Courseware

A must have for any user upgrading to MS Windows Vista. A useful companion guide to the Localization Certification program, and the Internationalization and Localization Guide. All of the new Globalization features in Vista are fully explained, and discussed with examples.

Courseware for the SW/Web Industry: Internationalization and Localization Guide

Author: Tiziana Perinotti

This 67-page PDF Courseware Material covers the following topics:

Developing Software for an International Audience
Testing International and Localized Software
Writing International Software Documentation
Selecting a Localization Vendor
Translation Technology, Tools & Services

Samples of TGP Courseware

TGP Courseware Customers

The following companies have found TGP courseware very effective in educating their internal staff as well as external vendors and customers on the software localization process. Hi-tech companies such as Adobe, Aspect Communications, APCC, Caere, Concur Technologies, Documentum, Edward Jones, GeoGraphix (a subsidiary of Landmark Graphics Corporation), FGM Inc., GT Interactive Software, HP, Intel, Inso, Karat Digital Press LP, Kronos Inc., MDL Information Systems, Netscape, Oracle, Palladium Interactive, Palm Inc., PUMATECH, Inc., Red Sky Interactive, Remedy, Revision Labs Inc., Sterling Commerce, Inc., Sybase, Software Engineering Australia, Texas Instruments, Publishers such CrissCross KK and Tormont Publications and translation vendors such as Able International, All Tasks, Adams Translations, All Languages, Alpnet, Bowne, ClockWorks, Creative Labs, Edipro, EnergiTek Translations, IAC, ILE (now part of LionBridge), InterPro Translation Solutions, ISP, ITP, Jubilee Tech, JusTAB, Lingo Systems, PTI Global, LionBridge, SH3, Sykes/McQueen, Uniscape, U.S. Translation Company, etc.

An evaluation copy of TGP Courseware and the book "Software Internationalization and Localization: An Introduction" was requested by Dr. Alan K. Melby, director of the BYU (Brigham Young University) Translation Research Group based in Provo, Utah and Professor with the Department of Linguistics at BYU Provo, Utah.

The book "Software Internationalization and Localization: An Introduction" has been promoted by Microsoft in their Int'l SDK product's documentation.

The book was requested to be placed for browsing at the LISA (Localisation Industry Standards Association) Conference in Salt Lake City, February '98 and Lisa Conference in Tokyo, Japan, June '98.

The Silicon Valley Localization Forum is listed in http://www.ttt.org/LEIT/

Website Localization: A Practical Solution

Author: Alexander Udalov

This 18-page booklet available in PDF format will provide you with a practical solution to website multi-language localization issues. This is becoming more and more critical knowledge that any web developer and IT professional must have. Topics are covered as follows:

Russian language localization is discussed in detail as a representative sample of more general non-American-English, non-Latin language HTML translations.
Server vs. client localizations are considered in technical detail.
Working code samples are given.
Usual localization mistakes and faulty Web designs are discussed and mended for better localization solutions.

Marketing Guide: Preparing Products for the Global Marketplace

Publisher: Lingo Systems, Portland Oregon USA

This PDF guide describes how you can successfully approach any type of translation and localization project. Learn how to address translation needs prior to and during the development of your product materials; the results will be reduced project timelines, lower localization costs, and improved quality and consistency. This guide provides insight into documentation, software, and Web site content localization, including technical considerations spanning from document layout to e-commerce Web site and double-byte software issues.

"I first gave the book to my writers who passed it on to the Quality Assurance Department. Next it made it's way to our engineers. Before I knew it, most of the people in my company had read it. If there were a top ten list for localization books, this one would be on it." Cheray Marie, Technical Writing Coordinator, Splash Technologies.

Understanding Growth Priorities of SMBs

This is the latest research that the Economist Intelligence Unit conduced and published in April 2009.
The resulting outcome is a 50-page book available in PDF format as a download from this site.
TGPConsulting was a participating member of the survey.

It contains valuable information that anyone should know about before making any business decition.

Price: US $49.95