Agnew Tech-II Wins Raytheon Contract.Business Editors WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2001 Agnew Tech-II, a foreign language services company located in Westlake Village, today announced that defense giant Raytheon has awarded the company a contract to translate a promotional video featuring Raytheon's newest naval anti-missile technology. This project, one contract in a long relationship between Raytheon and Agnew, requires Agnew's linguistic and technical experts to translate Raytheon's extremely detailed and technically complex material featuring its newest naval anti-missile defense system -- the "Phalanx phalanx, ancient Greek formation of infantry. The soldiers were arrayed in rows (8 or 16), with arms at the ready, making a solid block that could sweep bristling through the more dispersed ranks of the enemy. Block 0" -- into Mandarin Mandarin (măn`dərĭn) [Port. mandar=to govern, or from Malay mantri=counselor of state], a high official of imperial China. For each of the nine grades there was a different colored button worn on the dress cap. Chinese, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. Further, Agnew will use its on-site recording studio and equipment to provide voiceover in each language for the video, which Raytheon will use in its Asian and South American marketing efforts. "While we've been doing business with Raytheon for quite a while and are accustomed to handling defense technology and voiceover, this particular project is very exciting because it shows the deep level of trust Raytheon has in us," said Agnew Tech-II president Irene Agnew. "Over the next decade, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and its defense industry will concentrate more and more attention on Asia and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. and we are excited that Raytheon has chosen Agnew Tech-II to play a leadership role in its marketing efforts in this increasingly important and sensitive part of the world." The initial stage of the project, in which the video's script will be translated and prepared, demands the utmost care and attention, as it features technical terms and specifications regarding such material as stealth technology stealth technology, designs and materials engineered for the military purpose of avoiding detection by radar or any other electronic system. Stealth, or antidetection, technology is applied to vehicles (e.g. and guidance systems. The highly technological content, however, must not obscure the video's purpose: simply showcasing the product. In the second stage of the project, Agnew Tech-II's talent will give the voiceover the appropriate tone. "We are lucky to have voiceover talent who use their knowledge of both the language and the product to make the final product expressive of the client's message and purpose," said Agnew Tech-II's Audio/Visual Producer Scott Brodie. Founded in 1986, Agnew Tech-II is an industry leader in a broad array of translation services such as technical document translation, digital language recording, software localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. , desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, and Web site design. Agnew Tech-II's clients include Ford Motor Company, Health Net, Raytheon, Disney, Nikken, Visteon, Toro Toro may refer to:
Fore more information about Agnew Tech-II's services, visit www.agnew.com, send e-mail to agnewi@agnew.com, or call 805/494-3999. |
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