Idiom WorldServer to Facilitate Translation and Localization of Enterprise Content Through Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007.BELLEVUE, Wash. -- WorldServer 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 Platform Selected to Provide SharePoint Users With Powerful, Collaborative Translation Technology to Deliver Consistent, High Quality Global Content Idiom(R) Technologies, Inc. (Idiom), a leading independent provider of scalable software solutions for accelerating and optimizing globalization initiatives, today announced it will support the next generation of Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. SharePoint Server 2007. The Idiom WorldServer(TM) globalization platform provides users with access to powerful translation technology and collaboration tools A collaboration tool is something that helps people collaborate. The term is often used to mean collaborative software, but collaboration tools were being used before computers existed, a piece of paper can for example can be used as collaboration tool. that facilitate the rapid, high quality 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. of content through Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. WorldServer will support the new "content variations" feature of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The presentation of content accessible through SharePoint Server 2007 can appear in multiple forms. For example, a paragraph in a product collateral document may appear differently online than it does in print. Likewise, that same paragraph may be presented in multiple languages. With WorldServer, SharePoint 2007 customers will be able to optimize the translation and localization of SharePoint managed content and maximize reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. of all previously translated content. By combining the WorldServer and SharePoint platforms it will be possible for global enterprises to accelerate the delivery of content variations while keeping translation and localization costs in check. "As demonstrated by our track record of ongoing support for a number of industry-leading enterprise content management, database and software configuration management solutions, we build flexible globalization solutions designed to extend and preserve our customers' existing content management investments. With the addition of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to the growing list of platforms Idiom supports, we are once again leading the market with new and important globalization innovations," said Tony Dolph, vice president, marketing and corporate development, Idiom Technologies. "With its support of industry standards, advanced translation memory and terminology database, and enhanced workflow and ease-of-adoption features, WorldServer will help SharePoint Server 2007 customers better manage translation and localization processes and ensure the quality and consistency of global enterprise content." Developed to address the productivity challenges in today's enterprises, large and small, Microsoft's SharePoint Platform is an easy-to-use integrated suite of enterprise-class applications that boosts organizational effectiveness Organizational effectiveness is the concept of how effective an organization is in achieving the outcomes the organization intends to produce. The idea of organizational effectiveness is especially important for non-profit organizations as most people who donate money to non-profit and makes it easier to integrate with existing IT investments. "Idiom and Microsoft have like-minded goals for ensuring more productive enterprises as evidenced by their mutual support of the translation and localization needs of global organizations of all sizes, and commitment to providing users with important collaboration, workflow, quality and ease-of-use features," said Daniel Kogan, program director, SharePoint Server, Microsoft Corp. "The WorldServer platform has been the globalization software of choice for many world-class organizations. The demonstrated flexibility and ease-of-customization features associated with WorldServer will add value to the SharePoint Platform to help users further streamline business processes and derive more value from global information assets." Pricing & Availability As a 2007 Microsoft Office system and SharePoint Server 2007 beta partner, Idiom has been working on the integration of its WorldServer software platform and SharePoint Server 2007 for several months. The company expects to make the new integration capabilities available upon the release of SharePoint Server 2007. No pricing changes are planned. Currently, WorldServer software solutions support the Microsoft Content Management Server MCMS (Microsoft Content Management Server) is a Microsoft product intended for small to medium enterprises that require Content management functionality on their web site, intranet or portal. . About Idiom Technologies, Inc. Idiom(R) Technologies optimizes the globalization supply chain by aligning global enterprises, 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. . 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 An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. 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. 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