GlobalLink

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Deployment model	Private cloud donePublic Cloud doneServer/On-premise

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Localization	doneWebsite translation proxy

power Integrations

API	doneREST doneSOAP
Public Machine translation	doneAmazon Sockeye AppTek OmniFluent Google Kantan MT doneLilt Microsoft Moses Omniscien MT Systran tauyou doneTransPerfect NMT doneTransPerfect SMT
Online repositories (hotfolder integrations)	Amazon S3 Dropbox
Web & Software	Adobe Experience Manager Atlassian Confluence Bitbucket Contentful Drupal Episerver Git Github Hippo CMS doneJahia Jira Kentico Liferay Lingoport Magento magnolia Microsoft SharePoint doneOpenText Web Experience Manager Oracle Web Center SalesForce Commerce Cloud (Demandware) SAP Hybris SDL LiveContent SDL Tridion SDL Web Sitecore Subversion (SVN) Typo3 Umbraco Wordpress
Technical documentation	Documentum InRiver PIM doneSalesForce Knowledge Stibo STEP Tridion Docs
Marketing automation	Marketo Oracle Eloqua Salesforce
Supported file formats	done.NET localization formats (.resx .resw) done.NET Resource files (.resource) doneAdobe FrameMaker (.mif) doneAdobe Illustrator (.fxg & .svg) doneAdobe InDesign (.idml .indb) doneAdobe InDesign (.indd) doneAdobe InDesign™ (.inx) doneAdobe Photoshop (.psd) doneAndroid apps (.xml) doneASP.NET (.asp .aspx .ascx) doneCode Files (.cs .inc .js .css .jfs .cls .asax .asa .c .cpp .h) doneDITA (.dita) doneDITA map (.ditamap) doneExcel (.xls .xlsx) doneFreemarker (.xml) doneGoogle Docs doneINI Files (.ini .conf .cfg) doneiOS apps (.strings) doneJava property files (.properties) doneJavaScript (.json) doneMadcap (.xml) doneMemoQ (.mqxliff) doneMicrosoft Office (.doc .docx .xls .xlsx .xlsm .ppt .pptx) doneMicrosoft Visio (.vsdx) doneMicrosoft Visio (vdx) doneMicrosoft Visual Studio & C++ resource files (.rc) doneMS Help™ Workshop (.HHC .HHK) doneMultilingual website GetText Portable object (.po .pot) doneMultilingual XML formats (.xml) doneOpenOffice (.sxw .odt .ods .odp) donePDF (.pdf) donePHP doneQuark Express (.xtg) doneRegex text filter doneSalesForce (.stf) doneSDL Trados Tag Editor (.ttx) doneSDL Worldserver XLIFF (.XLZ) doneStandard Generalized Markup Language (.sgml) doneSubRip text (srt) doneSVG (.svg) doneTimed Text Markup Language (.ttml) doneTrados Studio (.sdlxliff) doneTranslation memory exchange (.tmx) doneTypo3 website pages (.xml) doneWeb pages (.html .htm .xhtml .xht .shtml .shtm) doneWordfast (.txml .txlf) doneXLIFF (.xlf) doneXSL Files (.xsl .xslt) doneYAML language (.yml .yaml)
Translation Providers	donetranslations.com
Support Integrations	Zendesk
Other Integrations	Adobe InDesign

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info_outline About

GlobalLink is a heavyweight enterprise TMS developed and maintained by the world’s largest LSP TransPerfect.

Components

1. OneLink – Proxy
2. Project Director – PM suite
3. TransPort – client portal
4. TransStudio – Wordfast Pro 5 reskin/adaptation
5. TransStudio Online – In-context web-based CAT
6. Translation and review portal – a legacy tool
7. Term manager – backend TB component
8. TM server – backend translation memory component

 

Best for:

• Enterprise localization teams with volumes in millions of words and advanced multi-step workflows

Similar to a rival product SDL WorldServer, GlobalLink can be configured in many ways and can support custom fields. The system is modular and can be purchased with a few components only, such as web proxy for website translations, but on the whole, it is geared towards multi-step workflows and multiple vendors.

GlobalLink has a strong visual workflow builder with branching if-then logic, which can help reduce the number of project templates from 40+ to 10 in some cases. TransPerfect has an onboarding/configuration team to set this up, a professional services team for custom development, a connector team, and a business intelligence team.

History

Initially developed as a support tool at eTranslate in 1999, GlobalLink has seen large investment after the parent company has been acquired by TransPerfect in 2003. The editor TranslatorStudio is an adaptation of WordFast under a special non-exclusive deal with WordFast’s creator Yves Champollion.

As of mid-2018, more than 300 people work in GlobalLink, about 200 in the development team in Serbia, and 100 more in the US. Support is 24/7 and it is based in Singapore, Barcelona, India, and Colorado in the US.

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Team Pricing

GlobalLink pricing is not disclosed. It depends on the client and the modules acquired. Typical models are monthly SaaS for smaller customers and enterprise clients can buy a perpetual license with a support contract.

g_translate Translator workbench

Editor functionality	doneConcordance search doneCustomizable interfacehelp_outline doneCustomizable keyboard shortcuts doneIntegration with voice recognition technologyhelp_outline doneMultiple file chaining into a single editable job doneMultiple segment filtering optionshelp_outline doneSearch and replace doneSource text editinghelp_outline doneSupports hidden texthelp_outline doneSupports large files (>1 gb) doneSupports right-to-left languages
Translation Editor OS support	doneLinux offline editor doneMac offline editor doneWeb editor doneWindows offline editor
Productivity	doneAdaptive machine translation integratedhelp_outline doneAutomated locking of non-translatables (tags & numbers)help_outline doneCentralized & real-time translation memory doneMachine translation integrated
Quality	doneAutomated quality assurance (AutoQA) doneCustom quality profiles/programshelp_outline doneQA check customizationhelp_outline doneQuality evaluation functionality (LQA) doneTAUS DQF Integration
Context	doneControl over the length of the target segmenthelp_outline donePreview for Adobe InDesign donePreview for HTML donePreview for MS Excel donePreview for MS PowerPoint donePreview for MS Word donePreview for video donePreview for XML doneSegments can link to screenshots and reference materials
Terminology	doneForbidden termshelp_outline doneLive suggestions from term base doneMultilingual termshelp_outline doneQA check for consistency doneTerm descriptions & images doneTerm extractionhelp_outline doneTerm indexing and tagginghelp_outline
Collaboration	doneComments for segments doneQuery management doneTracked changes

record_voice_over PM workbench

Access (PM)	doneMobile app doneWeb app
Projects	doneAutomated project creation and resource allocation doneDocument version historyhelp_outline doneInvoice generation doneJob analysis and price calculation based on TM & MT doneKPIs and budget dashboardhelp_outline doneOverdue job notifications doneProject status and issues dashboardshelp_outline donePurchase order generationhelp_outline doneSplitting one project between several linguists doneTask manager for an in-house team doneTime tracking & speed analytics doneVendor price lists and cost analyticshelp_outline
Workflows	doneNon-linguistic tasks allowed in workflowshelp_outline doneSource change detectionhelp_outline doneWorkflow builder doneWorkflow logic editorhelp_outline doneWorkflow visualization (Gantt chart or similar)help_outline doneWorkflows can launch from an API call
Vendor management	doneAutomated vendor selection based on rules and quality scoreshelp_outline doneFirst come first served job allocationhelp_outline doneJob marketplacehelp_outline doneProject sharing (subcontracting)help_outline doneVendor profiles doneVendor quality dashboardhelp_outline doneVendors can log in to review past & available work doneVendors can upload invoices to the tool
Customer portal	doneAccess to terminology doneAccess to workflow steps doneAccess translation memory doneClient review doneEdit translation memory doneInstant MT & TM a document doneInstant Quotes doneOrder history doneReporting & Analytics doneWhitelabelling and branding
Security	donePrevent MT use doneRoles and access rights editor