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What CEO's Need to know about product localization

2012-02-13T09:38:00.000-08:00

What CEOs need to know about Product Localization?

By GlobalVision International | Published: November 30, 2007

This issue addresses the needs of executives and decision makers with strategic international expansion plans. Once international requirements are identified, the knowledge gained herein will facilitate all future translation work. Click on the titles below to view the full text.

Acting on the favorable exchange rates for the US dollar overseas, the continued outsourcing trend to China, and the ongoing overall globalization trend worldwide, companies all over the globe are accelerating their activities in foreign markets. In this article, we examine the tangible and intangible benefits of localization and translation. Competitive, brand, image and market share gains are cited and addressed.

So you made a decision to localize. Depending on the strategic importance of geography, time-to-market, and availability of funds, you may decide to choose different localization strategies to best fit your requirements. This article describes the different localization strategies available to companies today and the pros and cons of each. Over-the-wall, coupled, and integrated strategies are used to permit applying tradeoffs between time-to-market and costs, and to impact development and revenues.

As your company enters into global markets, catering to your newly targeted international clients’ language needs will soon become a long-term commitment for your product development team. This article examines in-house options, as well as the alternatives, to help you choose the best strategy. Always consider hiring professionals for the job. It could mean the difference between success and failure.

Top Five Myths of Localization

2012-02-13T09:34:00.000-08:00

This article was originally written by GlobalVision in one of their industry newsletters but I thought it was a great article and I wanted to repost it.

Myth 1: Localization is simply translation
Many executives do not realize the level of effort involved in localization, dismissing it as simply translation.
For many years now, advances in internet technologies, development tools, authoring tools and platforms, have expanded the use of different file formats and build environments. Software applications and manuals are no longer based only on Microsoft resource files or Word documents. Java, XML, ASP, PHP, HTML, as well as many other formats, have become standard in many applications and products.
Furthermore, with the continued trend toward the convergence of technologies, companies are marrying software, hardware, mechanics, chemistry, biology and other sciences to develop high-end solutions.
Translators are now expected to understand all these different technologies and file formats, and accurately translate only what is needed, without modifying tags, links or code. If errors are made, a significant amount of debugging time is needed to fix and build the international products.
Localization is both an art and a science. Do not underestimate the efforts needed or short-cut the process. It takes experienced engineering and translation professionals to properly implement an efficient translation-reuse process and localize your product.
Myth 2: Anyone who knows a second language can perform translation tasks
Would you hire anyone who speaks English to be your Tech Pubs writer, or anyone who knows a computer language to be your programmer? Translators are professionals with years of schooling and translation experience. They earn their living doing translations. Most live in the countries that they are translating for and are natives of the language they translate into. They have an excellent command of the languages they translate from and into to ensure consistent, accurate and timely work. Recruiting amateurs to do translation work, even if they know your product or technology well, will lead to inferior results and product delays.
Myth 3: Lower per-word translation rates reduce costs
In localization, it is often the long-term costs that matter the most. Software, help, docs and other texts related to products are constantly changing. With each product release, the localized material needs to be updated and synchronized with the source. Lower upfront translation costs do not necessarily mean lower long-term costs. The following are key factors that contribute to long-term costs:

Process: Is the latest and most efficient translation-reuse process being implemented? If Translation Memory (search-engine and database) tools are not used, updates will be very time consuming and costly.
Maintenance costs: Vendors who have lower translation rates may have steep penalties built into fuzzy matches (similar but non-identical matches), repeats and 100% matches. This creates steep overhead costs each time a new revision of your product needs updating.
Quality: Although low quality translation will have lower initial costs, the long-term costs are significant. Post-translation changes are very costly, particularly if you have incurred production costs for layout, desktop publishing, quality-assurance, duplication or printing.
Ownership: Do you own your translation memories and databases? If you pay for the work, you should own it all.

Myth 4: A language review cycle is not necessary
To the untrained eye, a translated text appears final regardless of the quality or state it is in. Just as you see the value in having your source files edited by a second writer, or your software code reviewed by a second developer, the translated text should also be fully checked by a second translator. In the case of translation, the editing cycle will require not only reading through the translated text, but also verifying it against the source. Many vendors with lower rates, or higher overhead, will cut corners on editing in an effort to turn a profit. They may not ask a second translator to edit the text and instead perform “cursory checks”, which only require the editor to quickly read through the translated text without ensuring that it accurately represents the source. Always ask your translators or translation vendor what level of editing they perform after translation.
Myth 5: The vendor that provides the best translation sample offers the best quality
Asking localization vendors to provide a translation sample is often mistakenly accepted as a lead method to measure vendors’ quality standards. Although in theory the concept makes sense, in reality, it is far from optimal. First, there are a lot more tasks involved in localization, than simply translation. Second, translation samples are often done by the most qualified translators who may or may not participate in the actual translation, once your project is awarded. If a sample is requested, you need to make sure that:

The vendor knows how to manage, parse, prepare, reuse, compile, desktop-publish and QA the required files.
The translator translating the sample will be the lead translator on the project.

Since this cannot always be guaranteed due to scheduling or other factors, it is often more reliable to check vendors’ references, experience, reputation and track record.

A2Z and Lockheed Martin Corporation, Enterprise Service Agreement

2012-02-13T09:13:00.000-08:00

A2Z Global is pleased to announce the recent exclusive Enterprise Service Agreement (CSA: #NPL001), with Lockheed Martin Corporation. This agreement commenced on March 1, 2011 and will continue over the next 3 years. A2Z Global, a full service Language Solutions Company, will be providing translation and interpreting services to the entire Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC).

Prior to the ESA agreement, A2Z worked with LMC on the AEGIS Program by providing Japanese Computer Aided Training Program (JACAT), with Japanese & English Training Modules translation clean-up, audio narration and bid proposals to the Korean Navy.

Translation & Publishing of Technical Documentation Services to be provided:

Technical Documents	Operator and Service Manuals
Training Guides/Manuals	Operation and Maintenance Procedures
Contracts and legal documents	Computer Software
Bid proposals and RFP's	Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM's)
Narration of scripts for audio in all languages	Illustrated Parts Breakdowns
Marketing Materials	Specifications
Web Information	Online Guides
Computer Software	Graphic Design / Technical Illustration
Software User Guides	Desktop Publishing in any language
Installation Guides	Available in over 50 Languages

A2Z has the ability and experience with handling Classified work and Logistics Support. For more information about our Facility Security Clearance, please inquire at lockheed@a2zglobal.com.

Other Services Offered But Not Included In the ESA
Please inquire for more detailed information.
UK Ocean Survey Vessel/Ocean Survey Program - SECRET Cleared Personnel
Electronic Harbor Security System - SECRET Cleared Personnel

Facility Security Clearance: SECRET

• Logistics Support Analysis (LSA )                       • Logistics Management Information (LMI)
• Level Of Repair Analysis (LORA)                       • Optimum Repair Level Analysis (ORLA)
• Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis                           • Total Ownership Cost (TOC) Analysis
• Personnel Requirements Analysis                         • Task And Skill Analysis
• Training Requirements Analysis                           • Tasks Required For Training
• Technical Documentation                                      • Manuals Requirements Analysis
• Spares And Repair Parts Analysis                         • Provisioning Technical Documentation (PTD)
• Support Equipment Requirements Documents (SERD)
• Support Equipment Analysis
• Packing, Handling, Storage, and Transportability (PHS&T) analysis
• Facilities And Facilities Interface Analysis
• Logistics Demonstration Planning / Implementation
• System Engineering / Management
• Safety Engineering
• Integration / Verification / Test Engineering
• Project Engineering / Management
• Reliability Engineering
• Maintainability Engineering
• Configuration / Data Management
• Engineering Support

Foreign Etiquette Tips

2012-01-16T08:18:00.000-08:00

The following advice by Sue Fox, author of Business Etiquette for Dummies, may help business travelers avoid an embarrassing gaffe abroad.

Argentina	It is rude to ask people what they do for a living. Wait until they offer the information.

Bahrain	Never show signs of impatience, because it is considered an insult. If tea is offered, always accept.

Cambodia	Never touch or pass something over the head of a Cambodian, because the head is considered sacred.

China	As in most Asian cultures, avoid waving or pointing chopsticks, putting them vertically in a rice bowl or tapping them on the bowl. These actions are considered extremely rude.

Dominican Republic	When speaking to someone, failure to maintain good eye contact may be interpreted as losing interest in the conversation.

France	Always remain calm, polite and courteous during business meetings. Never appear overly friendly, because this could be construed as suspicious. Never ask personal questions.

Greece	If you need to signal a taxi, holding up five fingers is considered an offensive gesture if the palm faces outward. Face your palm inward with closed fingers.

Egypt	Showing the sole of your foot or crossing your legs when sitting is an insult. Never use the thumbs-up sign, because it is considered an obscene gesture.

India	Avoid giving gifts made from leather, because many Hindus are vegetarian and consider cows sacred. Keep this in mind when taking Indian clients to restaurants. Don't wink, because it is seen as a sexual gesture.

Japan	Never write on a business card or shove the card into your back pocket when you are with the giver. This is considered disrespectful. Hold the card with both hands and read it carefully. It's considered polite to make frequent apologies in general conversation.

Malaysia	If you receive an invitation from a business associate from Malaysia, always respond in writing. Avoid using your left hand because it is considered unclean.

Mexico	If visiting a business associate's home, do not bring up business unless the associate does.

Philippines	Never refer to a female hosting an event as the "hostess," which translates to prostitute.

Singapore	If you plan to give a gift, always give it to the company. A gift to one person is considered a bribe.

Spain	Always request your check when dining out in Spain. It is considered rude for wait staff to bring your bill beforehand.

Vietnam	Shake hands only with someone of the same sex who initiates it. Physical contact between men and women in public is frowned upon.

A need for foreign language services in the aerospace industry

2012-01-16T07:39:00.000-08:00

Creating more market opportunities worldwide, the aerospace industry continues to strengthen the economy and the demand for technical specific translations.

Technical translation has a determining role in the aerospace industry as there are many documents that need to be translated such as files, training and user manuals, marketing brochures and official aerospace documents. Language services providers should make every effort to provide superior translation services as any mistake or uncertainty in the meaning could result in consequences for the industry and effect the level of trust in the company’s ability to provide accurate translation to sensitive materials.
Aerospace is a widely diverse field and a multi-billion dollar business industry. The "Aerospace Industry Forecast to 2013" report, estimates that by the end of 2027, the world’s airlines will take delivery of 29,400 civil airplanes with total value of US$ 3.2 trillion to keep pace with the growing demand for air traveling. Despite the lingering effects of the global economic downturn, the industry continues to represent one of the largest manufacturing industries in terms of people employed and value of output.
New international market opportunities are arising. There is a demand for technically specific translations in this industrial sector. The extensive technical documentation for, amongst other things, the production, maintenance and marketing of airplanes and their component parts requires efficient strategies and solutions for the translation process. There is also a need for culturally sensitive and accurate training materials.
The US aerospace industry is internationally competitive and represents the biggest aerospace market, followed by EU, Canada and Japan. However, developing economies such as China, India, Mexico and Brazil are expected to emerge as big marketplace for aerospace products.

A2Z Global has 30 years experience in translating for the aerospace industry

Technicians from all over the world have to be in a position to command and maintain complex aerospace systems. Technical documents are thus created internationally for regional markets and have to be consistent and easy to understand in the desired language. They also have to abide by the legal stipulations of individual countries and the quality assurance system demands of the aviation industry.
A2Z Global Language Solutions will help you to fulfill this complex task so that delays with product introductions can be a thing of the past, key international markets can be better reached and the ability to compete in the market is increased.
Alongside the transport and engineering factors of the field of aerospace engineering, a translation also has to take into consideration special aspects of this theme such as the areas of law, mathematics, science and environmental technology. A2Z Global offers 30+ years of knowledge in translating specialty texts with technical, ecological and scientific content, regardless of their scope or technicality.

January 2012

2012-01-12T07:24:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to everyone!

Open Source Review

2011-11-09T08:53:00.000-08:00

Omega T

OmegaT is a free translation memory application written in Java. It is a tool intended for professional translators. It does not translate for you! (Software that does this is called "machine translation", and you will have to look elsewhere for it.) OmegaT has the following features:

Fuzzy matching * | Match propagation | Simultaneous processing of multiple-file projects
Simultaneous use of multiple translation memories | User glossaries with recognition of inflected forms
Document file formats include: XHTML and HTML | Microsoft Office Open XML (Office 2007/2010: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx) | OpenOffice.org | XLIFF (Okapi) | MediaWiki (Wikipedia) | Plain text
Unicode (UTF-8) support: can be used with non-Latin alphabets | Support for right-to-left languages
Integral spelling checker | Compatible with other translation memory applications (TMX) | Interface to Google Translate

System requirements:OmegaT will run on any system on which the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) has been or can be installed. The JRE is now supplied with OmegaT and need not be obtained separately. OmegaT has been successfully installed on Windows (all versions from 98 onwards), Macintosh OS X and Linux.

Files in Microsoft Office XML format can be translated directly in OmegaT. Files in older MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint formats can be translated following conversion to the equivalent current Microsoft Office formats or to OpenOffice.org (also free). To obtain OpenOffice.org, follow the link from "Third-party software" button on the left.

Download | Documentation

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Esperantilo TM

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Anaphraseus - CAT translation application

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CafeTran - 80 Euro

Open Java Language tools

http://www.linuxfortranslators.org/tm/olt.html

Theodora to be guest speaker at STC Meeting

2011-11-09T08:50:00.000-08:00

Upcoming STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter Events

STC-PMC Program Meeting – Tuesday, November 15 (Wayne, PA)

Time & Location: 6:30 – 8:30 PM @ Tredyffrin Public Library (Wayne, PA)
Globalization and localization industry expert, Theodora Landgren, will introduce you to the basics of localizing your company’s products for international markets. Bring along your questions for answers from a person with 30 years experience.

About the Presenter
Theodora Landgren has extensive experience in international business, training, PR, management and marketing, in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Founder of BTS in 1982, she built an international company originally as a translation service company for high volume technical translations to large multinationals, and further laid the groundwork for acquisitions and a new direction for educational, publishing, language tools development, and Internet services. She is considered an industry expert in globalization and localization. In 2001, Theodora founded A2Z Global, a full service translation company, located in New Jersey.

When: Tuesday, November 15

Time & Location: 6:30 – 8:30 PM @ Tredyffrin Public Library (Wayne, PA)

Globalization and localization industry expert, Theodora Landgren, will introduce you to the basics of localizing your company’s products for international markets.Bring along your questions for answers from a person with 30 years experience. more details

A2Z's Social Media Administrator to attend Social Media Conference

2011-10-25T08:15:00.000-07:00

BeThereOnline.org hosts their annual social media conference for consultants, small business and NPO's. The goal of this years conference is to help businesses find their voice through social media marketing and tools. It is an all day event with a full line up of speakers.

Kyleigh Mituzas, our social media administrator will be attending the event and is focusing on Track 1!

Be There Online Social Media Conference

November 7, 2011, Franklin Commons, Phoenixville, PA

Track 1:


Time	Event	Location	Speaker
8-8:30 AM	Arrival and Check-in	Franklin Commons
9 AM	Keynote Speaker: Getting the Conversation Started	Main Hall	Wil Reynolds, SEER Interactive
10 AM	Breakout Session #1: Twitter Fundamentals	*LSB	Michele C. Scott, Cecily Kellogg
11 AM	Breakout Session #2: All Star Roundtable: Entrepreneurship & Business Etiquette: From Beginner to Professional (What You Need to Run a Business!)	LSB	Shannon Ott, Sarah Bond, Karen Pryor, Jane Hoffer, Karla Trotman
12 PM	Speed Networking Lunch	Main Hall	Wendy Smith
2 PM	Breakout Session #3: Affiliate Marketing: Leveraging Your Online Presence in the Marketplace	LSB	Aprile Parella
3 PM	Breakout Session #4: Website Design Basics: Creating & Installing Social Media Buttons & Widgets	LSB	Jo-Lynne Shane & Dresden Shumaker
4 PM	Sponsored Coffee Break	Main Hall
4:30 PM	Closing Keynote: Local Results in a Global Market	Main Hall
	*LSB = Lansdale School of Business

New Employees at A2Z Global

2011-10-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

Kyleigh Mituzas

Our Web Design and Social Media Administrator
Availability: Mon-Wed & Fri 9am-5pm EST
Email: kyleigh.mituzas@a2zglobal.com
or social@a2zglobal.com
Phone: 856-833-0220
Linkedin | Google Profile
Kyleigh joined our staff as a web localization consultant in February of 2011 to assist Schramm Inc. with their Spanish website localization. She did such a great job she was immediately hired full time by A2Z Global. She serves as our newsletter, social media marketing and web site guru. She supports our clients, affiliates and staff with web design localization which will allow us to meet the demands of getting information to international markets via the web. Kyleigh is originally from Southeast Missouri and is currently living in Stratford, NJ with her husband, Joseph and 8 year old son, Ethan. Kyleigh has a professional certificate in both Marketing & Advertising and Web & Interactive Media Design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and keeps current on the latest trends, technology and internet marketing techniques. We asked Kyleigh to share a little bit about herself and her experience working for A2Z Global:
Additional languages she is fluent in? Do programming and web design languages count? HTML, PHP, CSS, AS, and JS.
What do you like to do when you are not working? Going to concerts (punk, industrial, electronic music), Attending artistic and educational venues with my son, Alternative Health and Energy Healing, Web and Graphic Design, Creating open source home media centers and communication devices for home and businesses.
Countries and cultures you have explored? Have done quite a bit of exploration on the web although I haven't ever left the United States. I have always been interested in all types of cultures and belief systems, etymology, linguistics or usage of words, ontology and behaviorism.
What I like best about working for A2Z Global Language Solutions? I love that my employer is supportive in my needs to be a parent first and an employee second. Especially, having a child with special needs it is important to work for a company that trusts you enough to know that you will get the job completed and are willing to work with you to accommodate life's unexpected demands.
What are you proudest of? My family, especially my wonderful siblings who have all excelled in everything they do even though we lost our mother at a very young age to breast cancer, my son and grandmother defeating cancer!!!!
Things that drive you insane? Irrational behavior, traffic and people with no manners.
Favorite song, movie, book, or comedian: Predators (Artist: NomeansNo) - song; Taken (Director: Stephen Spielburg) - Movie; The Book of Lies - Book; George Carlton - Comedian
Before I die, I would like to: Create a studio/learning center for children to remote into from any location, especially children who are terminally ill.

Mildred (Milly) Ventura

Our Project Manager
Availability: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm EST
Email: mildred.ventura@a2zglobal.com
Phone: 856-833-0220
Linkedin | Google Profile
Mildred joined our staff as project manager in August of 2011. Her responsibilities include communicating with the QA team, production staff, translators and clients. Her main focus is presenting a project plan, acquiring specific files and information, delegating duties among the staff, meeting project goals and relaying the progress. Mildred is originally from Mexico City, Mexico and is currently living in Philadelphia, PA with her husband, 3 children and their dog. Milly has a professional certificate in both Business Administration and Importing and Exporting. We asked Milly to share a little bit about herself and working for A2Z Global:
Additional languages she is fluent in? I am Spanish native and fluent in English.
What do you like to do when you are not working? I like to practice Kickboxing as hobby. I like to dance and sing when I have some spare time.
Countries and cultures you have explored? I traveled to China many years ago and I fell in love with the country so much that I would like to go back again.
What I like best about working for A2Z Global Language Solutions? I love that everyone in this company gets along with each other and are always willing to help.
What are you proudest of? I am proud to say that I was the first one in my familly that graduated from High school. I will also be the first one with a professional degree.
Things that drive you insane? When people take my kindness for stupidity. When someone lies to my face, especially when I know the real truth. People talking behind my back and not having the courage to come and talk to me about it, because If I have a problem with somebody they will know it immediately.
Favorite song, movie, book, or comedian: Favorite movie- The Notebook and Unfaithful., Favorite artist- Nek. Favorite Comedian- George Lopez.
Before I die, I would like to: Before I die, I would like to go skydiving because I am afraid of heights. I would like to travel all over the world, it always been my dream. I would like to see all my goals accomplished and the most important thing, to be able to see my kids become successful.

A2Z Global Gets a Facelift

2011-10-18T09:48:00.000-07:00

A2Z Global's website update now localized in 8 languages

A2Z is proud to release their updated website. We kept most of our original content but added social networking features, contact forms and integrated live chat support to help make ourselves more available to our clients and affiliates. In additional to the interactive features, we have also made the site available in 8 languages. Although we have showcased only a small sample of available languages, the ones featured are the most popular and will give you an idea of our web localization talents. We can support your translation and globalization needs in over 40 languages. We are very excited to implement the new features and hope you will visit the site, connect with us through social networking, and please take a moment to let us know what you think.

Catalyst Review

2011-09-19T11:49:00.000-07:00

Features
Project Managers can process multilingual projects quickly and efficiently. Combine this with the new Alchemy Scheduler, multilingual Analysis and Clean Up experts, predictive type and extended machine translation capabilities, Alchemy CATALYST, once again, sets the standard for what a TM environment should deliver.

Advanced Desktop TM
A new multilingual desktop TM engine that delivers high performance look-ups, super-fast concordance searching and full contextual storage of translation assets.

PerfectMatch Translations
Provides better than "100% match" translations by matching context and location of previous translations. No configuration required, it's an intrinsic feature of the new Alchemy desktop TM technology.

Scheduler
Use the Alchemy Scheduler to run Analysis and Leverage, as background tasks on your desktop, while you continue to work in CATALYST.

Machine Translation
Combine the power of Machine Translation with the flexibility and certainty of Translation Memory! Connectors for Google Translate and PROMT are freely available.

Seamless Migration of TMs
Migrating from a legacy text-based TM solution? Your investment is secure, with TM connectors for virtually any TM formats available.

Maximize Translation Re-use
Work with several TMs simultaneously maximizing translation re-use and reducing your costs!

Open Standards
Even more support for standards such as XLIFF(bilingual interchange format), TBX(terminology exchange), TMX(translation memory exchange) and TXML(GlobalLink, Wordfast TM format)

One Solution, many formats
With support for 170+ document types, use a single solution for all your translation needs

Supported Content Formats
CATALST supports over 170+ different software applications, help and Web file formats. And this can be extended by developing custom parsers using Alchemy ezParse technology.

All Microsoft Desktop Development Platforms: 9x, NT, 2000, XP, Win32, Winx64, VISTA, RC, RESX, .NET Binaries(2.0 and above), Visual Basic.NET, Microsoft WPF

Online Help Systems: Doc-2-Help, RoboHelp, MadCap Flare, Sun Help, Oracle Help, Microsoft Help 2.0 and 3.0

Mobile Computing Platforms: Windows CE, Symbian, EPOC

Java Platforms: J2EE, J2SE, J2ME, JAR, .properties, WAS, EAR

Content Files: HTML (and all derivatives PHP, ASP, JSP), XHTML, XML (including derivative ASP.NET, ASP, JSP and XSL), MS Excel, DITA 1.0

Databases: All Microsoft DB technologies, Oracle 8/9/10 and IBM DB2

Miscellaneous Files: ZIP archives, Multilingual Language Packs(.mui), Drivers (.sys), Control Panel Apps .cpl), ActiveX (.ocx), Multilingual Language Packs (.mui), Codec files (.acm, .ax), Screen Savers (.scr) and Borland Library Files (.dpl, .bpl)

User Benefits
CATALYST supports all aspects of the localization workflow, from translation, engineering, testing and project management.

EzMatch™ Translation Memory technology, never translate twice, re-uses sentences and layout information, thus, improving productivity.

CATALYST hides file formats, presenting text for translation in a rich editing environment so translators can focus on the content.

Faster Release Cycles with an integrated localization environment for all your desktop, mobile and online applications.

Price: Standard Pro Edition $546 USD or $399 Euro

Tutorials | Knowledge Base

A2Z Global to Team Up with Lockheed Martin Corporation

2011-07-06T13:08:00.000-07:00

Translation & Publishing of Technical Documentation Services to be provided:

Technical Documents	Operator and Service Manuals
Training Guides/Manuals	Operation and Maintenance Procedures
Contracts and legal documents	Computer Software
Bid proposals and RFP's	Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM's)
Narration of scripts for audio in all languages	Illustrated Parts Breakdowns
Marketing Materials	Specifications
Web Information	Online Guides
Computer Software	Graphic Design / Technical Illustration
Software User Guides	Desktop Publishing in any language
Installation Guides	Available in over 50 Languages

A2Z has the ability and experience with handling Classified work and Logistics Support. For more information about our Facility Security Clearance, please inquire at lockheed@a2zglobal.com.

A2Z Global | A Language Solutions Company

What CEO's Need to know about product localization

What CEOs need to know about Product Localization?

Top Five Myths of Localization

A2Z and Lockheed Martin Corporation, Enterprise Service Agreement

Translation & Publishing of Technical Documentation Services to be provided:

Other Services Offered But Not Included In the ESAPlease inquire for more detailed information.UK Ocean Survey Vessel/Ocean Survey Program - SECRET Cleared PersonnelElectronic Harbor Security System - SECRET Cleared Personnel

Foreign Etiquette Tips

A need for foreign language services in the aerospace industry

Creating more market opportunities worldwide, the aerospace industry continues to strengthen the economy and the demand for technical specific translations.

A2Z Global has 30 years experience in translating for the aerospace industry

January 2012

Open Source Review

Theodora to be guest speaker at STC Meeting

Upcoming STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter Events

STC-PMC Program Meeting – Tuesday, November 15 (Wayne, PA)

A2Z's Social Media Administrator to attend Social Media Conference

New Employees at A2Z Global

Kyleigh Mituzas

Mildred (Milly) Ventura

A2Z Global Gets a Facelift

Catalyst Review

A2Z Global to Team Up with Lockheed Martin Corporation

Translation & Publishing of Technical Documentation Services to be provided:

Other Services Offered But Not Included In the ESA
Please inquire for more detailed information.
UK Ocean Survey Vessel/Ocean Survey Program - SECRET Cleared Personnel
Electronic Harbor Security System - SECRET Cleared Personnel