE

DeepL

Google

Kantan MT

Moses

Omniscien MT

Promt

Reverso by Softissimo

Systran

Business management

Plunet

Web & Software

ASIM CMS

catXmedia CMS

censhare CMS

crossbase CMS

FirstSpirit

Magento

SAP Hybris

Typo3

xMedia CMS

Technical documentation

Acolada Sirius CMS

AuthorIt

Congree (authoring assistance)

CONTENTSERV PIM

COSIMA go! editorial system

DERCOM COTI specification

docuGlobe editorial system

FCT

Fischer TIM RS

Informatica PIM

myview TranslationManager (PIM solution)

Noxum Publishing Studio

one2edit authoring tool

PTC Windchill PLM

SAP ERP

Schema ST4

Stibo STEP

Viamedici EPIM

Supported file formats

.NET localization formats (.resx .resw)
.NET Resource files (.resource)
.NET Satellite Assemblies (resource.dll)
Adobe FrameMaker (.mif)
Adobe InDesign (.idml .indb)
Adobe InDesign™ (.inx)
Android apps (.xml)
Broadvision Quicksilver (.ildoc)
Control Panel Extensions (.cpl),
DITA (.dita)
DITA map (.ditamap)
Drawing Interchange Format (.dxf)
Dynamic Link Library (.dll)
Excel (.xls .xlsx)
Executables (.exe)
iOS apps (.strings)
Java property files (.properties)
JavaScript (.json)
Microsoft Office (.doc .docx .xls .xlsx .xlsm .ppt .pptx)
Microsoft Visual Studio & C++ resource files (.rc)
Multilingual website GetText Portable object (.po .pot)
Multilingual XML formats (.xml)
National Language Support (.nls)
OLE Control extensions (.ocx)
PDF (.pdf)
Quark Express (.xtg)
SDL Trados Tag Editor (.ttx)
Standard Generalized Markup Language (.sgml)
STAR Transit project (.PXF .PPF)
Trados Studio (.sdlxliff)
Typo3 website pages (.xml)
Web pages (.html .htm .xhtml .xht .shtml .shtm)
Windows Installer (.msi)
XLIFF (.xlf)

Other Integrations

Acrolinx (QA)

translate5

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About

Across Language Server is a German enterprise TMS that sells to the whole supply chain: from the buyer to LSP, their subcontractors and freelancers. It’s known as a closed system focused on data security.

Components

Original desktop editor
More recent web editor with preview
Project management apps – desktop and web
Two reporting/business intelligence solutions
Standalone terminology solution – CrossTerm
Standalone marketplace/social network – CrossMarket
A tool to link up multiple servers – CrossLink
Business intelligence and KPI component – DataCube
Connectors – CrossConnect

Best for

Enterprises with needs for advanced localization workflows and reporting in a server scenario
Technical writing teams using document CMS
LSPs with security and automation requirements

On the plus side, Across has more document CMS and PIM system connectors than rival TMS and offers unique security features for GDPR compliance. On the other side, it is sometimes criticized for an older UI and bulkier feature set.

History

Across Systems GmbH has been founded quite early in 2005, as a spin-off from Nero, a software firm that produced popular CD burning application. At the time, localization tools were few, the choice limited to Trados and Transit. Nero created their own translation suite and developed a company from it, with top management eventually sharing in the stock.

Across has always grown organically, and without outside funding. It developed initially in the German-speaking world, selling to security-conscious German manufacturers, and eventually started expansion into the United States.

At the beginning of 2018, around 80 people worked at Across Systems, and revenue estimates exceeded 5 million euros, making it one of the larger language technology companies.

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Pricing

Translator Pricing

Basic – Free
Premium – €19.50/month
Support for multiple customers and translator’s own TM & TB

Team Pricing

Enterprise pricing starts at 4900 euros, with extra 3,800 euros per CMS connector. There is an optional 20% annual support and maintenance contract. Enterprise clients often add onboarding and training services worth about 20% of the license costs.

The average project size is 30,000 euros.

Translator workbench

Editor functionality

Concordance search
Customizable interface
Customizable keyboard shortcuts
Integration with voice recognition technology
Multiple segment filtering options
Search and replace
Source text editing
Supports hidden text
Supports large files (>1 gb)
Supports right-to-left languages

Translation Editor OS support

Web editor
Windows offline editor

Productivity

Automated locking of non-translatables (tags & numbers)
Centralized & real-time translation memory
Machine translation integrated

Quality

Automated quality assurance (AutoQA)
Custom quality profiles/programs
Integration with 3rd-party QA
QA check customization
Quality evaluation functionality (LQA)

Context

Control over the length of the target segment
Preview for Adobe InDesign
Preview for HTML
Preview for XML
Segments can link to screenshots and reference materials

Terminology

Forbidden terms
Linking terms
Live suggestions from term base
Multilingual terms
QA check for consistency
Term descriptions & images
Term extraction
Term indexing and tagging

Collaboration

Built-in instant messaging chat
Comments for segments
Multi-user simultaneous work on a single job
Tracked changes

PM workbench

Access (PM)

Web app
Windows app

Projects

Automated project creation and resource allocation
Document version history
Invoice generation
Job analysis and price calculation based on TM & MT
KPIs and budget dashboard
Overdue job notifications
Project status and issues dashboards
Purchase order generation
Splitting one project between several linguists
Task manager for an in-house team
Time tracking & speed analytics
Vendor price lists and cost analytics

Workflows

Non-linguistic tasks allowed in workflows
Source change detection
Workflow builder
Workflow logic editor
Workflow visualization (Gantt chart or similar)
Workflows can launch from an API call

Vendor management

Automated vendor selection based on rules and quality scores
First come first served job allocation
Job marketplace
Vendor profiles
Vendor quality dashboard

Customer portal

Access to terminology
Access to workflow steps
Access translation memory
Client review
Instant MT & TM a document
Instant Quotes
Order history

Security

Can prevent file downloads
Placeholders for private user data
Prevent MT use
Roles and access rights editor
User activity logs