WorldSummit 2007

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Last update: April 25, 2007

Here is a "sneak preview" of just a few of the 50+ sessions scheduled for WorldSummit 2007:

Buying a Centralized Service in a Globalized World through a Customer WorldServer Portal
Christian Taube, Matrix Communications AG
In close cooperation with Idiom, Matrix operates an innovative web portal that enables corporations to purchase translation services from all over the world, from geographically separate functional areas that do not interact with each other on a regular basis, or maybe even not at all. Using WorldServer technology, the portal can leverage enterprise-wide language assets.

Ease of use, innovative use of technology, and deployment of open standards are core development issues.

The ultimate goal is to achieve demonstrable cost savings that can go further than "normal" WorldServer savings by leveraging intellectual property from heavy localization consumers to irregular buyers.

Creating Custom Desktop Clients for WorldServer
Jim Hargrave and Dan Higinbotham, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The LDS Church has many specialized needs. WorldServer's greatest strength is its flexibility and compliance with industry standards. Using WorldServer as a foundation, it is possible to create customized solutions that better meet the needs of our users. While some of our translators use WorldServer Desktop Workbench, many prefer to work in a familiar Word environment. This demonstration will show a client-side interface for project management, including communication with WorldServer and conversion of Idiom export formats to and from Word, plus some client-side translator tools for terminology, consistency checking, and phrase-level translation memory.

Do More with WorldServer : Webservices System Integration Architectures
Neeraj Bezalwar, Quagnito Solutions
Idiom WorldServer has emerged as a global standard for enterprise wide content globalization management and localization workflow systems. Companies have been quick on adopting WorldServer for their web content and documentation localization needs, however a significant portion of localization activities are still following conventional processes and workflows. The challenge global organizations face today is to bring all their localization needs under one roof and implement a central and flexible framework.

This presentation touches upon the architectural challenges of integrating existing systems, tools and methodologies with Idiom WorldServer and proposes a Webservices framework to enable a "plug-and-play" integration model.

The Future of Machine Translation
Kirti Vashee, Language Weaver
This session provides an overview of how MT technology has evolved over time and a perspective on the current state of the art. The speaker also offers a view on how the technology is expected to evolve over the coming years.

Idiom Vision
Eric Silberstein, Idiom
Idiom founder and Chief Technology Officer Eric Silberstein looks into his crystal ball.

Portrait of an LSP as a Young WorldServer Developer
Phil Ritchie, VistaTEC
At VistaTEC, we felt we had gained some experience about WorldServer. We had been using it for over a year and were getting more experienced all the time. When one of our customers presented us with a problem they had of getting one of their file formats into WorldServer we decided we could solve this. The speaker presents a case study of how VistaTEC took the plunge and decided to write a filter for WorldServer. He will show what VistaTEC are doing with WorldServer, why we decided to write our own filter, how we went about it, what were the issues and what we learnt from it.

Where Strategies Meet
Arturo Quintero, Moravia Worldwide; Peter Reynolds, Idiom
As the localization industry continues to rapidly change, the question arises again and again: What is the value that providers - from technology providers to localization service providers - impart to the end-user client? As our strategies develop, we must answer this question, addressing how technology providers and service providers provide value to our clients, and how we can meet to show true value. In this presentation, Idiom and Moravia IT address how an independent, medium-sized multilingual vendor (MLV) localization service provider (LSP) and an independent localization technology provider can work together for the benefit of the service provider, for the benefit of the technology provider and for the benefit of the end client.

WorldServer Case Study: Quixtar Inc.
Aaron Krivitzky and Glenn Domagalski, Quixtar Inc.
This session presents an overview of Quixtar's pilot implementation of WorldServer to translate web, print, and email content. The speaker shows ROI results for the translation of a print catalog, and discusses integration with Interwoven TeamSite.