GlobalSight
Encyclopedia
GlobalSight is an open source Translation
Management System (TMS) released under the Apache License
2.0. As of version 7.1 it supports the TMX and SRX 2.0 Localization Industry Standards Association
standards. It was developed in the Java programming language
and uses a MySQL
database. GlobalSight also supports Computer-assisted translation
and machine translation
.
] acquired Transware and GlobalSight with it. In January 2009 after replacing the proprietary technology used in the product (workflow, database, object relationship mapping, middleware, directory management and scheduling) with open source components Welocalize released version 7.1.
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
Management System (TMS) released under the Apache License
Apache License
The Apache License is a copyfree free software license authored by the Apache Software Foundation . The Apache License requires preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer....
2.0. As of version 7.1 it supports the TMX and SRX 2.0 Localization Industry Standards Association
Localization Industry Standards Association
From 1990 to February 2011 the Localization Industry Standards Association or LISA was a Swiss-based trade body of concerning the translation of computer software into multiple natural languages...
standards. It was developed in the Java programming language
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
and uses a MySQL
MySQL
MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
database. GlobalSight also supports Computer-assisted translation
Computer-assisted translation
Computer-assisted translation, computer-aided translation, or CAT is a form of translation wherein a human translator translates texts using computer software designed to support and facilitate the translation process....
and machine translation
Machine translation
Machine translation, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation MT is a sub-field of computational linguistics that investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another.On a basic...
.
History
From 1997 to 2005 it was called Ambassador Suite and was developed and owned by GlobalSight Corp. that according to Red Herring magazine was one of the "ten companies to watch" in 1999. In 2005 Transware Inc. acquired it and continued its development. In May 2008 http://www.welocalize.com/WelocalizeWelocalize
Welocalize is a multinational company based in Frederick, Maryland, USA that provides language localization services. It has over 400 employees worldwide and 10 offices in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, Japan, and China. It has been awarded Inc. Magazine's Inc...
] acquired Transware and GlobalSight with it. In January 2009 after replacing the proprietary technology used in the product (workflow, database, object relationship mapping, middleware, directory management and scheduling) with open source components Welocalize released version 7.1.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee formed by representatives of the main companies currently involved in the project are listed here.- Stephen Roantree from AOLAOLAOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
- Mirko Plitt from AutodeskAutodeskAutodesk, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of the first versions of the company's...
- Jessica Roland from EMC CorporationEMC CorporationEMC Corporation , a Financial Times Global 500, Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure hardware, software, and services. EMC is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.Former Intel executive Richard Egan and his...
- Frank Rojas from IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
- Daniel McGowan from NovellNovellNovell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
- Martin Wunderlich from salesforce.comSalesforce.comSalesforce.com is an enterprise cloud computing company headquartered in San Francisco that distributes business software on a subscription basis. Salesforce.com hosts the applications off-site...
- Melissa Biggs from Sun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
- Tex Texin from XenCraft
- Reinhard Schaler from The Rosetta FoundationThe Rosetta FoundationThe Rosetta Foundation is an off-shoot of the Localisation Research Centre at the University of Limerick, Ireland, and the Centre for Next Generation Localisation , a major research initiative supported by the Irish Government...
- Melissa Biggs from Sun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
- Phil Ritchie from VistaTEC
- Sultan Ghaznawi from YYZ Translations
- Derek Coffey from WelocalizeWelocalizeWelocalize is a multinational company based in Frederick, Maryland, USA that provides language localization services. It has over 400 employees worldwide and 10 offices in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, Japan, and China. It has been awarded Inc. Magazine's Inc...
Other Companies Involved
In December 2008 there were four Language Service Providers involved in the project: Afghan Translation Service, Applied Language Solutions, Lloyd International Translations and VistaTEC.Features
According to the Translator and Reviewer Training Guide and the GlobalSight vs WorldServer, the software has the following features:- Customized workflows, created and edited using graphical workflow editor
- Support for both human translation and fully integrated machine translation (MT)
- Automation of many traditionally manual steps in the localization process, including: filtering and segmentation, TM leveraging, analysis, costing, file handoffs, email notifications, TM update, target file generation
- Translation Memory (TM) management and leveraging, including multilingual TMs, and the ability to leverage from multiple TMs
- In Contect Exact matching, as well as exact and fuzzy matching
- Terminology management and leveraging
- Centralized and simplified Translation memory and terminology management
- Full support for translation processes that utilize multiple Language Service Providers (LSPs)
- Two online translation editors
- Support for desktop Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tools such as Trados
- Cost calculation based on configurable rates for each step of the localization process
- Filters for dozens of filetypes, including WordMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Word is a word processor designed by Microsoft. It was first released in 1983 under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS , the Apple Macintosh , the AT&T Unix PC , Atari ST , SCO UNIX,...
, RTF, PowerPoint, ExcelMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel is a proprietary commercial spreadsheet application written and distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications...
, XMLXMLExtensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
, HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
, JavascriptJavaScriptJavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....
, PHPPHPPHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
, ASP, JSP, Java Properties, Frame, InDesign, etc. - Concordance search
- Alignment mechanism for generating Translation memory from previously translated documents
- Reporting
- Web services API for programmatic access to GlobalSight functionality and data
- Integrated with Asia OnlineAsia OnlineAsia Online is a privately owned company backed by individual investors and institutional venture capital. Its corporate headquarters are in Singapore, and it has significant operations in Bangkok, Thailand, with R&D activities throughout Asia and expanding sales operations in Europe and North...
APIs for automated translation
Integration with other platforms
In 2011, Globalme Language & Technology released an open source plugin which connects the backend of a Drupal or Wordpress website to GlobalSight. Publishers can send their content directly to GlobalSight using this CMS plugin. For more information see CMSwithTMS Drupal & Wordpress translation pluginSee also
- Machine translationMachine translationMachine translation, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation MT is a sub-field of computational linguistics that investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another.On a basic...
- Computer-assisted translationComputer-assisted translationComputer-assisted translation, computer-aided translation, or CAT is a form of translation wherein a human translator translates texts using computer software designed to support and facilitate the translation process....
- Comparison of machine translation applicationsComparison of machine translation applicationsA machine translation application is a program which can translate text or speech from one natural language to another. Machine translation applications are essential to the modern language industry...