A Great Localization Resource
The Common Sense Advisory is a great resource for all things GILT (Globalization, Internationalization, Localization, Translation). Their marketing slogan, “Insight for all things global”, is perhaps a bit overstated, but they certainly provide a lot of independent information (much of it to everyone, some only for members) on the translation/localization market.
One of the things I was looking for (and quickly found) on their site was a ranking of the largest translation companies (also known as Language Service Providers or LSPs). So here are the Top 20 translation companies in 2006 as ranked by the Common Sense Advisory:
- L-3 Communications
- Lionbridge Technologies
- SDL International
- Language Line Holdings
- TransPerfect/Translations
- SDI Media Group
- RWS Group
- Xerox Global Services
- euroscript International S.A.
- Moravia Worldwide
- Logos Group
- CLS Communication
- Honyaku Centre
- LCJ EEIG
- Semantix
- Merrill Brink International
- Welocalize Inc.
- Skrivanek Group
- Hewlett-Packard ACG
- thebigword Group
The Common Sense Advisory also provides “The Orange Book“, an electronic listing of translation companies. By entering the country you are located in, your source language, the service you are looking for (translation, interpretation, consulting etc.), the output languages and your industry, the “Orange Filter” will provide you with a list of companies that offer what you are looking for. The concept is nice, but the results were pretty slim for the searches I tried. Still, it is a useful place to start if you are looking for a Language Service Provider.
BTW, the Orange Book lists 19 flavors of Spanish for 19 countries were Spanish is spoken, but they do not have “Spanish (Detroit Metro Area)” . Yet.
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