Idiom Provides Customers With Greater Choice for Deploying and Licensing World-Class Globalization Solutions; Company Eliminates Barriers to Adoption With New WorldServer Hosted and Term Licensing Options.WALTHAM, Mass. -- Idiom(R) Technologies, Inc. (Idiom), the leading independent provider of scalable software solutions for accelerating and optimizing globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation initiatives, today announced expanded deployment and licensing options for its WorldServer(TM) globalization platform. With new hosted solutions and term licensing choices, Idiom is making world-class globalization software more accessible, affordable and easy-to-deploy. Aimed at the translation and 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. needs of global organizations of all sizes, Idiom now provides deployment and licensing options to suit nearly every IT resource and budgetary need. These options include hosted solutions, with the ability to deploy WorldServer offsite in a secure datacenter, and month-to-month or multi-year term licensing choices in addition to the company's traditional perpetual license agreements. "With these new WorldServer licensing and deployment options, we are delivering the flexibility and convenience companies need to align software costs with changing translation and localization needs," said Mike Iacobucci, president and 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. , Idiom Technologies. "Our goal is to make Idiom globalization solutions easy-to-buy and easy-to-deploy, enabling companies of all sizes to drive revenues from new customers in a greater number of markets." WorldServer Hosted Solutions All global companies tend to face similar translation and localization challenges. However, varying degrees of budget restrictions and available IT systems and resources often impact their ability to choose and deploy enterprise-class globalization solutions. With WorldServer(TM) Hosted Solutions these companies now have additional flexibility in deciding how best to deploy WorldServer to suit their evolving globalization needs. With WorldServer Hosted Solutions, Idiom Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. or an Idiom Technologies Certified See certification. Partner install, configure and run WorldServer offsite in a secure, reliable and high-performance datacenter. Customers are able to get up and running quickly on WorldServer, while enabling existing IT resources to focus on other priorities. Unlike alternative solutions, WorldServer was designed from the outset as a Web-based, server/thin-client solution to support customers' geographically dispersed dis·perse v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es v.tr. 1. a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. b. network of globalization managers, language service providers and translators This is primarily a list of notable Western translators. Please feel free to add translators from other languages, cultures and areas of specialization. Large sublists have been split off to separate articles. . All WorldServer Hosted Solutions are based on a dual-server configuration designed for optimal performance. Customers may choose from Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. or Oracle Database, and a variety of user configurations. WorldServer Term Licensing An alternative to traditional perpetual licensing plans, WorldServer(TM) Term Licensing provides customers with the option to make time-limited software licensing commitments on a month-to-month or multi-year basis. This offering provides customers with more flexible payment options, versus a single capital expenditure, which is especially attractive for departmental purchases within large organizations. Additionally, software maintenance is included in the term license fee, ensuring that customers have timely access to new WorldServer releases. Leading Language Service Providers to Offer Hosted WorldServer Solutions "By enabling third parties to host WorldServer, Idiom is providing LSPs with a competitive software solution that ensures the quality, consistency and cost-effectiveness of translation and localization services," said Jonathan Nater, director, Wessex Translations Limited. "Wessex has already identified opportunities to use hosted WorldServer solutions to drive new business and increase revenue opportunities with existing customers. This offering provides us with the flexibility to serve customers that want to take advantage of the globalization benefits of WorldServer, but prefer to have it managed outside their organization. We are able to meet this request and create a solution that suits their short and long-term needs." By engaging LSPs to host WorldServer internally, global companies are able to ease the transition to implementing a full-scale globalization solution. This partnership strategy is appealing to companies that either don't have the resources to manage such a system on their own, or seek to test return on investment through an LSP LSP - Label Switched Path or other third-party partner. If the customer chooses to host and manage their own globalization solution as their business needs evolve, the migration would be seamless and accelerated. "VistaTEC is successful because we make it easy for customers to do business with us. Offering hosted solutions is another mechanism by which our customers can work efficiently while benefiting from state-of-the-art WorldServer automation features - all without a large up-front financial commitment," said Phil Ritchie Phil Ritchie (born July 18, 1978) is the lead singer of the band Lennex, who has also performed on the North American Television show on CBS in the summer of 2006. Biography , CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , VistaTEC. "Recent moves by Idiom prove they have been listening to customers and partners that have been asking for a globalization platform to fit their needs. Offering flexible WorldServer pricing options and hosted solutions further meet evolving business requirements," said Gary Prioste, CEO, 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. Technologies. "These WorldServer offerings are well-timed and fill a distinct need among the midmarket as those organizations have the same multi-lingual content challenges as Fortune 1000 companies, only on a smaller scale." About Idiom Technologies, Inc. Idiom(R) Technologies optimizes the globalization supply chain by aligning global enterprises, language service providers and translators. Award-winning WorldServer(TM) software solutions expand market reach and accelerate multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. communication with a proven platform for automating translation and localization processes. Idiom works with global organizations including Adobe, Autodesk, Continental Airlines, eBay, Mattel and Travelocity to cost-effectively translate global websites and applications, streamline software localization and delivery, and speed time-to-market for international product documentation. Idiom also partners with consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , systems integrators and technology vendors to help customers achieve high-quality results and maximize existing enterprise infrastructure. Idiom is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. , with offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and in Europe. To learn more please visit http://www.idiominc.com or call +1 781-464-6000. Idiom and WorldServer are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Idiom Technologies, Inc. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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