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Webinar: Translation Trends 2015

Learn what 2015 holds for the future of translation. In this webinar hosted by MemSource, you will hear a summary of 2014 and catch a glimpse of what’s in store for 2015. Panelists include Microsoft Translator‘s Chris Wendt, MemSource CEO David Canek, Torben Dahl Jensen from TextMinded, and Moravia‘s Jan Hofmeister. Ask your questions during the webinar, or in advance….

Learn to Optimize Your Localized Website for SEO at Adobe’s AEM Summit

Currently, up to 95% of online content is only available in one language. There are various reasons for this such as lack of time, money, and expertise. Automatic translation is increasingly leveraged to fill this gap – whether as a solution in and of itself, or as a first pass for human translation. As the quality of automatic translation continues….

“My Reading Level” App Uses the Microsoft Translator API to Help Non-Native English Speakers Improve their English Skills

Learning another language can be tough– even after you have mastered all of the basics, you still need constant practice to improve your fluency and vocabulary. Using the Microsoft Translator API, Microsoft Foundry Cambridge, a Microsoft development team, has developed the My Reading Level app for Windows 8.1 which delivers customized language learning features within a personalized newsfeed to help….

Reach a Worldwide Audience by Adding a Microsoft Translator Widget to your Tumblr

Don’t know Russian and Chinese? No problem. Microsoft Translator has just released a video demonstrating how to add the Translator Widget to your Tumblr, making your blog accessible to audiences worldwide in any of over 45 different languages supported by Translator. The Translator Widget can be added to a blog or webpage by simply copying and pasting a bit of….

Quicker and Cheaper Localization with the Multilingual App Toolkit

Want to make your app available to a worldwide audience? Don’t want to spend a lot of money and time doing it? In this new video from Channel 9’s CodeChat, Jeremy Foster discusses the Multilingual App Toolkit (MAT) with Cameron Lerum and Jan Nelson from the MAT team. MAT is a free technology powered by Microsoft Translator’s automatic translation engine….

Microsoft Sponsors AMTA 2014

      Microsoft is proud to be a major sponsor of AMTA 2014. The conference, held from October 22-26 in Vancouver, BC, is a great opportunity to hear about the most current developments and trends in Machine Translation (aka Automatic Translation) and to meet and share your ideas with people deeply involved in and passionate about it. The main….

Multilingual App Toolkit 3.1 Launched – Localize Your App, Extend Your Reach

Today, the Multilingual App Toolkit (MAT) team announced the release of MAT 3.1. The Multilingual App Toolkit integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio to provide Windows Store apps and Windows Phone apps with translation support powered, translation file management, and editor tools powered by Microsoft Translator. This release provides several key fixes as well as new and improved features including: Visual….

Bing Translator Plugin for WordPress Enables Webmasters and Developers to Localize Site Content

Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. has released a new Bing Translator plugin that lets you apply the power of Bing Translator to any WordPress site running version 3.8 or later. Using the plugin, visitors can translate a site into any of the 40+ supported languages in one click without leaving the page once this light-weight, cross-browser plugin is installed. This plugin….

Celebrating International Mother Language Day with the Launch of Welsh & New Features

Today Microsoft celebrates International Mother Language Day (IMLD) alongside UNESCO, with the goal to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism across the world.   Advancements in technology to support and preserve languages create greater awareness of the linguistic and cultural traditions celebrated throughout the world, which in turn promote understanding, tolerance and dialogue. Helping to enable business, communities, and consumers to communicate….

Say ‘Hello World!’ Announcing Speech Input for the Bing Translator app for Windows

Say ‘Hello World!’ in multiple languages with the new speech-to-speech feature for the Bing Translator app for Windows. The most recent update for the Translator app for Windows now delivers the same speech-to-speech functionality that Bing Translator app for Windows Phone 8 users already love. Now users can leverage the power of speech-to-speech translations from any Windows device. Simply speak into….