Software Localization
Localization is more than the process of simply translating a product for a specific international market. It includes both the adaptation of the product to the language, standards and cultural norms of the particular country or region and the accommodation of the requirements and expectations of a specific target group. Language, gestures, images, symbols, values and norms can vary significantly from one country or region to the next. It is therefore essential that localizers are thoroughly familiar with both the culture of the original language and that of the target language. In the area of software localization (which in this context also includes printed and online documentation, web sites, manuals, help files, license agreements and packaging), the quality of the language is an essential precondition for the usability of the product. The users can only apply the localized product efficiently if they fully understand it. Additionally the quality of the language has a direct impact on the product image. A product that reflects in-depth knowledge of the target market and has the appropriate "Look and Feel" as a product originally written in the language of the country, will always have an advantage over products that sound "translated".
Because of the wide number of countries which have adopted Arabic as their first language, and due to the different culture, customs, and dialects noted between these countries, Multilingual Localization Gateway have to approach this issue with a lot of care and diplomacy. Therefore, we take into great consideration the two major schools: the Levant and the Egyptian schools.
Multilingual Localization Gateway provides you with the best software localization solutions on the web!
Some of the tools we use in localization include:
- Microsoft Office suite
- Across
- Adboe RoboHelp
- Adobe FrameMaker
- Adobe Illustrator ME
- Adobe InDesign ME
- Adobe Photoshop ME
- Passolo
- Macromedia Fireworks ME
- QuarkXpress
- Paint Shop Pro
- Macromedia Flash ME
- Macromedia Dreamweaver ME
- Adobe GoLive
- Microsoft Help Workshop
- Oracle
- Apache
- Trados Workbench
- SDLX
- Déjà Vu
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