Dutch Web site localization is the process of adapting the
language, appearance, and functionality of a Web site for The Netherlands.
Dutch Web site localization projects should be executed by experienced teams of
localization professionals who work in conjunction with your Web site
designers, adhering to proven best practices for Web site design and
development.
If you are interested in localizing your Web site for
Denmark, you may also find your company localizing printed documentation to be
available as pdfs, multimedia products such as FLASH presentations, or Web
applications such as online calculators or surveys. It is important that all
components are correctly localized to offer a complete Web experience to your
potential Dutch users.
Whether your project is simple (such as a straight
HTML-based Dutch Web site) or complex (such as a dynamic, database-driven Dutch
Web application), your localization company should have solid experience and a
comprehensive process which includes at a minimum:
- Dutch glossary and terminology development.
- Dutch cultural correctness assessment.
- Dutch translation, editing and proofreading.
- Dutch localization of graphics.
- Dutch online quality assurance.
- Dutch usability testing and Dutch localization testing.
- Client review and approval.
You will need to provide your localization company with the
following information, collectively referred to as a "Localization
Kit." This information allows them to analyze your Web site and to
determine its Dutch localization requirements. This kit includes:
- Your current site URL.
- Summary of site architecture.
- Summary of any technologies and/or development tools used to develop your site.
- All files that make up your site in their original folder/file structure.
- All original graphics used in your site (artwork, background, and navigation buttons).
- All application source files (Word, FrameMaker, Quark, etc.) for any documentation available via your site.
- All application source files (Flash, Director, Authorware, etc.) for any multimedia available via your site.
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