MultiLing Germany recently announced that it will be an official Sponsor of DIESELMEDAILLE 2011, Germany’s longest running inventor award. DIESELMEDAILLE was co-founded by Eugen Diesel, son of the engine designer Rudolf Diesel, in 1952. Since that time, DIESEL gold medals have been awarded to approximately 400 inventors, including several Nobel Prize winners such as Herrmann Staudinger, Jan Enders, Ernst Ruska and Manfred Eigen. Among the first to receive the prize was scientist Wernher von Braun. The list of awarded persons also includes the founders of the world-wide software company SAP, Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner and Klaus E. Tschira, as well as German entrepreneurs like Anthon Kathrein (antenna technology) and Walter Sennheiser (audio acoustics).… [Continue reading]

Twice a year the German Professional Association for Technical Communication and Information Development (tekom) hosts a symposium. The fall conference in Wiesbaden, Germany in particular has firmly established itself as a meeting place for the entire German translation industry. Michael Sneddon and the MultiLing team were able to have more than 180 different discussions in two days and provided an exciting atmosphere at the conference with their traditional raffle at the MultiLing display (see picture). … [Continue reading]

This year’s American Translators Association (ATA) annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts was another huge success for MultiLing. The 52nd summit of the ATA was a perfect platform to network with and learn from translators and representatives from around the country. … [Continue reading]

MultiLing has just released a white paper titled “Efficient Translation through the use of Automation”. Author Jeremy Coombs gives a comprehensive overview on script and macro tools and points out specific advantages and risks of automated workflow processes. Conclusion: “Macros offer a simple, effective automation solution that can save you time and therefore money in your office. These small, easy-to-create pieces of software can be adapted to any number of commonly performed tasks, from simple functions within an application to file organization within the operating system. By evaluating business processes and applying automation where possible, companies can save money, experience fewer errors and enjoy increased workplace efficiency.”

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