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Alchemy Software Releases CATALYST 8.0.


World Leader in Visual 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.  Technology Ushers in a New Era of Productivity and Cost Efficiency for Global Software Companies

NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 & DUBLIN -- Alchemy Software Development, a division of Translations.com, today announced the release of Alchemy CATALYST 8.0, the newest generation of the world's most popular visual localization technology. This new release contains significant technological innovations in the areas of translator productivity and quality, product usability Product usability

A concept in product design, sometimes referred to as ease of use or user-friendliness, that is related directly to the quality of the product and indirectly to the productivity of the work force.
, and standards support as well as featuring a highly visual localization environment for Microsoft WPF See Windows Presentation Foundation.  web-based applications.

"We're delighted to be announcing the worldwide launch of Alchemy CATALYST 8.0, which just happens to coincide with the anniversary of the merger of our companies," said Phil Shawe, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Translations.com. "Within the Translations.com family of companies, we pride ourselves on creating an environment where innovation thrives. Alchemy Software Development is no exception to this rule--with three major product releases in the past 12 months, Alchemy has led our clients to achieve higher productivity and cost efficiencies in the localization process."

Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 supports all aspects of the localization workflow, from translation and engineering to testing and project management. Using Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 you can benefit from:

* The World's Most Comprehensive .NET Localization Solution: Leveraging Alchemy's superior .NET visual technology, Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 now includes a new highly visual engineering, testing and translation environment for Microsoft WPF based applications. No other localization solution offers more comprehensive coverage across all Microsoft desktop and server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based.  development technologies. (Win 16, Win32, Winx64, .NET [1.x, 2.x, 3.0 and 3.5] and WPF.)

* Focus on Precision and Quality: Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 introduces a series of new translator assistance technologies to help translators and companies work faster, with fewer errors as well as greater consistency in terminology. The new Translator Toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the  is a breakthrough in productivity, displaying fuzzy and glossary matches from virtually every industry standard TM format, using predictive text (ezType[TM]) to accelerate translation speed. By combining highly visual, contextual rich translation environments, CATALYST 8.0 has set the standard for reducing costs and accelerating product turnaround times.

* Translate Once, Reuse Forever: Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 re-uses translations from virtually any translation memory format. With support for all major industry technologies and standards, 8.0 guarantees that no matter what technology you've previously used, you can re-use your translation assets natively within the Alchemy CATALYST environment. Coupled with Alchemy's extensive support for industry standards such as TMX TMX Translation Memory eXchange
TMX Trimix (mixture of oxygen, helium and nitrogen used by divers)
TMX Tandem Mirror Experiment
TMx Time Management System
TMX Transparent Matrix (switch; Hekimian) 
, TBX TBX Textbox
TBX T-Box (gene)
TBX Term Base eXchange
TBX Team-Building Exercise
TBX Tactical Ballistic Missile Experiment
TBX The Best Mix
TBX Thin Line Array
TBX Tactical Ballistic Experimental
TBX Telebox
, XML XML
 in full Extensible Markup Language.

Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations.
 and XLIFF XLIFF XML Localization Interchange File Format  it is a tried and trusted translation solution used by 80% of the world's largest software companies The Forbes Global 2000 includes the following list of the world's largest software companies.

Relative
rank Global
rank Name Country Sales
($bil) Profits
($bil) Assets
($bil) Market Value
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1 54 Microsoft United States .
.

* One Solution for all your localization needs: Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 supports more than 170+ file formats in a highly visual translation environment. However, we realize that our clients may need to localize lo·cal·ize  
v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es

v.tr.
1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority.

2.
 proprietary file formats. Using ezParse technology it's easy and quick to develop these additional parsers ensuring that your investment in Alchemy CATALYST scales as your localization requirements change.

"Translator productivity and quality is paramount to a successful and efficient translation process," said Tony O'Dowd, President, Alchemy Software Development. "ezType technology is just one of the innovations unique to Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 that helps add velocity to any corporate translation process, while allowing professional translators to focus on precision and language quality."

For more information on Alchemy CATALYST 8.0, please go to www.alchemysoftware.com.

About Alchemy Software Development

Alchemy Software Development is the developer of Alchemy CATALYST, Alchemy PUBLISHER and Alchemy Language Exchange. Alchemy CATALYST is the world's most popular visual localization technology. Eighty percent of the world's largest software companies use it to accelerate entry into international markets, improving revenue growth opportunities, and reducing their costs. With over 20,000 licenses worldwide, Alchemy CATALYST is the dominant choice among professional development companies, localization service providers, and global technology leaders such as Siemens, Corel, Philips, Canon, and Oracle. Alchemy Software Development has offices in Ireland, Germany, and the United States. For more information, please visit www.alchemysoftware.com. Alchemy Software Development is a division of Translations.com, the world's largest privately-owned localization service provider and a market leader in enterprise-level translation technology.
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