In order to
effectively establish and maintain your online presence in Catalan-speaking
regions in Spain and France, you must have your Web site fully "globalized."
While the term "globalization" has many definitions outside of the
translation services industry, inside the industry it refers to the basic
process of creating a Web site that functions in any market in the world.
Not every
translation company is equipped to perform Catalan website translation, with its many
complexities. Specifically, when searching for a company to translate your Web
site into Catalan, you should investigate their capabilities in the following
areas:
1. Catalan Web Site Translators
Catalan website
translation projects should be executed by professional, native-speaking
website translators who specialize in the specific professional and technical
areas of your company. They should be experienced with issues related to Web
site translation in particular, such as proper translation of text in links,
graphics, and optimizing text for search engines.
2. Catalan Web Site File Formats
Depending on their
complexity, Catalan Web site translation projects may involve many different
file formats. Your Web site translation company should have the capability to
translate text from such source files as HTML/XML, Web-driven application
files, applets, database servers, CGI scripts, Java scripts, graphic files, ASP
files, or FLASH files. You may be required to supply these files for
translation by email or on a CD-ROM, by uploading to an FTP server, or by
giving the translation company access to your Web site via login and password.
3. Catalan Web Site Terminology Management
Catalan Web site translators
should utilize translation memory tools such as Trados to translate the text
strings that have been externalized from the various file formats, resulting in
client-specific glossaries and terminology databases. The valuable data
contained in the translation memories, which becomes the proprietary property
of the client, ensures consistent translations and efficient updates to Catalan
Web sites.
No comments:
Post a Comment